the guy banging on the glass is loving the fact HIS team is standing up for itself and not allowing the other team to take advantage or make cheap shots.
There’s a lot of reasons why hockey is the best sport but this is the biggest reason of them all! It all comes down to accountability!!! Hockey players will fight each other bare knuckle and then say good job and go for a beer after the game.
Sidney Crosby is actually a talented hockey player. He never got into a fight in his first 3 seasons. The enforcers guarded him while Sid scored goals. Once he did start fighting, he threw hands like a champ.
@@peterrussell3470 Google it, hockey is the national winter sport, lacrosse is the national summer sport since the national sports of Canada act of May 12, 1994.
I grew up in Detroit so I’m a die hard Detroit red wings fan. One legendary player was Gordie Howe, who played well into his 50’s against kids more than half his age. This was back in the day before you had a dedicated class of enforcers and all players were pretty much brawlers. His normal actions during a game coined the term the “Gordie Howe hat trick” which consists of scoring a goal, getting an assist as well and getting into a fight in a single game. A normal hat trick is a player scoring three goals in a game. It doesn’t happen too often but if a player gets a Gordie Howe hat trick the announcers always bring it up and in Detroit even the Jumbotron display will “award” the Gordie Howe hat trick to the player.
You asked a good question Fats about the banging on the glass. This should actually be added to the code. If the team needs the crowd more in the game, or a change in atmosphere, they can start a fight to get everyone excited. Any player is likely to fight at this point, especially the ones who fight the least.
In Canada, fighting in hockey becomes legal at age 16. It is strictly prohibited below that age with long-term suspensions handed out to those who do fight. Awesome reaction on this topic. Thank you
Fighting might be prohibited, but a fun context where this doesn't apply is in tournaments settings where on their last game of the tournament when a team knows its getting eliminated, then you could go buck wild since you don't care about getting banned from that specific tournament. Everyone who's played hockey long enough has a story that ends up in police interference. Lol
I started playing hockey at 6 years old(the pics are adorable lol), but the code was taught to me by my dad, and other coaches around age 10, even tho there were no fights during games until until 9th grade(15 years old)
Ohhhhhhh yes you two read the comments!!! That's awesome me and a few others mentioned "the code" to you. It's not just blind fighting as you now know. Winning a fight can change the entire momentum of a hockey game! Good job with the videos you guys!!!! 🇨🇦
They used to only have one ref and 2 linesman. Referees are above the fray it's the linesman who break up the fights and they have the biggest arms in the NHL
You guys should check out a documentary called Ice Guardians! It’s about NHL enforcers, the psychology of why they fight and why we love it, and how much they are loved by their teammates. Even growing up playing lower level junior and senior hockey like I have, the tough guys on your team are often the most respectful and selfless. Glad you’re covering hockey videos, come visit North America and check out an NHL game I guarantee you’ll love it!
In case nobody has pointed this out, the clip at 4:02 shows a young player get his neck broken from the drop to the ice. He never played the game again and effectively ruined the career of the player who did the deed
Yes I was about to comment when they talked about cheap shots. I can’t quite remember the guys name, it was something like Bertuzzi maybe but he hit a guy from behind that fell just the right way and was paralyzed. Terrible incident.
@@AdamGee8 I remember that game. There was like 9 fights. It got out of control. Moore should've just answered the bell instead of running away he'd probably be fine. That hit on Nazlund could have ended his career. Horribly incident all around.
You can tell the influence. It’s basically medieval combat rules 😂. Hello sir, you have hit my buddy, let’s get on with it. Let’s go. Oh running away are you? Hey you, fight me honorably in his stead come on now. 😂. Send me your warrior!😂😂😂. The clan mentality.
Crosby has been a pure goal scorer since he could walk. Came into the league so young, always been a target and has had to stand up for himself. Like a honey badger lol
Even in school back in the 70`s we also had a CODE--no biting,kicking, hair pulling,weapons,etc. As soon as an opponent gave up you had to let them up. I became friends with most of my opponents,as I had gained their respect and held no grudges. ( I am from Canada)
I think why we find it so fun to see people fight is because there is nothing to hide from. You know. There nothing left for interperation. it clear win, lose or draw you know how it went. It primal in our brains. It patriotic, it defense of the shield, the flag, the uniform, the country, the club. Two Humans putting their health on the line to answer one simple question, can you beat me? you think so than prove it. No talk just pure facts.
I apologize for the length of this comment, please feel free to skip if you don’t like to read too much. Thanks for reviewing this video about our game. There are many things I take issue with in the content however, as a player of 40 yrs, and a life long fan, and someone who is in the hockey community in Canada. Im not trying to talk myself up-I never played in the big show. Im just pre qualifying my opinion with something that might be useful to know. I wont go into every detail in the video. There’s a lot of truth in it, but I feel it doesn’t leave an inexperienced viewer with the right impression of why fighting exists in hockey. The more intimate with the game and the culture of Anglo & French Canada one becomes, the more one understands the nuances of why we must fight. First of all, just because we have manners, doesn’t mean that we are weak. Practice manners when its time to practice manners. Practice doing the man dance (as Sean Strickland says, lol) when its time for that. Be good at both. Because hockey is a contact sport, the notion of physical intimidation is unavoidable, as it is easy to see when one is playing youth hockey that the team that is frightened of the contact, gets beat on the scoreboard. And so we are taught to not be afraid, or at least not show it. We accomplish this by returning every intimidation tactic with one of your own. When you take a clean hit that knocks you down, you get your ass up as fast as you can, even if you are partially knocked unconscious and need to struggle off to the bench. We prefer not to lay around when were not really hurt, because this subverts the idea of acting as though we are not intimidated. The only time a player lays on the ice is when he literally cannot get up, injured in some way. Sometimes these need a whistle and help to get off the ice, and sometimes they manage to eventually shake it off themselves. But if at all possible, you get up as fast as you can, and show that you were not effected-even if you were. Sometimes not being intimidated looks like backing your team mates in a scrum, other times, they will target your star players, or else simply target a player that is a physical mismatch, or else they might throw a good clean hit on any of your players that gives them too much energy and momentum. You want to take that energy back by sticking up for your team mate, throwing a big hit of your own, or by fighting the culprit, or both. It is amazing how much momentum a team can garner by smashing a player into the boards, or by punching the s*it out of one of their guys. So many times Ive seen games in various leagues at various levels-even been in a few- where the game was won or lost on the end of a big fight won, or on the back of a well played intense game of physical dominance. So the fighting is not and end within itself, it has real effects on the scoreboard because of the momentum and energy it creates. You can hit anyone you want. But you can’t throw certain hits and not expect repercussions, and it is seen as a lose of honour to attempt to avoid the repercussions, as this points to your being intimidated, plus its just not the manly thing to do. If you don’t want to fight that’s fine, but then don't be that guy and try to play physical all the time. And if you do…your gonna get it. There are other things that will cause a fight, such as, taking a shot at the opposing goal after a whistle was blown. Taking a slap shot into an empty net, where one team has pulled their goalie to play an extra attacker in an effort to tie a game they’re loosing late in the game. If a player in such a case has the opportunity to score an empty net goal, it should be done with respect by lobbing it in, sliding it in, or otherwise taking the shot that is required to score. If one winds up and takes a slap shot into an empty net, it is a massive show of disrespect to a team that just threw everything at you and lost. And so a fight just be incurred. Also, if one is in a fight, and the referees have let it go on for a bit, and have now stepped in between, separating the combatants, sometimes there will be an opportunity to throw a last punch where the opponent is tied up by the referee. Usually no one will deign to throw such a punch, as there is too much respect. But in the extremely rare event this happens, the current fight will not be their last that evening, nor will he be likely to avoid further consequences in future games. This next part is key: it is far less important to win your fight than it is to simply give it your all, without backing down. You will get far more respect for trying hard in a loosing battle from all of the fans and players on both teams, than you would by avoiding it, in which case you would get none. If you avoid a fight that you should rightly be engaging in due to intimidation, even your own players will loose respect. They might not say it, but it does have a cancerous effect on the bench and in the locker room. Players like this often get cut long before ones NHL draft year. Conversely, there is quite a range of different sized players around. What’s to stop a big crappy player from one team, taking out the small good player from another with a low hit, for example. The crappy players team doesn’t care if they loose him to a penalty or even a suspension, where the other team sorely misses their good player. And so because of the possibility of this (and dont think its never happened, and don't think even a coach has not orchestrated such a thing)the regulatory penalization of such transgressions are not enough to actually stop it from happening. But being instantly accountable to the other teams tough guys goes a lot further to actually keep players safe from these tactics. Lastly, fighting-when ever it happens as the result of one player sticking up for a team mate-builds team morale, makes the players tighter, gets the fans going, and as a team sport, the tighter the group is in wanting to play not for themselves but for one another…usually the better they are. Think of this, your a highly skilled player who is 5’11’-185lbs, and you are targeted with a big hit from an opposition player who is 6’2”-220lbs. You take the hit, it knocks the wind out of you, and you get up and have to go to the bench to recover. And when your there, you look on the ice, and your line mate is now punching the s*it out of the guy who targeted you. Now, it might be difficult for you to return the favour if the roles were reversed because your line-mate is also 6’2”, and your not. Your not a fighter. So what do you do? You thank your line-mate for what he did for you. After all he sacrificed his physical body to stand up for you, and you really appreciate it. And now when your recovered, your going to return to the ice for your next shift with a full resolve to burn it up with your speed, skill, and make your side of the scoreboard go up. And you do this because its the only way you can prepay what your line-mate has done in your own honour. This is how when team mates play for one another, good things happen. And so in the end, fighting in hockey is bares some limited resemblance to fighting in prison, in that, it is used-not to stroke ones ego, and play the tough guy star character-but for the practical purpose of policing the respect level of your opponents, and to show your teammates that you have their back. Because its natural given the circumstances of the game that where respect is not policed through fighting, respect will not be given, and in such cases, things only get worse and worse. As it is in prison, so too in hockey. So transgressions must be met immediately with violence. It’s not for show. It has a serious and practical purpose. That doesn’t mean that in days past certain teams would not overload their roster with goons because their fans loved the fighting (see 70’s Philadelphia Flyers). But those days are long gone for the NHL, who has done much to better the product on ice since then. NHL hockey is the most exciting its been in my lifetime. All the players are faster, more creative, higher skilled than in past times. There are several skaters in the game who can move faster than Usain Bolt can run, which is insane even given the fact they are on skates, and he on the track. We are talking over 40kph in short bursts (See Connor McDavid, Mathew Barzal, Brayden Point, Val Nichushkin) The fighting is down, but it will never go away. It cannot go away without removing contact from the game, and I don’t see anyone wanting that. I didn't want to leave people thinking that Canadians were a bunch of Professional Wrestling fans, who just like the spectacle of fighting. It’s not like that at all, and this is an assessment that usually a non-Canadian would come to when they watch our brand of hockey at first glance. But hopefully I have given you something of a second glance. Again thanks for taking an interest in hockey!! Love your channel, and keep it goin’ eh, LOL
If you can find it, see the movie Goon. Gives a fictional picture of an enforcer and is surprisingly watchable. They even get the Canadian 'eh' correct a few times.
As a former hockey player, I love seeing people understand the game and the code. I believe hockey is the best sport, when it comes to skill, and respect. I also love seeing family members watch a game live, and get pumped up, with the speed, accuracy, and pure intensity.
The craziest part, the guy in your thumbnail in the red sweater, George Parros, is the current President of the Department of Player Safety. Lmao. I'm Canadian, and even I think hockey is crazy.
So much respect I challenged a kid in bantam, he was way bigger than me, his coach and my coach let us go, it lasted probably a few seconds, he kicked my ass. I didn’t quit until I was down, he respected the rules and whe ended up winning the game!
There are a lot of great comments about fighting and the code in here. I never played pro or anything, but I’ve played for longer than I’d like to admit. The Code isn’t just an NHL or pro thing. Even in leagues where fights are automatic suspension or expulsion from the league, you occasionally find a transgressor that just needs retribution. It’s about defending ppl you care about and o dare say love if you’ve been with the same team for a while. Most of the “staged” fighting between enforcers is out of the game due to the increase in skill level throughout rosters, but the passion and raw emotion still exists. That’s why the fights exist. If the league ever banned fighting completely, the increase in stick fouls would go through the roof. If a guy wants to be slashy slashy on your top players wrists, I few jabs to the jaw tends to remind him of why it’s a bad idea.
Went to a Canucks game many years ago. Two players dropped their gloves at centre ice and slowly skated around each other, half way down the rink, to the corner to start the fight. The jumbotron video (centre scoreboard) showed it was obviously to put on a show for a couple of fine young lasses seated behind the glass.
I have been watching hockey since 1968, can't tell you how many fights I have seen, never heard anyone complain and or get up and leave when one broke out .Love you reaction and hope someday you get a chance to see an heated NHL game in person
I may be incorrect but I believe around 2013 the hockey board of governors passed a rule stating the removal of helmets to fight is against the rules and additional minutes in the 'sin bin' will be given. --- One reason some fans get so excited by a fight is often times a team will be flat, they won't be playing well and someone on their team starts a fight, wails on the other player and that gets the team's blood pumping, it gets them into the game. I have seen many games turned around and what looked like a certain loss turned into a win all because someone dropped their gloves to get their fellow teammates more excited and more into the game.
When a player is answering Rule #15 (standing up for your teammate no matter what) you often get a huge mismatch. Some poor guy is obliged to fight a tough guy that is WAY out of his league. Often the tougher guy (who is being held to account for a cheap shot) will recognize this and go easy on the smaller guy. It's all about honour and respect.
It’s a 1980’s take on the sport to say I went to a game to watch a fight. Today there’s less fights and way more skill. We’re there to support our teams, if theres a fight, bonus.
As a Canadian, playing hockey since 5yrs old, I can tell you the code really sucks sometimes. Once during a playoff College hockey game, we were losing 5-1 with only minutes left and we had no chance to come back. Then we had a face-off in our end of the rink, one of our players said to me, get ready cause I'm going to punch one of those guys in the face as soon as the puck drops. Well he did, he suckered punch one of their players who wasn't even near the puck. Then we were all squared off fighting someone, benches jumped on to fight too. Because of the Code we had to fight. But here's a little insider info. In the dressing room we gave our player who started it all a lot of verbal abuse, and we all wanted to beat the crap out of him because he made us all look like sore losers. But because of the code, we had to stand up for each other and have a scrap on the ice.
Exactly this. People started calling him a crybaby after he got his teeth knocked out with an illegal hit and was upset he didn’t get a call. Calling him a whiner is really unprofessional in a video like this.
My dad never called it the code, but he always said the number 1 thing is to do whatever it takes to make sure you don't severely hurt someone. He said if I targeted someone id be walking home, he'd rather me fight, cause their is honour in fighting.
The role of “goon” has more or less been phased out. There are a couple guys like Rempe and Reaves left, but a lot more now you will see star players standing up for themselves like Mackinnon or B. Tkachuk
A minor penalty is the most common and is 2 minutes; a major penalty (which includes fighting) is 5 minutes; a misconduct is 10 minutes; and a game misconduct is being kicked out of the game regardless of time remaining. So for example if you jump another player who doesn't want to fight you would typically get 17 minutes of penalties - a 2 minute minor for instigating a fight, a 5 minute fighting major, and a 10 minute misconduct giving the other team a substantial power-play opportunity. But if 2 players agree to fight then they would both get 5 minute fighting majors which are called coincidental penalties and neither team would get a man advantage.
The reason guys like Sidney Crosby or any other star player occasionally go "mental" on another player is as a deterrent to them being messed with. The opposition, both in that game and around the league, need to believe you're capable of grievous bodily harm in order to avoid taking liberties with you. It's a bit like prision; you may not be a big tough fighter type, but you still need to send the message that you're CAPABLE of being a nutcase and thus it would be a bad idea to try to hurt you. Hockey is very much a game of intimidation, perhaps more than any other sport due to everyone holding a weapon (hockey stick). Any star player, after puberty and onwards, would be encouraged to occasionally egregiously foul someone, even if it penalizes you or puts your team at a disadvantage, because long-term it will serve to make your opponent think twice before they try to foul you. There is no out-of-bounds in hockey; if someone wants to get you, they will. One well known 'rule' in hockey is, if you hurt my star player, I don't go after you. I go after YOUR star player, which makes the rest of your team resent your actions and hopefully peer pressure will deter your behaviour.
Yes. I seen "The Code" . Quite a bit going to my friends hockey games . Back in the 90's. After that, we would steal a beer from his father and share it while talking about what happened. Àhh. The good ol' days.
I don't watch hockey anymore, used to watch a lot as a kid. Yet, hockey players are tuff SOB's! They play through some nasty injuries! Most old school athletes left...no prima Donnas in that sport at all!
...and yet every fan would take Brad Marchand on their team in a second. He's the captain of the Boston Bruins, and makes Team Canada. He knows when to tone things down.
Ahhh you beat me too that comment...haha....I was laughing so hard when they said that and it was solely focused on Marchand....lol. Effing little rat. Did thoroughly enjoy it when he said that they were the scum of the respect factor when it comes to the code.
One thing no one has mentioned is theyre carrying "weapons"/hockey sticks - fighting was looked at as a better option then more ugly stick incidents like Wayne Maki & Ted Green. Also fighting can be used to swing momentum & get the crowd going
Penalties are 2 minutes most of the time. If there is a double minor such as high sticking that causes bleeding, it is 4 minutes. Fighting is a 5 minute major penalty and a game misconduct is 5 and the game.
So disappointed there wasn't more Det/Colorado footage. It's epic hockey and some of these players needed hospitalization. Remember also, these men can be 6'6" and are 230 lbs of muscle on skates that make them 3" taller. Let's go Redwings!!!
As a Canadian and a hockey fan I can tell you the Code is learned young.. playground young. Goalies don't fight others players because they with all the padding their mobility is limited so it's not a fair fight.
As a Canadian its funny to watch these reactions. And I have to laugh at the irony that Canadians are known as friendly, peaceful people but our national sport is this.... And we cant get enough......
It has a lot to do with how fast the game is. Referees in the NHL are the best, but even they miss some calls or have biases against certain players. The code allows teams to even things up when its being called for one side.
there was players that use to use their sticks to fight with in the 60s and 70s the fights were a lot more than today Philadelphia hockey team was known as the Broad Street Bullies
Its mostly one on one fighting. Way more rare to see the benches clear. 2 min roughing, 5 min majors and 10 min misconducts. Then there are multiple game suspensions for players charged with more exreme penalties causing injuries. When a player gets a minor penalty, he goes to a penalty box for two minutes and the opposing team gets the power play (one man advantage) for the two minutes.
There’s more than just those rules too: A. Never put the puck in the net after a whistle. B. Never spray the goalie in the face with your skates. C. Never tap the goalies glove after he’s secured the puck and the whistle is blown. (All of these will induce a fight)
Go to hockey, because you want to see a fight. Is the same as going to an automotive race because you want to see a crash. (Or downhill skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding, skateboarding)
even baseball has it's rules if a player "hotdogs" it around the base as he runs,showing off, he knows he will be hit with the ball next time he is up, in hockey there is 2 min normal stuff, trip,slash,crosscheck etc penalty, then we get into 2 roughing, 5 fighting, 5 and game for intent to injure 10 minutes misconduct for going to far
Penalties are either minor or major. A minor penalty in 2 minutes, a major is 5, but you can receive a double minor or major, usually from doing something that is likely to cause injury, or if blood is drawn unprovoked
For the gladiators, though it was weapon fighting as a duel and entertainment, they rarely died, since the owners of the slaves needed able bodies, so they would teach them how to strike without killing, so they can sew them up and heal them, apparently only a handful of gladiators actually fought to the death, and kids used to have pictures of their favourite gladiators
There is also sort of an unofficial set of rules that aren’t on the books but the refs enforce. My favorite is the drawing blood enhancement to a minor penalty. If you high stick someone in the face it’s two minutes. And although there is no actual rule for this, if this high stick results in blood, the player skates over to the ref, show’s the blood, and usually this means a double minor 🤣
Played from 8 to 25. Only 16 fights, only won 2 but my goons had 100's of fights and scuffles and a few donnybrooks. Its the best game on earth and the CODE is real!
Out of date. The NHL now penalizes removing your helmet before a fight. They will also step in to stop the fight right away. Too many former players dying young due to CTE.
Thanks for that video, it's was great to see the older time of hockey. Unfortunately there are not as many fights as there use to be now, but the code is still followed. If you want to see some ridiculous skill in hockey look up. Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Connor McDavid, Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky.
Fighting barely happens anymore. It’s not like the old days. Don’t get me wrong, there are still fights…but The game is more geared towards skill now compared to size and enforcers.
I wouldnt say pests are not respected or snitches in jail. They are talented players who have a job to do. usually if u pick a fight with one it going to be ur own team whose looking at u like WTF because generally as the video says they want u to fight them cause they target good players to get them off the ice. You should control yourself enough not to give in to their jeering. Now we are all human everyone has limits. Thats what pests count on. Marchand despite being a boston player...and it pains me to say it i think is probably #1 or #2 on that list career wise, he has been able to get under so many people skins, so often and invigorate his teams so often that he has earned my respect despite playing for my favorite teams arch rivals.
I know I'm 2 weeks late... But fighting has actually calmed down in the NHL lately....it still exists but not like in the 70s-90s....they used to have actual goons on the team to specifically just fight (goons) who are actually the nicest people off the ice....they were usually 4th liners seeing as there are 4 forward lines of 3 on a team...nowadays the 4th liners are much more skilled but still more physical than the top 6/9 guys....it's still the toughest sport on earth to play and I've played them all...ps being 5'6 180lbs I was a great pest 😂
the hockey code comes from the old west---a chivarous code---where you sort things out one on one--like a formalized gunfight at the city square...its kind of a combination of the old west and the coal mine and mendieval duels and rural communities where people would sort things out one against one. These are the communities where hockey evolved in Canada and north east US. Notice lots of Russians and Finns living by the Code in the NHL nut cant comment on this. I played soccer-Football and it was against the grain that guys could mess with you and then fall down like they had been shot---no accountability! My old man said "dont start fights---but always finish them". Thats the code in a nutshell. Hate to see baseball and soccer "violence" where it us always just a scrum of fakers. I have played hockey and lacrosse and been to small towns in western Canada and Montana and seen this same code in bar fights and sport. It is self regulated. Not sure what's right or wrong but thought i would dive in and give a perspective.
Actually more like the Knights and Gladiators of old, who showed respect to their opponents and had rules of conduct for everything up to and including how you could and couldn't kill your opponent.
A normal penalty is 2 minutes. A fighting penalty or a major penalty is 5 minutes. Additional misconduct time can be added for 10, 20 or the remaining game time if there's a serious issue, like repeated penalties or attempting to injur another player.
It is human nature to be drawn to violence, especially when it is in a controlled setting. Football, rugby, hockey, mma, boxing, wrestling, etc are all sports with high levels of violence that millions of people pay their hard earned money to see live every year. In my opinion, deep down people just enjoy watching people battle. Also, alpha human beings want to impose their will and dominate competition at all costs. It has always been that way and will always be that way.
Him accidentally calling Marchand a rat is hilarious
I KNOW RIGHT 😂
He's great, but I can't stand him. But he does do his job well.
He is a rat
He's the rattest of the the rats in current nhl, but i admit he's a great player.
Hate him love him every team wants him!!
the guy banging on the glass is loving the fact HIS team is standing up for itself and not allowing the other team to take advantage or make cheap shots.
Literally fight night at the joe, the wings have each others backs, set our pace for the cup in 97.
Them referring to the "pests" as rats as Marchand popped up is pure poetry (I'm a Bruins fan)
The epitome 😂😂😂
I laughed so hard when they showed him. (From pittsburgh, so when they showed sid being dirty, I smurked) 😋
@Meattree5 The rat. I'm a Habs fan and i hate so much this rat
@@quebecforce111 can say the same thin about pk
@@jgo413 I'd say Matt Cooke is one as well
Simple Canadian rules to fighting, defend those who are unable to defend themselves, and always punch over your weight.
If you can't fight off 5-6 guys at once you aren't training hard enough!
And NO ONE IS ALLOWED 2 FIGHT GRETZKY!!!
@@corycatches9463 search Wayne Gretzky vs. Neal Broten or Phil Sykes, both altercations are fairly amusing.
I agree
There’s a lot of reasons why hockey is the best sport but this is the biggest reason of them all! It all comes down to accountability!!! Hockey players will fight each other bare knuckle and then say good job and go for a beer after the game.
Sidney Crosby is actually a talented hockey player. He never got into a fight in his first 3 seasons. The enforcers guarded him while Sid scored goals. Once he did start fighting, he threw hands like a champ.
still a hall of fame bitch though :P
Canadian box lacrosse also allows fighting. Lacrosse and hockey are Canada's two national sports.
Actually lacrosse is our national sport and hockey is our national pass time
@@peterrussell3470 Google it, hockey is the national winter sport, lacrosse is the national summer sport since the national sports of Canada act of May 12, 1994.
And if you haven't seen senior whale shit lacrosse, you haven't how rowdy a sport can be
@@peterrussell3470 Google it, they're both officially national sports, not pastimes.
@@peterrussell3470 both are officially the national sports.
I grew up in Detroit so I’m a die hard Detroit red wings fan. One legendary player was Gordie Howe, who played well into his 50’s against kids more than half his age. This was back in the day before you had a dedicated class of enforcers and all players were pretty much brawlers. His normal actions during a game coined the term the “Gordie Howe hat trick” which consists of scoring a goal, getting an assist as well and getting into a fight in a single game. A normal hat trick is a player scoring three goals in a game. It doesn’t happen too often but if a player gets a Gordie Howe hat trick the announcers always bring it up and in Detroit even the Jumbotron display will “award” the Gordie Howe hat trick to the player.
You asked a good question Fats about the banging on the glass. This should actually be added to the code. If the team needs the crowd more in the game, or a change in atmosphere, they can start a fight to get everyone excited. Any player is likely to fight at this point, especially the ones who fight the least.
More NHL stuff please. It is good times to watch people discover how crazy this sport is.
Hilarious you called them "Rats" as Marchand was basically being highlighted....... people actually throw rubber rats on the ice at him hahahahaha
lmao
In Canada, fighting in hockey becomes legal at age 16. It is strictly prohibited below that age with long-term suspensions handed out to those who do fight. Awesome reaction on this topic. Thank you
20 years ago I played AAA hockey in Toronto we always had fights every game basically at 13 years.
2 game suspension for fighting under U18.
It's not really a long term suspension.
Fighting might be prohibited, but a fun context where this doesn't apply is in tournaments settings where on their last game of the tournament when a team knows its getting eliminated, then you could go buck wild since you don't care about getting banned from that specific tournament. Everyone who's played hockey long enough has a story that ends up in police interference. Lol
People always say Canadians are so polite and mild mannered. If you manage to piss us off though you better run.
especially in war..the Geneva convention is pretty much a "to do" list
@@eibbor171 To Candians, it's more like the Geneva Suggestions, not the Genvea Conventon😅
@@eibbor171 gotta fill out the war crime bingo card
I'm not your buddy, guy.
There is a full time dentist on staff in building for every pro team to repair teeth which often get knocked out during play and fighting.
When seeing it live, as a fan your own adrenaline gets pumped. That’s why the dude is going crazy on the glass.
I started playing hockey at 6 years old(the pics are adorable lol), but the code was taught to me by my dad, and other coaches around age 10, even tho there were no fights during games until until 9th grade(15 years old)
No one ever left their seat to buy food when there was a fight on the ice!
You don't leave your seat while the puck is in play either.
I’ve only ever left my seat during intermission
Ohhhhhhh yes you two read the comments!!! That's awesome me and a few others mentioned "the code" to you. It's not just blind fighting as you now know. Winning a fight can change the entire momentum of a hockey game! Good job with the videos you guys!!!! 🇨🇦
I'm glad you watched the code. You are correct it's about respect
RESPECT. That word was used maybe 30 times on this video. It is the most important word anyone can learn.
They used to only have one ref and 2 linesman. Referees are above the fray it's the linesman who break up the fights and they have the biggest arms in the NHL
As a Canadian, who has watched Hockey my whole life. I have never really thought about "the code" but yeah, It definitely does exist
You guys should check out a documentary called Ice Guardians! It’s about NHL enforcers, the psychology of why they fight and why we love it, and how much they are loved by their teammates. Even growing up playing lower level junior and senior hockey like I have, the tough guys on your team are often the most respectful and selfless. Glad you’re covering hockey videos, come visit North America and check out an NHL game I guarantee you’ll love it!
In case nobody has pointed this out, the clip at 4:02 shows a young player get his neck broken from the drop to the ice. He never played the game again and effectively ruined the career of the player who did the deed
Yes I was about to comment when they talked about cheap shots. I can’t quite remember the guys name, it was something like Bertuzzi maybe but he hit a guy from behind that fell just the right way and was paralyzed. Terrible incident.
@@AdamGee8 I remember that game. There was like 9 fights. It got out of control. Moore should've just answered the bell instead of running away he'd probably be fine. That hit on Nazlund could have ended his career. Horribly incident all around.
You can tell the influence. It’s basically medieval combat rules 😂. Hello sir, you have hit my buddy, let’s get on with it. Let’s go. Oh running away are you? Hey you, fight me honorably in his stead come on now. 😂. Send me your warrior!😂😂😂. The clan mentality.
Crosby has been a pure goal scorer since he could walk. Came into the league so young, always been a target and has had to stand up for himself. Like a honey badger lol
Honey badger is such an apt comparison 😄
@@canadagoof lol for sure, he's not the biggest guy but he's surprised alot of people at how strong he is
Even in school back in the 70`s we also had a CODE--no biting,kicking, hair pulling,weapons,etc. As soon as an opponent gave up you had to let them up. I became friends with most of my opponents,as I had gained their respect and held no grudges. ( I am from Canada)
I think why we find it so fun to see people fight is because there is nothing to hide from. You know. There nothing left for interperation. it clear win, lose or draw you know how it went. It primal in our brains.
It patriotic, it defense of the shield, the flag, the uniform, the country, the club. Two Humans putting their health on the line to answer one simple question, can you beat me? you think so than prove it. No talk just pure facts.
I apologize for the length of this comment, please feel free to skip if you don’t like to read too much.
Thanks for reviewing this video about our game. There are many things I take issue with in the content however, as a player of 40 yrs, and a life long fan, and someone who is in the hockey community in Canada. Im not trying to talk myself up-I never played in the big show. Im just pre qualifying my opinion with something that might be useful to know.
I wont go into every detail in the video. There’s a lot of truth in it, but I feel it doesn’t leave an inexperienced viewer with the right impression of why fighting exists in hockey.
The more intimate with the game and the culture of Anglo & French Canada one becomes, the more one understands the nuances of why we must fight.
First of all, just because we have manners, doesn’t mean that we are weak. Practice manners when its time to practice manners. Practice doing the man dance (as Sean Strickland says, lol) when its time for that. Be good at both.
Because hockey is a contact sport, the notion of physical intimidation is unavoidable, as it is easy to see when one is playing youth hockey that the team that is frightened of the contact, gets beat on the scoreboard. And so we are taught to not be afraid, or at least not show it. We accomplish this by returning every intimidation tactic with one of your own. When you take a clean hit that knocks you down, you get your ass up as fast as you can, even if you are partially knocked unconscious and need to struggle off to the bench. We prefer not to lay around when were not really hurt, because this subverts the idea of acting as though we are not intimidated. The only time a player lays on the ice is when he literally cannot get up, injured in some way. Sometimes these need a whistle and help to get off the ice, and sometimes they manage to eventually shake it off themselves. But if at all possible, you get up as fast as you can, and show that you were not effected-even if you were.
Sometimes not being intimidated looks like backing your team mates in a scrum, other times, they will target your star players, or else simply target a player that is a physical mismatch, or else they might throw a good clean hit on any of your players that gives them too much energy and momentum. You want to take that energy back by sticking up for your team mate, throwing a big hit of your own, or by fighting the culprit, or both. It is amazing how much momentum a team can garner by smashing a player into the boards, or by punching the s*it out of one of their guys. So many times Ive seen games in various leagues at various levels-even been in a few- where the game was won or lost on the end of a big fight won, or on the back of a well played intense game of physical dominance. So the fighting is not and end within itself, it has real effects on the scoreboard because of the momentum and energy it creates.
You can hit anyone you want. But you can’t throw certain hits and not expect repercussions, and it is seen as a lose of honour to attempt to avoid the repercussions, as this points to your being intimidated, plus its just not the manly thing to do. If you don’t want to fight that’s fine, but then don't be that guy and try to play physical all the time. And if you do…your gonna get it. There are other things that will cause a fight, such as, taking a shot at the opposing goal after a whistle was blown. Taking a slap shot into an empty net, where one team has pulled their goalie to play an extra attacker in an effort to tie a game they’re loosing late in the game. If a player in such a case has the opportunity to score an empty net goal, it should be done with respect by lobbing it in, sliding it in, or otherwise taking the shot that is required to score. If one winds up and takes a slap shot into an empty net, it is a massive show of disrespect to a team that just threw everything at you and lost. And so a fight just be incurred. Also, if one is in a fight, and the referees have let it go on for a bit, and have now stepped in between, separating the combatants, sometimes there will be an opportunity to throw a last punch where the opponent is tied up by the referee. Usually no one will deign to throw such a punch, as there is too much respect. But in the extremely rare event this happens, the current fight will not be their last that evening, nor will he be likely to avoid further consequences in future games.
This next part is key: it is far less important to win your fight than it is to simply give it your all, without backing down. You will get far more respect for trying hard in a loosing battle from all of the fans and players on both teams, than you would by avoiding it, in which case you would get none. If you avoid a fight that you should rightly be engaging in due to intimidation, even your own players will loose respect. They might not say it, but it does have a cancerous effect on the bench and in the locker room. Players like this often get cut long before ones NHL draft year.
Conversely, there is quite a range of different sized players around. What’s to stop a big crappy player from one team, taking out the small good player from another with a low hit, for example. The crappy players team doesn’t care if they loose him to a penalty or even a suspension, where the other team sorely misses their good player. And so because of the possibility of this (and dont think its never happened, and don't think even a coach has not orchestrated such a thing)the regulatory penalization of such transgressions are not enough to actually stop it from happening. But being instantly accountable to the other teams tough guys goes a lot further to actually keep players safe from these tactics.
Lastly, fighting-when ever it happens as the result of one player sticking up for a team mate-builds team morale, makes the players tighter, gets the fans going, and as a team sport, the tighter the group is in wanting to play not for themselves but for one another…usually the better they are.
Think of this, your a highly skilled player who is 5’11’-185lbs, and you are targeted with a big hit from an opposition player who is 6’2”-220lbs. You take the hit, it knocks the wind out of you, and you get up and have to go to the bench to recover. And when your there, you look on the ice, and your line mate is now punching the s*it out of the guy who targeted you. Now, it might be difficult for you to return the favour if the roles were reversed because your line-mate is also 6’2”, and your not. Your not a fighter. So what do you do? You thank your line-mate for what he did for you. After all he sacrificed his physical body to stand up for you, and you really appreciate it. And now when your recovered, your going to return to the ice for your next shift with a full resolve to burn it up with your speed, skill, and make your side of the scoreboard go up. And you do this because its the only way you can prepay what your line-mate has done in your own honour. This is how when team mates play for one another, good things happen.
And so in the end, fighting in hockey is bares some limited resemblance to fighting in prison, in that, it is used-not to stroke ones ego, and play the tough guy star character-but for the practical purpose of policing the respect level of your opponents, and to show your teammates that you have their back. Because its natural given the circumstances of the game that where respect is not policed through fighting, respect will not be given, and in such cases, things only get worse and worse. As it is in prison, so too in hockey. So transgressions must be met immediately with violence. It’s not for show. It has a serious and practical purpose. That doesn’t mean that in days past certain teams would not overload their roster with goons because their fans loved the fighting (see 70’s Philadelphia Flyers). But those days are long gone for the NHL, who has done much to better the product on ice since then. NHL hockey is the most exciting its been in my lifetime. All the players are faster, more creative, higher skilled than in past times. There are several skaters in the game who can move faster than Usain Bolt can run, which is insane even given the fact they are on skates, and he on the track. We are talking over 40kph in short bursts (See Connor McDavid, Mathew Barzal, Brayden Point, Val Nichushkin) The fighting is down, but it will never go away. It cannot go away without removing contact from the game, and I don’t see anyone wanting that.
I didn't want to leave people thinking that Canadians were a bunch of Professional Wrestling fans, who just like the spectacle of fighting. It’s not like that at all, and this is an assessment that usually a non-Canadian would come to when they watch our brand of hockey at first glance. But hopefully I have given you something of a second glance.
Again thanks for taking an interest in hockey!! Love your channel, and keep it goin’ eh, LOL
Y'all should watch the movie Goon. It's about the beloved players in hockey that are the fighters, aka the enforcers, aka the goons.
If you can find it, see the movie Goon. Gives a fictional picture of an enforcer and is surprisingly watchable. They even get the Canadian 'eh' correct a few times.
As a former hockey player, I love seeing people understand the game and the code. I believe hockey is the best sport, when it comes to skill, and respect. I also love seeing family members watch a game live, and get pumped up, with the speed, accuracy, and pure intensity.
The craziest part, the guy in your thumbnail in the red sweater, George Parros, is the current President of the Department of Player Safety.
Lmao. I'm Canadian, and even I think hockey is crazy.
So much respect I challenged a kid in bantam, he was way bigger than me, his coach and my coach let us go, it lasted probably a few seconds, he kicked my ass. I didn’t quit until I was down, he respected the rules and whe ended up winning the game!
Watch the movie “Slap Shot”. 70’s hockey (old time hockey)
There are a lot of great comments about fighting and the code in here. I never played pro or anything, but I’ve played for longer than I’d like to admit. The Code isn’t just an NHL or pro thing. Even in leagues where fights are automatic suspension or expulsion from the league, you occasionally find a transgressor that just needs retribution. It’s about defending ppl you care about and o dare say love if you’ve been with the same team for a while. Most of the “staged” fighting between enforcers is out of the game due to the increase in skill level throughout rosters, but the passion and raw emotion still exists. That’s why the fights exist. If the league ever banned fighting completely, the increase in stick fouls would go through the roof. If a guy wants to be slashy slashy on your top players wrists, I few jabs to the jaw tends to remind him of why it’s a bad idea.
I went to a drive-by-shooting last week and a basketball game broke out.
🤣🤣
Bro, so true 😂🤣💀
You’ve got to watch “Stu Grimson goes crazy” if you want to see The Code being enforced.
Went to a Canucks game many years ago. Two players dropped their gloves at centre ice and slowly skated around each other, half way down the rink, to the corner to start the fight. The jumbotron video (centre scoreboard) showed it was obviously to put on a show for a couple of fine young lasses seated behind the glass.
I have been watching hockey since 1968, can't tell you how many fights I have seen, never heard anyone complain and or get up and leave when one broke out .Love you reaction and hope someday you get a chance to see an heated NHL game in person
I may be incorrect but I believe around 2013 the hockey board of governors passed a rule stating the removal of helmets to fight is against the rules and additional minutes in the 'sin bin' will be given. --- One reason some fans get so excited by a fight is often times a team will be flat, they won't be playing well and someone on their team starts a fight, wails on the other player and that gets the team's blood pumping, it gets them into the game. I have seen many games turned around and what looked like a certain loss turned into a win all because someone dropped their gloves to get their fellow teammates more excited and more into the game.
You're correct about the helmets the NHL tried to stop fighting all together by implementing those rules.
When a player is answering Rule #15 (standing up for your teammate no matter what) you often get a huge mismatch. Some poor guy is obliged to fight a tough guy that is WAY out of his league. Often the tougher guy (who is being held to account for a cheap shot) will recognize this and go easy on the smaller guy. It's all about honour and respect.
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.
Rodney Dangerfield
This is 100% accurate. You’re welcome, Canada.
It’s a 1980’s take on the sport
to say I went to a game to watch a fight. Today there’s less fights and way more skill. We’re there to support our teams, if theres a fight, bonus.
As a Canadian, playing hockey since 5yrs old, I can tell you the code really sucks sometimes. Once during a playoff College hockey game, we were losing 5-1 with only minutes left and we had no chance to come back. Then we had a face-off in our end of the rink, one of our players said to me, get ready cause I'm going to punch one of those guys in the face as soon as the puck drops. Well he did, he suckered punch one of their players who wasn't even near the puck. Then we were all squared off fighting someone, benches jumped on to fight too. Because of the Code we had to fight. But here's a little insider info. In the dressing room we gave our player who started it all a lot of verbal abuse, and we all wanted to beat the crap out of him because he made us all look like sore losers. But because of the code, we had to stand up for each other and have a scrap on the ice.
Crosby being targeted changed the rules for dirty hits. Guy took a beating as a star player.
Exactly this. People started calling him a crybaby after he got his teeth knocked out with an illegal hit and was upset he didn’t get a call.
Calling him a whiner is really unprofessional in a video like this.
My dad never called it the code, but he always said the number 1 thing is to do whatever it takes to make sure you don't severely hurt someone. He said if I targeted someone id be walking home, he'd rather me fight, cause their is honour in fighting.
The role of “goon” has more or less been phased out. There are a couple guys like Rempe and Reaves left, but a lot more now you will see star players standing up for themselves like Mackinnon or B. Tkachuk
Tkachuk the Turtle - Kassian killed him lol
God damn do I miss LeClare and Lindross just smashing heads for Philly. The starting forwards being the most dangerous guys on the team
@@Mikey-rm4yw that’s Matt not Brady
A minor penalty is the most common and is 2 minutes; a major penalty (which includes fighting) is 5 minutes; a misconduct is 10 minutes; and a game misconduct is being kicked out of the game regardless of time remaining. So for example if you jump another player who doesn't want to fight you would typically get 17 minutes of penalties - a 2 minute minor for instigating a fight, a 5 minute fighting major, and a 10 minute misconduct giving the other team a substantial power-play opportunity. But if 2 players agree to fight then they would both get 5 minute fighting majors which are called coincidental penalties and neither team would get a man advantage.
Look up Marty McSorley Bob probert fight. You will see to Giants going at it
The reason guys like Sidney Crosby or any other star player occasionally go "mental" on another player is as a deterrent to them being messed with. The opposition, both in that game and around the league, need to believe you're capable of grievous bodily harm in order to avoid taking liberties with you. It's a bit like prision; you may not be a big tough fighter type, but you still need to send the message that you're CAPABLE of being a nutcase and thus it would be a bad idea to try to hurt you. Hockey is very much a game of intimidation, perhaps more than any other sport due to everyone holding a weapon (hockey stick). Any star player, after puberty and onwards, would be encouraged to occasionally egregiously foul someone, even if it penalizes you or puts your team at a disadvantage, because long-term it will serve to make your opponent think twice before they try to foul you.
There is no out-of-bounds in hockey; if someone wants to get you, they will. One well known 'rule' in hockey is, if you hurt my star player, I don't go after you. I go after YOUR star player, which makes the rest of your team resent your actions and hopefully peer pressure will deter your behaviour.
Yes. I seen "The Code" . Quite a bit going to my friends hockey games . Back in the 90's. After that, we would steal a beer from his father and share it while talking about what happened. Àhh. The good ol' days.
I don't watch hockey anymore, used to watch a lot as a kid. Yet, hockey players are tuff SOB's! They play through some nasty injuries!
Most old school athletes left...no prima Donnas in that sport at all!
Rat is perfect description of Marchand 😂 but I’d still love him on my team 😄
So funny you called the pests "Rats' as the player they were focusing on was Brad Marchand, who's nickname literally is "The Rat" LMFAO!!
...and yet every fan would take Brad Marchand on their team in a second. He's the captain of the Boston Bruins, and makes Team Canada. He knows when to tone things down.
@@SeaJayAudit 100% I'd love him on the Oil
Ahhh you beat me too that comment...haha....I was laughing so hard when they said that and it was solely focused on Marchand....lol.
Effing little rat.
Did thoroughly enjoy it when he said that they were the scum of the respect factor when it comes to the code.
Brad Marchand is such a little cunt on the ice and I hate him and then off the ice he's like an absolute stand up guy and it KILLS me.
U got my sub!! Watching your guys' excitement and watching the best, and i mean hands down the best sport in the world!! Hockey!! 🎉
If you want to see a star that wasn’t afraid to fight, watch wendell Clark’s fight’s that’s started from his big hits !!!!
One thing no one has mentioned is theyre carrying "weapons"/hockey sticks - fighting was looked at as a better option then more ugly stick incidents like Wayne Maki & Ted Green. Also fighting can be used to swing momentum & get the crowd going
The "hockey fight code" is ingrained at a young age when playing hockey in Canada.
Penalties are 2 minutes most of the time. If there is a double minor such as high sticking that causes bleeding, it is 4 minutes.
Fighting is a 5 minute major penalty and a game misconduct is 5 and the game.
Gotta love when the refs give the players some extra time to "find some blood." haha
Hockey players are a different breed for sure ❤😂
So disappointed there wasn't more Det/Colorado footage. It's epic hockey and some of these players needed hospitalization. Remember also, these men can be 6'6" and are 230 lbs of muscle on skates that make them 3" taller. Let's go Redwings!!!
As a Canadian and a hockey fan I can tell you the Code is learned young.. playground young. Goalies don't fight others players because they with all the padding their mobility is limited so it's not a fair fight.
I don't think John Gibson got that memo.
As a Canadian its funny to watch these reactions. And I have to laugh at the irony that Canadians are known as friendly, peaceful people but our national sport is this.... And we cant get enough......
Being a huge hockey fan with sets next to the glass player level watching a hockey game and a fight is the only reason why I go to see a boxing match
Iginla was a star player who fought a lot and always removed the helmet.
It has a lot to do with how fast the game is. Referees in the NHL are the best, but even they miss some calls or have biases against certain players. The code allows teams to even things up when its being called for one side.
This is what streetfights used to be like too. At least here in Canada. When I was a kid in the 80s and 90s the same rules aplied in the street.
there was players that use to use their sticks to fight with in the 60s and 70s the fights were a lot more than today Philadelphia hockey team was known as the Broad Street Bullies
Its mostly one on one fighting. Way more rare to see the benches clear. 2 min roughing, 5 min majors and 10 min misconducts. Then there are multiple game suspensions for players charged with more exreme penalties causing injuries. When a player gets a minor penalty, he goes to a penalty box for two minutes and the opposing team gets the power play (one man advantage) for the two minutes.
There’s more than just those rules too: A. Never put the puck in the net after a whistle. B. Never spray the goalie in the face with your skates. C. Never tap the goalies glove after he’s secured the puck and the whistle is blown. (All of these will induce a fight)
Go to hockey, because you want to see a fight.
Is the same as going to an automotive race because you want to see a crash.
(Or downhill skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding, skateboarding)
even baseball has it's rules if a player "hotdogs" it around the base as he runs,showing off, he knows he will be hit with the ball next time he is up, in hockey there is 2 min normal stuff, trip,slash,crosscheck etc penalty, then we get into 2 roughing, 5 fighting, 5 and game for intent to injure 10 minutes misconduct for going to far
Watch: Tough Guy - The Bob Probert story. Tells the life and hockey career of an enforcer with good skills. One of a kind
Penalties are either minor or major. A minor penalty in 2 minutes, a major is 5, but you can receive a double minor or major, usually from doing something that is likely to cause injury, or if blood is drawn unprovoked
I love that Hockey allows fighting
For the gladiators, though it was weapon fighting as a duel and entertainment, they rarely died, since the owners of the slaves needed able bodies, so they would teach them how to strike without killing, so they can sew them up and heal them, apparently only a handful of gladiators actually fought to the death, and kids used to have pictures of their favourite gladiators
There is also sort of an unofficial set of rules that aren’t on the books but the refs enforce. My favorite is the drawing blood enhancement to a minor penalty. If you high stick someone in the face it’s two minutes. And although there is no actual rule for this, if this high stick results in blood, the player skates over to the ref, show’s the blood, and usually this means a double minor 🤣
"Pests" are the worst and most hated...unless of course they are on your team. Then you love them.
sweet vid you two...keep them coming!
Played from 8 to 25. Only 16 fights, only won 2 but my goons had 100's of fights and scuffles and a few donnybrooks. Its the best game on earth and the CODE is real!
Out of date. The NHL now penalizes removing your helmet before a fight. They will also step in to stop the fight right away. Too many former players dying young due to CTE.
Removing the helmet before a fight is an automatic suspension now, so that part of the code has gone by the wayside.
Wish yall came to the states during hockey season. You really need to see a game in person
You might enjoy watching “best goals” or “best saves” in hockey. After watching hockey, every other sport is considered slower paced
Regular penalties are 2:00 and fighting penalties are 5:00.
Minor penalty and major penalty. The major isn't just for fighting. If you draw blood from a high sticking you will get a major.
There is another rule, which eventually resulted in a written rule… “3rd man in” is a rule against 2on1 fights…
Thanks for that video, it's was great to see the older time of hockey. Unfortunately there are not as many fights as there use to be now, but the code is still followed. If you want to see some ridiculous skill in hockey look up. Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Connor McDavid, Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky.
Some movies to help you understand hockey culture. Goon, slapshot, miracle on ice, mystery Alaska
Watch the brawl in hockey town!!!
This woman’s eyes….😍so beautiful
Fighting barely happens anymore. It’s not like the old days. Don’t get me wrong, there are still fights…but The game is more geared towards skill now compared to size and enforcers.
Or they could watch semi-pro hockey.
I wouldnt say pests are not respected or snitches in jail. They are talented players who have a job to do. usually if u pick a fight with one it going to be ur own team whose looking at u like WTF because generally as the video says they want u to fight them cause they target good players to get them off the ice. You should control yourself enough not to give in to their jeering. Now we are all human everyone has limits. Thats what pests count on.
Marchand despite being a boston player...and it pains me to say it i think is probably #1 or #2 on that list career wise, he has been able to get under so many people skins, so often and invigorate his teams so often that he has earned my respect despite playing for my favorite teams arch rivals.
You don't really feel the pain until after the game most of the time. 😂
I know I'm 2 weeks late... But fighting has actually calmed down in the NHL lately....it still exists but not like in the 70s-90s....they used to have actual goons on the team to specifically just fight (goons) who are actually the nicest people off the ice....they were usually 4th liners seeing as there are 4 forward lines of 3 on a team...nowadays the 4th liners are much more skilled but still more physical than the top 6/9 guys....it's still the toughest sport on earth to play and I've played them all...ps being 5'6 180lbs I was a great pest 😂
Watching the Boston Bruins face off against Philadelphia Flyers meant that Terry O'Reilly (B) and Dave Shultz (P) just go straight at each other.
the hockey code comes from the old west---a chivarous code---where you sort things out one on one--like a formalized gunfight at the city square...its kind of a combination of the old west and the coal mine and mendieval duels and rural communities where people would sort things out one against one. These are the communities where hockey evolved in Canada and north east US. Notice lots of Russians and Finns living by the Code in the NHL nut cant comment on this. I played soccer-Football and it was against the grain that guys could mess with you and then fall down like they had been shot---no accountability! My old man said "dont start fights---but always finish them". Thats the code in a nutshell. Hate to see baseball and soccer "violence" where it us always just a scrum of fakers.
I have played hockey and lacrosse and been to small towns in western Canada and Montana and seen this same code in bar fights and sport. It is self regulated. Not sure what's right or wrong but thought i would dive in and give a perspective.
Actually more like the Knights and Gladiators of old, who showed respect to their opponents and had rules of conduct for everything up to and including how you could and couldn't kill your opponent.
Good ole hockey game the best game you can play.
Song : Stompin Tom Conners 🇨🇦✌️
A normal penalty is 2 minutes. A fighting penalty or a major penalty is 5 minutes. Additional misconduct time can be added for 10, 20 or the remaining game time if there's a serious issue, like repeated penalties or attempting to injur another player.
It is human nature to be drawn to violence, especially when it is in a controlled setting. Football, rugby, hockey, mma, boxing, wrestling, etc are all sports with high levels of violence that millions of people pay their hard earned money to see live every year. In my opinion, deep down people just enjoy watching people battle. Also, alpha human beings want to impose their will and dominate competition at all costs. It has always been that way and will always be that way.
That's why sports were invented in the first place. To stop people (mostly men) from killing each other.