Table 6.

Provincial and national cost difference projections (no body checking–body checking).

Alberta Projection *
Public healthcare costs	−$268,983 (95% CI −$428,453, −$96,614)
Private healthcare costs	−$11,217 (95% CI −$38,805, 16,913)
Total healthcare costs	−$272,660 (95% CI −$454,516, -$86,453)
Canadian Projection *
Public healthcare costs	−$2,300,434 (95% CI −$3,664,278, −$826,272)
Private healthcare costs	−$95,933 (95% CI −$325,719, $144,646)
Total healthcare costs	−$2,331,879 (95% CI −$3,887,175, −$739,372)

* The average player-hours estimate is 38.75 h per Bantam player. The population of Bantam players in Alberta 2016–2017 season was 7435, so the non-elite population (lower 60%) was 4461, and population in Canada was 63,587, so the non-elite (lower 60%) population was 38,152.