Fighting over fighting
Brandon Hickey
October 11,
2013
Reposted November
6, 2013
It seems
the debate whether fighting should be banned from hockey will never end. No
matter which other blog you read in the world of hockey, it has been discussed
with fire and fury. So many people are sending out messages of blame and hate
that it sometimes becomes quite funny.
What I am
referring to is the banning of fighting in hockey. As you will notice I said
hockey, all hockey. Not just the
NHL or junior leagues. To a hockey player and super fan (like myself), we recognize
that fighting is a part of the game and should remain that way.
The
argument in favor of banning fighting started up again about two weeks ago, with
the fight between Colton Orr of the Toronto Maple Leafs and
George Parros of the Montreal Canadiens. The fight can be seen here.
For those of you who have not watched the fight I’ll give you a brief summary. Parros swung at Colton Orr as Colton was falling to the ice. He missed and took a header to the ice, which in turn knocked him out for a few seconds and he was taken off on a stretcher for precautionary measures.
Many articles and posts over the next few
days came out like wild fire and honestly I am getting really annoyed and tired
of them all. The reason why I’m tired of hearing and discussing this is because
the banishment of fighting is NEVER
going to happen! We need enforcers to protect the star
players. Injuries would increase for the most talented players if they were
“open season” for contact all game, every game. It also decreases cheap hits
and dangerous stick play. Not to mention a lot of people who attend NHL games
come for a chance to see a fight.
What do
you think? Should hockey ban fighting?
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