British Columbia’s health minister has weighed in on hockey violence, saying the Criminal Code applies both on and off the ice, after an incident in which a player appeared to put a goalie in a chokehold.
Adrian Dix says he hasn’t seen video of the incident in a Pacific Junior Hockey League game in Richmond last Thursday, involving a defenceman for the Richmond Sockeyes and the goalie for the North Vancouver Wolf Pack.
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