From:                   "DaFran M. Ware" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:                Violence concerns
 
> I am trying to learn more about Hockey, but I am a little concerned about
> the violence during the games. Is the fighting a necessary part of the game,
> or should it be controlled better?
 
There are no good answers to this one; you can find a large and vocal
group that will argue either way.
 
> Do the layers get penalties every time they fight?
 
Yes, as far as I know this is true at every level of play.
 
> Do the fans only go to see a "good fight" or to actually watch
> the game?
 
It's hard to divine the notions of any particular fans, but they would
be foolish to do so; even in leagues where fighting is "permitted,"
like the NHL, fights (let alone good ones) are hardly guaranteed in a
game and I would not be surprised if there were more games without
fights than with them.  At the college level (which this list is about,
last I knew), it would be all the more foolish because fighting is so
heavily discouraged (minimum of one game suspension for involvement)
that it is very rare (only a handful of incidents throughout college
hockey in a season).
 
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