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Fighting in college Hockey

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It's an age old argument. Hockey purists say its a time-honored part of the game -- it keeps players honest, protects superstars and keeps the sticks down, as well as fills the seats with it's primal, violent entertainment value.

I think the real reason hockey players want fighting is because it can be a really fun adrenaline rush to punch someone straight in the face and not have to go to jail for it, as they would if the fight were on a street...:eek:

Progressives think the presence of fighting keeps hockey in the media shadows and goes against mainstream sports credibility, as well as taking the emphasis away from the great skills and speed of the game.

The reality is that both camps are right. Fighting works, but so can non-fighting - as we've seen in college and in the Olympics. Players can focus on playing the game at a very high level without fighting, and provide a lot more enterainment value in the process. Gretzky is right on this. Hockey has evolved. We no longer have rovers and cover-points, plexiglass has replaced chain link fences on the boards, composites have replaced wood sticks and goalie masks now cover the entire head when once there were no masks at all. Hockey can evolve without fighting, and college and Olympic hockey have pretty well proven it.
 
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NHL playoff hockey is the best proof. If they cant compete at that level night in and night out, shorten the schedule and reduce their pay
 
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cg_siouxfan said:
I hate the pointless fights that are done solely for the dumb fans, as well, but your last sentence is a bit of an overstatement.

I didn't see any fights during the playoffs.
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That's a fair point. I guess I was thinking more of the boxing/ultimate fighting type hits in the NHL that occur during the course of play. There seems to be more deliberate intents to injure in the NHL that would not be tolerated in the NCAA. It's not just the "drop your gloves, boxing matches on skates" fighting in the NHL, it's also the higher rate of "fighting while skating" (e.g., elbow to the head, hits from behind, boarding, etc.) that differentiate the NHL from the NCAA.
 
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I think the coaches should fight-either with each other or the refs. Wouldn't it be great to see some coaches take on the refs? Yes, as a matter of fact, it would be great. It would also be wonderful to watch the coaches fight each other.
 
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Skeeterman said:
I think the coaches should fight-either with each other or the refs. Wouldn't it be great to see some coaches take on the refs? Yes, as a matter of fact, it would be great. It would also be wonderful to watch the coaches fight each other.
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What about when parents of players pick fights with other fans?
 
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Happy said:
that would really screw up a team that has never won a championship.
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Runninwiththedogs said:
Er... this is almost too easy. But, as I've already stepped up to the plate, might as well hit.

You could take out "really talented" from that sentence and you'd have St, Cloooud.

THINK, McFly. THINK.
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I offered it to the other loudmouth from your fanbase, I'll offer the same to you:

WAGER - If Duluth finishes ahead of St. Cloud in the WCHA regular season, I can't mention Duluth, UMD, tUMD, any of their players current, former or future, any reference to them in a USCHO post and can't come into a UMD season or series thread unless we're playing you guys. Even then, I still can't mention you guys, can only talk SCSU. If St. Cloud finishes ahead of Duluth in the WCHA regular season, opposite happens, you can't make any St. Cloooud references.
 
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SCSU Euro said:
I offered it to the other loudmouth from your fanbase, I'll offer the same to you:

WAGER - If Duluth finishes ahead of St. Cloud in the WCHA regular season, I can't mention Duluth, UMD, tUMD, any of their players current, former or future, any reference to them in a USCHO post and can't come into a UMD season or series thread unless we're playing you guys. Even then, I still can't mention you guys, can only talk SCSU. If St. Cloud finishes ahead of Duluth in the WCHA regular season, opposite happens, you can't make any St. Cloooud references.
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I can't take that bet. Hello, I have no restraint. Also, I get such a kick out of typing St, Cloooud.

*edit* What does Happy have to do with this?
 
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SCSU Euro said:
I offered it to the other loudmouth from your fanbase, I'll offer the same to you:

WAGER - If Duluth finishes ahead of St. Cloud in the WCHA regular season, I can't mention Duluth, UMD, tUMD, any of their players current, former or future, any reference to them in a USCHO post and can't come into a UMD season or series thread unless we're playing you guys. Even then, I still can't mention you guys, can only talk SCSU. If St. Cloud finishes ahead of Duluth in the WCHA regular season, opposite happens, you can't make any St. Cloooud references.
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As an arrogant Gopher fan, I don't care.
 
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You dont want the BTHC to be more dominating than it already is even though it isnt a conference ......YET!:D :D :D
 
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Id be fine with it if they allowed fighting in college just like they do in the NHL. Especially in the case of 2 teams that have a history of really disliking each other, it would be better to just let them fight than to have them taking cheap shots and talking trash all game long.
 
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Isn't the NHL (AHL, etc) the only league worldwide that does allow fighting? I thought it was cleaned up in international play.
 
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No fighting!

Lot's of schools, and esp at DIII schools , don't have big staff like the major college hockey programs (i.e team doctors and dentists) like the major Jr and pro teams do.

Also college hockey rosters are set and unlike jr major jr and pro hockey there's no call ups if more players are injured (ie increase in facial and teeth injuries). Also with those set rosters there's really no room for enforcers.

Fights already do happen but just not as frequently as in the pros, and lately it seems there's a trend to fight after a big clean hit rather than throwing a big clean hit of your own, but in college hockey we see more of an exchange in big hits than fights for stupid reasons. In college fights have more legit reasons for fighting.

I saw it was mentioned earlier, I do agree when fights break out college refs are very quick to jump in. They NEED to just stay back and let the players go. They're already going to get thrown out and know the rules for fighting so just let them go.
 
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Yeah, I'm sure the NCAA is going to go for sanctioned fighting in a college sport. Really people? :rolleyes:

I wish they'd ban it in the NHL and I think that anyone who attacks someone for legally checking their team mate should be suspended for 10 games.

I just watched two months of Stanley Cup playoffs and didn't see a single fight and I didn't miss it a bit. In addition, there didn't seem to be a need for the "self-policing" that so many fighting defenders use as the reason to keep it.

Truth told, I root for my guy when there is a fight, but it just seems outdated especially since there are no longer heavyweights/personalities ala the most recent batch such as Probert, Domi, etc.

Fighting in the NHL is on the way out, as it should be. Can't wait.

PS I'm all for the coaches fighting each other as Eaves would take Lucia's head off.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
Yeah, I'm sure the NCAA is going to go for sanctioned fighting in a college sport. Really people? :rolleyes:

I wish they'd ban it in the NHL and I think that anyone who attacks someone for legally checking their team mate should be suspended for 10 games.

I just watched two months of Stanley Cup playoffs and didn't see a single fight and I didn't miss it a bit. In addition, there didn't seem to be a need for the "self-policing" that so many fighting defenders use as the reason to keep it.

Truth told, I root for my guy when there is a fight, but it just seems outdated especially since there are no longer heavyweights/personalities ala the most recent batch such as Probert, Domi, etc.

Fighting in the NHL is on the way out, as it should be. Can't wait.

PS I'm all for the coaches fighting each other as Eaves would take Lucia's head off.
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lol.....Id like to see that too.
 
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Hockey players who can or want to fight can move to Sask. or Quebec; college hockey is for small guys with speed and skill.

Why dont we remove all academic requirements for the players as well.

"Wait didn't (Insert name of institution with seeming lower standards) already do that?"
 
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You quoted Happy and me in your bet post.

You can interpret my refusal however you like. But 1. I see no benefit to winning the bet (other than my team's success, which I don't measure using St, Cloooud as a yardstick) as winning might shut you up about tUMD, but it won't make, like, Rabib or Dude Love shut up. Although if it did, then who would I target? 2. I'm not going to enter a bet I know I can't pay up on, whether I think my odds are short or long. I've no doubt you're willing to follow through when we host you for the WCHA first round, but I'm not willing to/can't help myself.
 
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