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From: citrin@ucbvax.ARPA (Wayne Citrin)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Edmonton "No Class" Oilers
Message-ID: <6937@ucbvax.ARPA>
Date: Sun, 12-May-85 15:27:18 EDT
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Posted: Sun May 12 15:27:18 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 10-Jun-85 06:21:39 EDT
References: <5201@ucla-cs.ARPA> <480@alberta.UUCP> <6870@ucbvax.ARPA> <1016@ihuxb.UUCP>
Reply-To: citrin@ucbvax.UUCP (Wayne citrin)
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Summary: 

In article <1016@ihuxb.UUCP> Mike Clifford writes:
>
>I disagree with your assertion that there is a greater likelihood of serious
>injuries because of a team venting its frustration upon the side that is 
>winning by a lopsided score and continuing to widen their lead instead of
>letting up and holding the puck.  I think the serious injuries occur more
>often when a player is not going all out and that the mental letdown that
>occurs can lead to less concentration and a higher vunerability to injury.
>
>Mike Clifford
>AT&T IS

I don't know about that.  My gut feeling, along with some personal experience,
is that the injuries come from the losing team's frustration.  Of course,
neither of us have the statistics at hand to back up the assertion that 
there are more injuries in this type of game, although it should be fairly
easy to verify or refute.  

I look forward to hearing what other people on the net think about this.


Wayne Citrin
(ucbvax!citrin)