Thanks, Bob; the link worked for me this time.

Unfortunately, I don't think that the article shed much light.  It appeared that the author wasn't
particularly well informed about statistics (which you'd expect) or hockey (I thought hockey
knowledge was genetically inherited in Canada).  For example, the writer does not differentiate
between fighting majors (don't remember Joe Watson well, but I do remember Dave "the Hammer"
Schultz, who racked up huge penalty mintues but most of them were matching penalties) from the
Bertuzzi/Moore incident, which was not a fight but rather a cheap shot ambush.  Fights may inspire
players, but I doubt that the sight of a player lying in a pool of blood with a broken neck
inspires anybody.

I'd also be interested in seeing the study, but I'm not $30 interested.


--- "Dr. Bob Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> A quick follow-up seemed in order.  
> Yes, the points are well taken with one exception. In the most recent remarks there is confusion
> in that points are just that - points for winning or losing, not goals, so the 8.4 goals is not
> a valid representation of the reported findings.  I wonder if the study sees the light of day in
> an academic journal.  For anyone interested in reading the entire report of the study, I have
> repeated the link here which has worked each time that I have tried it.
> http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=7f24bbbd-cc6f-4046-92e0-bb2e2eb2f5af&k=5394
> 
> Wonder why no video of the brawl  has appeared on YouTube or other web displays of video.  Can
> the surveillance tapes be acquired under FOIA?  Wondering what the fighting intensity would be
> like in a Notre Dame v. North Dakota contest.
> 
> And while off the college hockey topic, the fighting has decreased in the NHL since recent rule
> changes have gone into effect.  Check out http://www.hockeyfights.com/stats/
> 
> Bob Hamilton
> 


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