Sheldon Kennedy Speaks Out on Fighting

“Depression is a huge societal issue,” Kennedy said Thursday at the Canadian Psychiatric Association conference. “It’s not just fighting.

“Just eliminating fighting from the game is absolutely not going to deal with the depression issues that we have.”

Kennedy, who spent five years as a roommate with former NHL enforcer Bob Probert, believes fighting still has a place in the NHL. He thinks it can actually reduce instances of players suffering concussions due to cheap shots.