Despite the number of players who experience concussions or injuries from fights there only a handful who want to abolish fighting.

This season there have been 423 fights, which puts the NHL on pace for roughly the same amount as last year when there were 694.

Questions for the poll were written by Hockey Night in Canada and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA). The questions were circulated to players by the NHLPA. The responses were compiled by staff members of the NHLPA and forwarded to Hockey Night in Canada. 318 players responded to the questionnaire.