Committee to debate hits to head (AP) from Yahoo! Sports – NHL News
The NHL could soon be one step closer to on-ice penalties for blindside hits to the head. After the league’s 30 general managers unanimously recommended that players be penalized and ejected from games for newly outlawed hits, the 10-man NHL competition committee will pick up the debate Friday. At its meeting earlier this month during the Stanley Cup finals, the GMs were in full agreement that…