Episode 74 | How do we introduce Body Checking?

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Episode 74 | How do we introduce Body Checking?

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Oct 31, 2017

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In 2013, Hockey Canada announced that bodychecking would be introduced at the Bantam age group which sparked a large debate about the right age to introduce this skill. What was the reason behind the change?

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Oct 31, 2017

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Episode 74 | How do we introduce Body Checking?

Episode 74 | How do we introduce Body Checking?

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