A 5 B 22 End of Class A 11 B 17 7. A professional hockey player who is guilty of dangerous and intentional high sticking that leads to an opponent's loss of an eye should be prosecuted and possibly face jail time for assault. This would send a good message that athletes are not above the law and the increasingly violent conduct of athletes will not be tolerated in our communities.
Athletes assume certain risks when they play sports.
It is unfair and unwise to try to apply normal criminal laws about assault to conduct that occurs in the course of a game.