I Am Not A Hockey Fan But What's Up With The Fighting
By fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29820)
Momence, Illinois
December 15, 2015 9:16pm CST
I don't watch hockey. Never have never will. My husband is clicking that remote control and stopped on a Chicago Wolves game. So there are 2 umpires or whatever they call them in hockey, standing around watching 2 hockey players beat each other about the face. Now I'm not sure how long this went on, but the face? The worst place to get hit or injured is the face. Ouch!! Well this went on for some time, 20 30 seconds or so. And then it was stopped.
So what's the rule here. They can punch for a timed period of time. Or they each get an agreed upon number of punches or what? Is this behavior allowed because the crowd expects to see it and the powers that be want to make sure the crowd keeps coming back? I'm not dishing hockey it's just me trying to understand.
If I want to see punching I could always watch boxing.
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@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 Maybe the found a break in the action. I'm not sure. But fighting is a part of hockey.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Dec 15
These players didn't go down the refs just finally stopped it.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Dec 15
Well I have to admit I like football a lot, and baseball. But they are not allowed to just keep punching while the umps stand right next to them and let it continue.
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@rebelann (112874)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Dec 15
Sorry but I don't like either of those sports so I haven't a clue @fishtiger58 the most I'll do is sometimes watch a swim competition if another cutie like Mark Spitz is a competitor.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Dec 15
@rebelann I'm also a sucker for a good ice skating competition
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
17 Dec 15
Okay, the fighting is an integral part of the game. And in a game that involves "checking" which is literally, slamming the other player up against the boards, you have to see that tempers run high. But they rarely fight much anymore and now they all wear those helmets. Ruined the game. Funny, I was just watching a video on Facebook the other day - Mike Milbury of the Bruins going up into the stands and beating a fan with his own shoe. Greatest show on earth.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
17 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 Refs who get involved can get hurt. I think the fan was beating him first. And he later went on to become coach of the team.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
17 Dec 15
Wow he beat a fan. That is a bit over the top. I understand it's part of the game, and I'm not criticizing the game in any way. I was just shocked mostly because the refs just stood there watching.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
17 Dec 15
@Rollo1 Wow so the fans get involved too. Amazing.
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
16 Dec 15
They are referees and there are certain things that are allowed and others are not. It is a very physical sport that is for sure.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
17 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 One of my grandsons is a hockey player and I get to see it firsthand, I don't like it much either but it is part of the sport. The players have to be face to face, no checking from behind and stuff!! lol It is now clear why hockey layers are missing teeth!!
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
17 Dec 15
@BelleStarr no kidding and grandma has to go watch him play
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
17 Dec 15
It is indeed, but not overly so. I'm not offended by it at all just was strange to me to see the refs standing an arms length away and doing nothing. In football and baseball the umps try to stop those problems right away.
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@gudheart (12659)
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16 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 LOL it sounds pretty funny to think they just randomly start fighting and the ref allows it!
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Dec 15
Apparently it's just part of the game. Or so they say.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Dec 15
@gudheart That's what I saw, but I don't much understand hockey.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
16 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 Yes, it's come a long way since the 'Slapshot' days but you rarely see a fight that's half as dangerous as a damned good bodycheck at high speed into the side walls. The fisticuffs are just hissy fits.
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
17 Dec 15
I don't like rough sports either. I don't know if there is a rule. They could break facial bones and need surgery, for pete's sake.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
17 Dec 15
While I was watching this I was winching, I do not want to get hit in the face.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
21 Dec 15
I think half the time they fake the fights to get more people to view it.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Dec 15
I really think people are fans because of the fighting.
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
16 Dec 15
The fighting adds excitement to a not-so-exciting game!
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
17 Dec 15
I do love sports but I would have to agree with you. A not so exciting game, but there are hockey fans out there who would most certainly disagree with us.
@Marilynda1225 (82793)
• United States
16 Dec 15
I thought fighting was part of a normal hockey game LOL
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
17 Dec 15
It is for sure, but being a non watcher of hockey, I wonder why it's allowed.
@jillybean1222 (6407)
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16 Dec 15
I've never watched it enough to know for sure, but what i've seen portrayed is that it's pretty normal.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
17 Dec 15
Yup it is normal I just don't understand anything much about the game,
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
18 Dec 15
I never lived where there was hockey until we came to Canada. I can't watch it because of the violence, I'm glad my kids never skated enough to get interested in the sport.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
18 Dec 15
They say Football is violent, but they are not allowed to fight.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
22 Dec 15
Yes that's what I think they want the fans to keep coming back and they like the fighting.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
17 Dec 15
That's a good question. One I may have to try and find.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Dec 15
Well they say it's part of the game, but to see the refs standing within arms length and doing nothing was a bit strange.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Dec 15
I don't either, but to each his own
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
16 Dec 15
Just lime with American football, the score isn't the reason people watch, it is for the brutality.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Dec 15
I am a football fan die hard Chicago Bears fan, I have never seen it as horribly violent, it's not fighting like with hockey. But I can understand why some people think it's violent.
