In 2019 we saw a precedent setting verdict.An Ontario judge awarded $700,000 to a recreational league hockey player who got a head injury from a body check.

Do the courts (criminal or civil) have a place insports? Slashing someone with ahockey stick outside of a game could result in both criminal sanctions andcivil liability yet in the game of hockey it may not . . . and yet it may!We have seen players like Bertuzziand McSorley face sanctionsand liability outside of penalties imposed by leagues. Although it is not unforeseeable that players getheated within the context of the game and the gloves drop, at what pointdo you not consent to injuries? Should Mike Tyson have been charged for a criminal action for biting the ear of Evander Holyfield? Doyou believe the courts (criminal orcivil) have a place in sports?Additional resource:http://zvulony.ca/2010/articles/criminal-law/assault-battery-lawyer/https://www.athleticbusiness.com/athlete-safety/ice-hockey-injury-not-result-of-willful-behavior-court-rules.htmlhttps://globalnews.ca/news/6415316/ontario-court-awards-700k-rec-hockey-player-head-injury-body-check/