Canada's Quebec Major Junior League to enact significant rule change to ban fights

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The topic of fights in hockey has been widely debated, but now one professional league has decided to put an end to it.

New Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Commissioner Mario Cecchini announced a ban on fighting, starting next season. 

The QMJHL is one of the three junior leagues in Canada.

It remains to be seen what the other two leagues, the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League, will do in reaction to the QMJHL's decision. 

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Tommy Veilleux (17) of the Victoriaville Tigres and Julien Carrignan-Labe (6) of the Drummondville Voltigeurs fight during a QMJHL game at the Centre Marcel Dionne March 9, 2014, in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. (Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

"We obviously have to improve on these situations and even eliminate them in some cases," Cecchini said of fighting and hazing.

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He also expressed his belief the rule change is pivotal to changing the league's culture.

"How do you make a culture change? With a lot of determination, with a lot of conviction and with a lot of precision and clarity in how you expect everyone to behave," Cecchini said. "For me, that’s going to be paramount."

Erick Tremblay of Rimouski Oceanique, left, fights Nick Fugere of the Gatineau Olympiques during a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game at Robert Guertin Arena Nov. 13, 2004, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. (Andre Ringuette/Getty Images)

Cecchini replaced Gilles Courteau, who announced his resignation in early March amid intense scrutiny among the province’s politicians over