SI 50 Landmark Hockey Fights

[Canadiens1958]

From the SI website. A look at fighting in the NHL including a historic perspective going back to Eddie Shore.

Somewhat tepid presentation of the topic. Does not distinguish between fighting and gratuitous violence or recklessness. Also avoids the "necessary" question.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nhl/news/20131115/50-landmark-hockey-fights/?eref=sihp#all

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[Killion]

^^^ WARNING: that link takes quite a while to load. Worth the wait. Interesting to say the least. Thanks C58. Cursory but none the less informative.

 

[Kyle McMahon]

Nice find, thanks for sharing. It's too bad we'll probably never see a bench clearing brawl again. What is the league going to do though, suspend two entire teams?

 

[Killion]

Nice find, thanks for sharing. It's too bad we'll probably never see a bench clearing brawl again. What is the league going to do though, suspend two entire teams?

If it ever did happen? Not entirely. Prolly just (lengthy) suspend the main instigators & Head Coaches, fining everyone some serious coin.

 

[LeBlondeDemon10]

The Great One "rarely" fought? That is his only bout. Strange collection of fights. I fail to see the significance in some of them. Entertaining though.

 

[struckbyaparkedcar]

I'd have Sabres/Sens in 2007 over a few of these.

 

[seventieslord]

Yeah, too bad there are no bench clearing brawls anymore.... my God...

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

well, that crashed my browser.

when i was a kid i went to craig coxe's hockey camp three years in a row. during lunch, he always pulled out the don cherry rock 'em sock 'em VHS tapes and would show coxe vs. probert, rounds 1 and 2. kids aren't going to complain when he makes us skate lines after watching those. man, coxey going toe to toe with one of the GOATs.