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The same applies to gloves. Gloves used in hockey are very hard and could easily cause damage a player if a blow were to be landed whilst wearing one. For this reason, they too must immediately be taken off if you are involved in a fight. If, once the players involved have been separated, the referee calls for an end to the fight, he must be obeyed. Failure to conform to these rulings will incur a penalty for misconduct and could result in a player’s suspension for forthcoming games.

Some players consider fighting during games essential for the sport as it allows teams to protect their star players, helps deter other types of rough play, and creates a sense of solidarity among teammates. Another benefit is the fact that fighting is one of the reasons why fans attend games. The majority of fans oppose eliminating fights from professional hockey games.

During the 2010-11 NHL season, there were over 600 fights. Since the 19th century as ice hockey rose in popularity in Canada, fighting had already been integrated into the game. It is believed that physical intimidation and control was encouraged because of the lack of rules at the time. Eventually the emergence of enforcers, those players who protect the puck handlers and fight when necessary, became part of the game.

The NHL began regulating fighting in 1922 when they introduced the five-minute major penalty. This rule prevented players from being ejected from the game and gave referees considerable latitude in determining what constituted a fight and what penalties to impose on the participants.

Enforcer-like players, usually not the most skilled, were signed by teams to help protect and fight for smaller offensive star players. Although their “enforcer” role on a hockey team is not official, their primary function is to deter opposing players from rough play.

Professional ice hockey is basically the most violent sport on the face of the earth. If you get into a fight in hockey they let you keep going until the fight goes to the ground. They even let you take off your gloves and helmets and actually duke it out even though you are on a pair of ice skates you can still take a beating and give a good beating as well.

For each penalty the get placed in the penalty box or something like that. I am not familiar with hockey but my cousin played hockey for about half of his life since he was about 5 till he was about 16. He was on all the travel teams and almost went pro but instead wanting to become a doctor.

So with these penalties and your best teammate in the box the team will have time to do a power play and score and remember that in ice hockey the score doesn’t really reach over 5 points in a game much so if the teams get tied it can end up to be a brawl not a good ending. Especially if the teams are tied then someone checks another player for no reason and that causes them to lose the game. There will always be fights in hockey and there always have been fights in hockey.

One of the many reasons for fights during a hockey game is for retaliation. It can be an immediate response to an on-ice incident or from incidents or actions from past games. Most of the time fights break out between any two opposing enforcers. Sometimes an enforcer will start a fight to build game momentum designed to draw the home crowd into the game and provide a psychological advantage over the opposing team. This is a risky tactic since the momentum can swing the wrong way should the enforcer lose the fight.

Fights may also break out as a form of intimidation. Enforcers try to intimidate opposing players so they will refrain from agitating skilled players. Some enforcers gain such reputations that they are given plenty of space on the ice making it easier for them to score goals. Teams often start fights near the end of the game if they are losing badly and have nothing to lose. Personal rivalries are also reasons why fights occur.