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Staple: NHL needs a policy on sexual taunts

November 1, 2010 12:29 AM By ARTHUR STAPLE arthur.staple@newsday.com

Quick ReadThe NHL already has guidelines on certain words: Racial taunts are banned. Why not sexual ones as well?

James Wisniewski skates during Islanders training camp at

Photo credit: Getty Images | James Wisniewski skates during Islanders training camp at Iceworks in Syosset. (Sept. 19, 2010)

When the Islanders' James Wisniewski made an obscene gesture in the direction of the Rangers' Sean Avery three weeks ago, the incident quickly went viral on the Internet, and Colin Campbell had another wrinkle to his already thankless job.

Campbell, the NHL's disciplinarian, ultimately decided to suspend Wisniewski for two games. It was a good move.

The next move, for when the league's...

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