I've said before that medical research is so ridiculous, that they should be
embarassed. Here is more from today's InfoBeat:
 
THE SCIENCE OF PENALTIES: Dr. John Walker, an emergency room
  doctor who is part of the Texas Youth Commission, did a little
  research into whether playing rough helps a team win the Stanley
  Cup and he's found that it pays to be passive. Nine of the 10 NHL
  champions between 1988-97 committed fewer penalties. From
  1980-97, 13 of the 18 Cup winners were the teams that spent less
  time in the penalty box. So far, this series is bucking the
  trend. Buffalo won Game 1 despite having 10 penalties to Dallas'
  four; the Stars won Game 2 despite having two more infractions
  (6-4) than the Sabres. Walker's prepared his report for the 1998
  Ice Hockey World Championship International Symposium on Medicine
  and Science after noticing how many kids were being injured in
  hockey games.
 
#1 -- playing rough and being in the penalty box are two different things.
#2 -- if you are in the penalty box more often, you lose more often. What
stupid aXXhole has to ask that question?
 
Nathan Eric Hampton
 
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