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The league's lack of injuries makes perfect sense once you're clued into one of the secrets surrounding the Simulation Hockey League. In truth, all of the players are robots, made to appear and act just like actual people. Between periods, there are robotics experts ready to service any problems the players may have accrued over the course of the period, from torn cables to dented shin plates.

This isn't known by many - not even the players themselves. They all think they're normal people, as they've been programmed to forget anything robot-related as soon as it happens. They don't remember getting worked on during the intermissions, they just go back on the ice feeling strangely refreshed.

Players slowing down over time due to age is actually their internal battery running low. The players are all powered by cold fusion generators, but the technology isn't perfected yet, leading to lower and lower returns over time.

Anyway, it's perfectly fine to share this secret because you're programmed to forget it as soon as you're done reading.