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Hockey teams wearing darker-colored jerseys are more likely to be penalized for aggressive fouls than teams wearing
white jerseys, according to new research. Teams wearing black jerseys in particular get penalized __26__ , according to an
analysis that may offer a window into the hidden psychological dynamics of the ongoing NHL playoffs.
“Teams that wore black jerseys were penalized more, significantly more, than teams __27__ other colored jerseys,” said
researcher Gregory Webster of the University of Florida, Gainesville.
The psychologist said that teams that wore __28__ colored jerseys were penalized about two minutes more per game.
The finding is based on an analysis of more than 50,000 NHL games over a quarter century. Players spend nearly a million
minutes in penalty boxes in those games.
__29__ the link between jersey colors and penalties is correlational, Webster said it’s likely to be more than mere
coincidence: A 2003 rule-change by the NHL that affected whether teams wore white or colored jerseys for home and away
games allowed researchers to conduct a quasi-experiment.
Before 2003, teams typically wore white jerseys at home and colored jerseys for away games. After 2003, teams wore
colored jerseys at home and white jerseys for away games. There were some exceptions, but the change in __30__ meant that
the researchers could disentangle the influence of the jersey-colors on penalties from the possibility that teams were being
penalized more or less depending on whether they were playing in front of a home crowd.
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