Tuthill, Richard writes: > > Is it a prelude to something else to make the game even faster? In > Canada -- correct me if I'm wrong -- don't they postpone the > introduction of checking until Juniors precisely to encourage a fast wide > open game? Of course in Juniors they allow fighting, too; but that is > another topic .... > Since you asked... :-) Body checking is allowed in Canada at the Bantam (14 & 15) and Midget (16 & 17) levels. It is also allowed in some regions at the Pee Wee (12 & 13) level. Below that it is not allowed at all. And the only level where a player can fight and remain in the game is Major Junior. In Junior A and below, a player is given a game misconduct for fighting. ObCollegeHockey: Wilfrid Laurier really is dreadful. I wish Ottawa had got Western Ontario to come up again for the tournament. That would have made for a really interesting weekend. See you later, John -- John Edwards Stats Geek, Ottawa Senators Jr. A Hockey Club (16-6-1) Email: [log in to unmask] URL: http://chat.carleton.ca/~jedwards "Ottawa is the capital of Canada? Yeah, right!" - Canadian Bacon This is the JCKE e-mail system. Cable 80, Fargo-Moorhead. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.