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Fighting as a profit maximizing strategy in the National Hockey League: more evidence

Duane W. RockerbieDepartment of Economics, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 292-299 | Published online: 21 Aug 2015

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