> My justification, however flimsy it might be is that I don't like the fighting (I might be in a minority The fighting isn't what causes damage in hockey no m

> My justification, however flimsy it might be is that I don't like the fighting (I might be in a minority The fighting isn't what causes damage in hockey no more than fighting in the NFL is what causes damage. It is just the physical nature of the sport. > I enjoy the stick work, the dangling and skills getting to the net. My friend says the same thing, but the truth is that he is a racist who hate the NFL because it is "too black" and he suddenly loves hockey because he can "relate" to it. Both hockey and football are dangerous. Even soccer is dangerous. Nevermind MMA and boxing. Without a doubt, football/hockey/boxing/mma/etc are all highly violent. The question is should we care and if we do, what do we do about it.