The Board of Governors of the National...

The Board of Governors of the National Hockey League, wrapping up their annual congress, failed to come to grips with the issue of violence in their sport.

The governors said they need more information before deciding if anything should be done to curb fighting, high-sticking and slashing.

“There was a brief discussion of violence, but we still had the draft on our minds,” General Manager Cliff Fletcher of the Calgary Flames said, referring to last Saturday’s amateur player draft at the Montreal Forum. “It just wasn’t the time to talk about it.”

NHL Commissioner John Ziegler announced that the governors will wait for a report from their general managers before making any decisions at their next meeting Sept. 9-10 in Vancouver. He said the general managers will address the violence issue at their own meeting in July.