TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 FIGHTS ON THE ICE 4 12 22 CHAPTER 2 GOLD MEDAL PROS CHAPTER 3 ESCAPING THE DEAD PUCK ERA CHAPTER 4 FOLLOWING GRETZKY CHAPTER 5 THE TROUBLE WITH SHOOTOUTS.30 36 FURTHER DISCUSSION 44 MORE INFORMATION 47 GLOSSARY.46 INDEX.48 ONLINE RESOURCES 47 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 48
Aggression can lead to physical fights on the ice CHAPTER ONE FIGHTS ON THE ICE Hockey is known as a physical sport Players slam into each other or push and shove as they fight for the puck From time to time that physical play can boil over into fighting It may seem odd to fans of other sports where fighting is almost universally banned But in hockey many people argue that it's just part of the game The first official rules about fighting were established in 1922. That's when the National Hockey League NHL decided that a five minute penalty was appropriate for fighting Referees are flexible with how they interpret those rules however Some brawls can result in 10 minute misconduct or even game misconduct penalties
