GTHL to phase out body checking for ‘A’ level players

Posted March 7, 2015 5:19 pm.

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The largest minor hockey league in the world will be getting a little less physical.

The Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) will begin phasing out body checking for some of its top-level teams starting next season.

GTHL Member Clubs and Associations voted to eliminate body checking at Bantam-A levels by a margin of 326 to 195 during a meeting on Saturday at Humber College.

The league is considering a gradual removal of body checking beginning with the minor bantams and stems from a parent survey in which the change was supported.

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