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>Hockey has the advantage that the sport could we reworked into something less violent. Hockey could survive a change to the rules that would reduce blows to th
by EpicEng 9y ago
>Hockey has the advantage that the sport could we reworked into something less violent. Hockey could survive a change to the rules that would reduce blows to the head.
Could it? I wonder how many people would continue to watch hockey if fights weren't essentially sanctioned as a part of the game. I imagine only the diehards as it's not the most entertaining sport in the world...
- neaden 9y agoI mean, only about a third of hockey games have a fight, and usually it's not that dramatic. Part of the issue though is that fights are partly for players to enforce unwritten rules about sportsmanship, so if you got rid of fights there is some bad conduct that might increase that could also be dangerous.
- tblair 9y agoThe answer for the bad conduct is suspensions, but the PA fights hard to keep them toothless. I don't understand why they want to defend their member giving dirty hits instead of the one receiving them, but it certainly seems that way to me.
- pkulak 9y agoWho really likes the fights, though? I don't know anyone who does. They are more boring than commercials. I don't think it's the fights though. They're mostly just hugging. I think the checks are what do the damage.
- bernardom 9y agoCollege hockey has no fights and is awesome to watch. (Go Red!)
- gertef 9y agohttps://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/hockey-fights-are-going-away-as-necessity-dwindles/ https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/hockey-fights-are-going-a...
- EpicEng 9y agook http://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/2016-17-nhl-ratings-dropped-u-s-rose-canada.html http://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/2016-17-nhl-ratings-dropped-u...
- LeifCarrotson 9y agoI think hockey would not be affected much, but NASCAR would drop precipitously if they reworked safety, car design, and rules such that there were no more major crashes.
- krallja 9y agoNASCAR is already dropping precipitously.
- dionidium 9y agoI'm a traditionalist; I like the fights. But it's a very, very tiny part of the game. There's basically nobody who actually follows hockey who is doing so primarily for the fights, as you seem to be suggesting. That's an opinion that only someone who doesn't follow hockey could think makes enough sense to say aloud.