Ice hockey fights - can someone explain something plse

[Von Milash]

Yes, it is allowed. The severity of the penalty depends on the level of the league, generally. In the NHL, it is 5 minutes for both players, and 2 minutes extra to the guy who started it. There CAN be times when a guy is kicked out if he did something very bad, called a game misconduct, or gross misconduct. But generally it is an accepted part of the game.

YouTube - KO Compilation (Hockey Fights)

YouTube - Unbelievable Hockey Fight

[Munkymagic]

Thanks, because you see some of these videos the two that fight say a few words to eachother before it actually kicks off. Like when they put the puck donw you see em talking as if they are agreeing to fight.

[Von Milash]

That is EXACTLY what they are doing.

"Wanna go?"
"Yeah, sure."
"ok. Off the drop."
"yep."

I've even heard some guys (the guys that fight with honor) say things like, "good luck man" or "let's keep it clean."

YouTube - Who knew Georges Laraque was so nice!

[Munkymagic]

That is EXACTLY what they are doing.

"Wanna go?"
"Yeah, sure."
"ok. Off the drop."
"yep."

I've even heard some guys (the guys that fight with honor) say things like, "good luck man" or "let's keep it clean."

YouTube - Who knew Georges Laraque was so nice!

Haha man thats crazy. "wanna do it"..."ok good luck man"

Repped

Edit...need to spread it around a bit first

[RP33]

I think the better question is, "Why is fighting allowed?"

It is thought that to get the momentum back in your teams favor, if one of your teammates wins a fight it will get the rest of the team amped up.

Hence why sometimes you hear the commentators suggest that someone should get in a fight to get this team motivated.

Of course this is to be debated, but i would say that often this is a useful tactic, whether i agree with it or not.

[Munkymagic]

Been checking a few old vids of this online. They are 'enforcers' (learning something new today about a sport i had no clue about)

Seems Bob Probert was an animal.

Tie Domi was quite small for an enforcer.

This Boogaard character is 6ft 9 and broke some mateys cheekbone.

I gather these tough guys are there to watch the star players backs? They can't be that great of a player otherwise why risk injury with fighting if you are talented and are going to score goals.

[CFH]

Been checking a few old vids of this online. They are 'enforcers' (learning something new today about a sport i had no clue about)

Seems Bob Probert was an animal.

Tie Domi was quite small for an enforcer.

This Boogaard character is 6ft 9 and broke some mateys cheekbone.

I gather these tough guys are there to watch the star players backs? They can't be that great of a player otherwise why risk injury with fighting if you are talented and are going to score goals.

Bob Probert used to occasionally train at the Kronk gym. I loved Probert, Detroit (along with the Bruins) was my favorite team as a kid.

[CFH]

I think the better question is, "Why is fighting allowed?"

It is thought that to get the momentum back in your teams favor, if one of your teammates wins a fight it will get the rest of the team amped up.

Hence why sometimes you hear the commentators suggest that someone should get in a fight to get this team motivated.

Of course this is to be debated, but i would say that often this is a useful tactic, whether i agree with it or not.

Hockey fights, these days, are kind of stupid if you ask me. Most teams have goons whose sole job is to fight. They play 3-5 minutes a night, and 99.9% of the time only fight the others teams goon in a premeditated situation.

I know I'm in the minority, but I'd like to see stiffer punishment for fighting. Soon, someone is going to get killed because they hit their head on the ice, it already happened to some poor bastard in a semi-pro or college (I can't remember which) about a month ago. Fights that arise out of hard play and passion (ie. Jerome Iginla's fights) cannot be stopped, nor should they, but this premeditated goon-fighting stuff I'm not sure about. It's not worth someone's life. The fighters are so much bigger and stronger these days, look at a guy like Derek Boogard, he's something like 6'8 270+ lbs, his only job is to fight. Last year, he broke a guys orbital bone with one punch.

[Youngblood]

The fighters are so much bigger and stronger these days, look at a guy like Derek Boogard, he's something like 6'8 270+ lbs, his only job is to fight. Last year, he broke a guys orbital bone with one punch.

He shouldn't have been waving that orbital bone in Boogards face, imo.