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Short Story

Ethics, Logic & Hockey: A Dialogue

What happened when the game’s authorities got serious about cleaning up hockey? Ryan Baker on philosophy in action.

Characters In Dialogue

Rick Smith of Winnipeg
Cory Black of Hartford
Haaken Naslund of Winnipeg
Shane Lawson of Hartford
Esa Takkoinen of Winnipeg
Referee from parts unknown
Winnipeg's Head Coach
Invisible P.A. Announcer

The setting is the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada during Winnipeg's home opening hockey game against Hartford. Amid increased pressure from fans following a violent incident in the previous season's championship game, the Professional Hockey League agreed to educate its players and officials in philosophical ethics and logic in a bid to curb hockey violence. Here was the result.

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