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All Jim Cummins
by Paul on 10/22/08 at 11:40 AM ET
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from John Buccigross of ESPN,
Today, Cummins is looking for the next shift in his life. I met him two summers ago at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., where he was part of the Life After Hockey program at the college’s Professional Athletic Training Institute (PATI). I was there as an instructor, helping the retired NHL players learn about TV as best as I could.
I talked with Cummins over the weekend about fighting in the NHL:
Q: What is your assessment of the fight game in the NHL?
A: It is a part of the game. It’s a way for the players to police the game instead of the referees, which I think adds a ton of excitement. I feel the efforts in the past to diminish fighting handcuffed the enforcer and set the game back. Also, the real true hockey fan loves the aggressive play that spills out when certain occasions arise. I don’t want fighting to be like it was in the 1970s, but I think from the late ‘80s to the mid-‘90s, it was a true game that was enforced by the players.
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