You won't find too many avid hockey players who condone the throwing of
objects onto the ice, particularly fish and fruit. Anything that leaves a
residue on the ice has the poential to result in a player twisting an ankle
or knee if his skate edge catches on it. That's why you'll often see
referees and players picking up even the smallest pieces of tape or broken
shards of sticks that end up on the ice over the course of a game.
 
There's also a big difference between throwing fish on the ice--and
throwing fish AT the players on the ice. The latter is what is allowed to
occur at Cornell.
 
 
--Mike Jackman
 
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