Lax Rule Enforcement Rule enforcement is especially important in a game that can result in serious injury or death. One youth hockey study, however, showed that for 29 injuries resulting from tactics judged illegal, only four penalties were assessed. Also, researchers studying catastrophic injury noted that rules were frequently not enforced and players were injured as a result of illegal play. Violence Violence in hockey is a problem at all levels of play, including the youth level, and body checking contributes to it. Fifteen percent of all injuries were deemed intentional.
Studies show that most hockey injuries occur during games rather than practices.
It has been estimated that as many as one-third of injuries are caused by foul play. Many have observed a need for increased vigilance in this area, particularly at the adolescent and high school levels. Establishment and enforcement of effective rules have led to fewer injuries. And as I was looking back, I took a check, and it was a little high, and it broke my neck.