European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars and stripes thursday March 29 2007 leu Rutgers upset their Way to women final four Page 30 nil not pulling punches commissioner quells Calls to put limits on fighting the associated press Toronto nil commissioner Gary Bettman says fighting is part of hockey and believes some people have been running off a Little too fast on this topic my View on fighting Hast changed Bettran told the Canadian press on Mon Day weve never taken Active Steps or considered eliminating fighting from the game Ive always taken the View that its a part of the game and it rises and Lowers based on what the game dictates while Bettman seemed of with the games current stand on fighting Hes concerned about the larger safety issues the discussion that weve been having is about player safety and injuries said Bettman weve had a number of injuries resulting from fighting recently the question is whether or not that an aberration or whether or not its something we need to be concerned about its probably time that the general Man agers ask the question where Are we at with this nil disciplinarian Colin Campbell told the associated press last week i am not saying that it should be abolished but i think we always should ask questions cultures change times change players change if a player is going to get damaged to the Point its going to affect him in a severe Way its incumbent upon us All to ask questions Bettmann not convinced anything needs to change i think its premature for anybody to reach any conclusions Bettman said i think the first thing is for us to decide whether or not its an Issue whether or not there needs to be an adjustment because there May not be i think people Are running off a Little too fast on this topic i know its an emotional one for a lot of people and it gets a lot of at Tention but to have a discussion about whether or not this is an Issue is a Long Way from saying Here Are the 10 things we need to do the recent debate started with Philadel phia flyers Tough Guy Todd Fedoruk being taken off the ice on a Stretcher last wednes Day night after a fight with the new York rangers Colton Orr the following Day Campbell said it was time to look at fighting in the game that simple comment immediately sent Shock Waves through the hockey world with players coaches and general manag ers weighing in on the Issue fighting is outlawed in the olympics and quite rare in the playoffs a bigger prob Jim Monea Minnesota Derek Boogaard right delivers a punch to St Louis do King during a recent game both received five minute fighting majors Seth in one of the incidents triggering the Nils response to fighting the rangers Colton Orr knocks out the flyers Todd Fedoruk left then skates off the ice Center leaving Fedoruk to be attended to by medical personal right Fedoruk was taken off the ice on a Stretcher Lem is or Fedoruk came on the heels of other highly publicized acts of violence by Chris Simon and Jordin Tootoo that marred nil games having players knocked out and hospitalized gives the league a Black Eye but traditional fighting int comparable to the vicious stick attack by new York islanders Forward Simon against orrs teammate Ryan Hollweg or the gloved punch by Nashville Tootoo that decked Dallas de Senseman Stephane Robidas As he came to defend stars teammate Mike Modano see punches on Page 25 freshmen Durant Oden top Al America team