Like this:

Gregg Drinnan notices the same thing that many Chiefs fans have:

It would seem that the next move is up to the WHL. Prior to the start of the season, the WHL implemented a helmet rule, prohibiting a player from taking off his own helmet before engaging in fisticuffs.

Recently, some players have incorporated new moves into their prefight routine. Each player will undo his own chinstrap, then they come together, with each player knocking off the other player’s helmet before any punches are thrown.

This all is very interesting and apparently within the rules as they presently are written. But I have a feeling that it won’t be long before that rule is rewritten, or the league comes up with a new one.

Still, let us give the players credit for originality.

I saw Beach do this a week or two ago, and thought it was a fairly ingenious way of getting around what lots of players consider to be a stupid and counter-productive rule. (Counterproductive because insisting on broken knuckles and hurt hands doesn’t improve the safety of the game from an enforcer or a self-policing perspective.)

Do you think the rules should be changed, or should players who agree to fight without helmets be allowed to carry on?

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