Option 1

The futuristic leagues of the SHL and the SMJHL is not anything shady. Many people have been wondering how the players of these two leagues have never had any injuries in the many years of the leagues. Well the truth is simple and this information should be spread over all of the confused people of the hockey community. The solution is that the players themselves while joining the leagues have signed a contract that states that players should not have any intent of injuring any player or else they would be banned from playing on the ice again. Although this clearly has worked throughout the years, it has gone so far that even if the players injured another person by accident, they would automatically be kicked from the leagues.
While this never happened yet, it is true that players are scared to do big hits or even fight over the limit. Clearly, because of these reasons, of course not, it is not a simulation (or is it...).