The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has banned fighting for the upcoming season, the league announced Thursday, becoming the first major junior hockey league in Canada to make the change. In addition to the game misconduct, an automatic game suspension is imposed starting with the player's second fight of the season. The QMJHL has announced that fighting has been banned starting this upcoming season. Quebec had already banned fighting in most of its hockey leagues. The other leagues in the Canadian Hockey League — the Ontario Hockey League and the Western Hockey League – have introduced more fierce punishments for fighting as well, but have not banned it altogether.
