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Originally Posted by JHikka
It's the roughest of the three CHL leagues, at least IMO. More fights in the Quebec league than in the OHL, certainly.
If something like the LNAH can continue to exist then I imagine it's because they view fighting as a part of the game. I don't mind the Quebec government coming down and trying to remove it in exchange for funding. Their POV is completely justified, IMO.
Should be pointed out that CHL teams have to cover COVID costs without fans as well as the recent costs affiliated with a settlement in court regarding minimum wages. That settlement equals a couple hundred thousand dollars per team IIRC, which for some in smaller markets would wipe out any chance of a profit in a normal season, let alone one with limited or no fans.
https://globalnews.ca/news/6954457/c...ction-lawsuit/
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I like what the Quebec government has done here. I'm just surprised that the QMJHL won't accept it. It's free money! At a time of crisis!
I'm a little surprised to hear about how rough the Q is. I basically only became a WHL fan this past season when Winnipeg got a team back. The first game I went to between Winnipeg and Brandon at the end of November had quite a number of fights... it was old school. I was a little taken aback. But the other 8 or 9 games I went to after that, including another one vs. Brandon, had fairly minimal fighting, along the lines of the modern day NHL. I'm surprised that it's still common in the Q.
On a somewhat unrelated note, the MJHL, a junior 'A' league in Manitoba, is starting up with fans. The two Winnipeg teams, which share a venue, will have a maximum capacity of 200 fans. This shouldn't be a big problem as the one team that played here last season seldom drew more than that to a game anyway.