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[lottster14]

The number of fights in the NHL this year has already surpassed last years total if I am correct, and it did so weeks ago. Good stuff! Significant because of the downward trend from years prior to 19-20

 

[vandymeer13]

Nope. They are projected to be around 225 the rest of this year and last year I think they had 238. So depressingly even lower then last year.

 

[DaaaaB's]

Nope. They are projected to be around 225 the rest of this year and last year I think they had 238. So depressingly even lower then last year.

It's crazy to think how only 20 years ago the Panthers had well over a 100 fights alone.

 

[DaaaaB's]

I'll never forget the Wolfy days on that forum.

Haha I remember him. He made some of the most ridiculous comments I've ever seen or heard.

 

[McDonald19]

Were you around when Chilly was on the site?

Man, that guy was awful to deal with.

 

[McDonald19]

It's crazy to think how only 20 years ago the Panthers had well over a 100 fights alone.

It’s sad...

Nicolas Deslauriers leads the league with 12 fights, which is more than the entire rosters of the following teams:

Chicago (11), Florida (10), Vancouver (10), Vegas (10), Minnesota (9), Philadelphia (9), Detroit (8), Montreal (7), Columbus (6), Dallas (6), Pittsburgh (6), St. Louis (6), Carolina (4), Toronto (4), Arizona (3), Buffalo (3).

 

[Beville]

It’s a shame because the only hockey fight community I see these days is NHL Frenzy in Youtube. Even this forum is dead these days

 

[Hagstrom]

It’s a shame because the only hockey fight community I see these days is NHL Frenzy in Youtube. Even this forum is dead these days

That channel has been a godsend, honestly. I love that they clip most of the rough stuff most nights.

 

[Beville]

Hockey fights lives on!

 

[idontusethisanymore]

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Hockey fights lives on!

That's cool, but I just checked the App Store and the app hasn't been updated in 3 years

 

[Beville]

That's cool, but I just checked the App Store and the app hasn't been updated in 3 years

To be fair, I thought the game looked crap because it was made by a low tech company... not because it’s 3 years old

 

[idontusethisanymore]

To be fair, I thought the game looked crap because it was made by a low tech company... not because it’s 3 years old

That could be it as well

 

[Coastal Kev]

Maybe we can build a community here of fans who miss the old ways of hockey.

I started watching as a kid in the '70s. Today's game is almost unrecognizable even comparing to the mid '90s. No animosity, not much hitting, and fighting hardly exists.

It's crazy, but the game actually gets a LOT tougher these days in the playoffs when players are actually trying and tempers flare.

The younger generation who never watched mid 80's to late 90's hockey.... will never understand how bastardized the sport has become.

It was must see tv. What sucks is that back then, it was hard to find hockey on TV.. now it's everywhere, but the games are a snoozefest.

 

[tarheelhockey]

The younger generation who never watched mid 80's to late 90's hockey.... will never understand how bastardized the sport has become.

It was must see tv. What sucks is that back then, it was hard to find hockey on TV.. now it's everywhere, but the games are a snoozefest.

To be fair, the generation who watched 1950s and 1960s hockey would say the 80s-90s fighting culture was a circus sideshow. The whole idea of an enforcer only existed within about a 30-year timeframe (circa 1975 to 2005) and even at that, it looked completely different at different stages of that timeframe.

There's about as much fighting in the game today as there was in 1968.

 

[Cams]

The younger generation who never watched mid 80's to late 90's hockey.... will never understand how bastardized the sport has become.

It was must see tv. What sucks is that back then, it was hard to find hockey on TV.. now it's everywhere, but the games are a snoozefest.

I guess I am from that generation that grew up watching (and playing) hockey in the 80s and 90s. I admit I miss seeing more adversity in the game than there currently is. There is also a lot more teams now, so scheduling adjusts where you don't play teams as often, especially in the "other" conference. What is sorely missing is the regional rivals having back to back/ home and home series. Think Toronto-Buffalo, Chicago - St L, Calgary - Edmonton. Having a schedule like this would help build more "hate" and maybe more emotion. What I don't miss is the gong show stuff that sometimes happened. Remember when games (moreso at the Jr A level - think OHL as a great example) were decided early in the 3rd and it was a 3 or more goal margin.......the third period would take over an hour to play..... that I don't miss at all. Also...the game has evolved big time since the 70s, 80s, 90s. It's more of a skill/speed game and add the salary cap into things and you don't have a roster space for a Dave Brown, Sean McMorrow, Brian McGrattan, John Scott type who had virtually NHL level skill other than playing 2 or 3 shifts and punching the opponent in a fight. The knowledge about concussions no doubt plays a factor as well. The Broadstreet Bullies type stuff of the late 70s was not hockey, as @tarheelhockey said....that was circus sideshow stuff.

I would love to see more Wayne Simmons, Tom Wilson type players though. Give me some Wendel Clark, Cam Neely type players who could really play...score, play top minutes, hit like a truck, and still beat the crap out of you in a fight.

Sure, I am sure there is still some people who watch(ed) hockey for the fights, but if that's what you were tuning in, well all I can say is hockey is NOT about fighting, and sorry that you are disappointed. I'm a Leafs fan, and believe me, I was very happy they grabbed Clifford, I hope they resign too. Guys like him add an element to a team and give a lift to other players on their team. I wish they had a tough stay at home defender who could at least instill some fear in the other teams players.

 

[vandymeer13]

I guess I am from that generation that grew up watching (and playing) hockey in the 80s and 90s. I admit I miss seeing more adversity in the game than there currently is. There is also a lot more teams now, so scheduling adjusts where you don't play teams as often, especially in the "other" conference. What is sorely missing is the regional rivals having back to back/ home and home series. Think Toronto-Buffalo, Chicago - St L, Calgary - Edmonton. Having a schedule like this would help build more "hate" and maybe more emotion. What I don't miss is the gong show stuff that sometimes happened. Remember when games (moreso at the Jr A level - think OHL as a great example) were decided early in the 3rd and it was a 3 or more goal margin.......the third period would take over an hour to play..... that I don't miss at all. Also...the game has evolved big time since the 70s, 80s, 90s. It's more of a skill/speed game and add the salary cap into things and you don't have a roster space for a Dave Brown, Sean McMorrow, Brian McGrattan, John Scott type who had virtually NHL level skill other than playing 2 or 3 shifts and punching the opponent in a fight. The knowledge about concussions no doubt plays a factor as well. The Broadstreet Bullies type stuff of the late 70s was not hockey, as @tarheelhockey said....that was circus sideshow stuff.

I would love to see more Wayne Simmons, Tom Wilson type players though. Give me some Wendel Clark, Cam Neely type players who could really play...score, play top minutes, hit like a truck, and still beat the crap out of you in a fight.

Sure, I am sure there is still some people who watch(ed) hockey for the fights, but if that's what you were tuning in, well all I can say is hockey is NOT about fighting, and sorry that you are disappointed. I'm a Leafs fan, and believe me, I was very happy they grabbed Clifford, I hope they resign too. Guys like him add an element to a team and give a lift to other players on their team. I wish they had a tough stay at home defender who could at least instill some fear in the other teams players.

You could definitely afford a roster spot for a goon for 8k to 1mil. Look at deslauriers I'd give up kampf highmore koek for john scott anyday

 

[vandymeer13]

Hell give me adam burish or colin fraser.

 

[Cams]

You could definitely afford a roster spot for a goon for 8k to 1mil. Look at deslauriers I'd give up kampf highmore koek for john scott anyday

Sure for a guy like Deslauriers, he can contribute, and keep up with the play. Even a guy like Matt Martin. They can hold an opponent accountable and play on a 4th line regular shift. They days of a guy warming the bench for 1 shift over gone though. A guy like Steve MacIntyre or John Scott are obsolete - It's not like they were shutdown defenders.

 

[Fixxer]

 

[KenBaumgartner]

Good to see some of the boys from hockeyfights here. Shameful that the new ownership there wiped away the entire history of the site. There was an encyclopedia of knowledge available there and they threw it in the garbage. Pitiful.

B*O

 

[BGDDYKWL]

Can't believe it's been over 4 years since the site shut down. Sadly it may be closer to 10 since I had posted there. Used to frequent the site daily back in the late 90s early 2000s. Good times.

 

[Snauen]

Can't believe it's been over 4 years since the site shut down. Sadly it may be closer to 10 since I had posted there. Used to frequent the site daily back in the late 90s early 2000s. Good times.

Its not closed, its there

 

[BGDDYKWL]

Its not closed, its there

Oh, yeah, I meant the forum portion.