The Importance of Fighting in Hockey

Every sport has its own unique signature that separates it from the rest of the sports world. Baseball has the homerun, basketball has the slam-dunk, golf has the hole in one, and football has the touchdown. But, perhaps the sport with the most distinguished and unique signature is hockey and its fights. However, hockey officials and executives are trying to eliminate the games most distinctive aspect. Yet, because of the recent decline in the amount …

…from their lineup and hockey officials may also be hesitant to pull fighting from hockey for the possible losses in revenue that they may encounter. There is no doubt that the issue of fighting in hockey will continue to be brought up after every conflict that occurs in the game. But, perhaps the legendary hockey player Gordie Howe put it best: "If you take fighting out of the game, it would really make it dull."