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Ice hockey is a sport that allows fighting, which makes it one of the most entertaining sports to watch. Although there has been a decrease in recent years, fighting is still a major part of the game and serves a purpose, which we’ll try to explain for you here. Last night in Montreal is a great example:
USA vs. Canada started off in MADNESS 😳
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The players didn’t fight just to entertain the crowd. They dropped gloves for a reason: the USA team wanted to make a point. They wanted to let the Canadian fans and players know they were there to win and meant business. It set the tone for the game and motivated Team USA:
Brady, Matthew, and JT Miller had a group chat planning to drop the gloves tonight 😂
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The National Hockey League’s official rulebook states that a fight is considered official if one or more players punch or attempt to punch an opponent repeatedly. According to the rulebook, a fight can occur when two players engage in wrestling, making it challenging for the linesmen to intervene and separate them. On the ice, two players can engage in a fight, and it is also possible for multiple fights to occur simultaneously
What was Canada coach Jon Cooper's reaction to three fights in the first nine seconds of the 4 Nations Face-Off game vs. USA?
"Two passionate teams…This is not an All-Star Game. This is a battle of the best of the best." pic.twitter.com/WvK5Xa5ec8
Tyson Nash, a former NHL player, who spent time with the St. Louis Blues, was known as pest in his role of trying to throw the other team off their game. He explains his role and why fighting is an important part of hockey:
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“There’s a means to the madness to fighting in hockey, there’s such a purpose for all of it,” he told the guys on the Subpar podcast. “You get people off their game. They’re so worried about killing me that they’re not worried about scoring goals.”
"This is as big of a game as it gets – Saturday night, in Montreal, that was incredible.”
The Tkachuk brothers were built for these types of moments, they also added
“We had an absolute blast from the start”
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The USA vs Canada game in the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament was a great example of how fighting is more than fighting. The Tkachuk brother set the tone for the rest of the night with their two fights at the beginning of the game. They had been planning for it and Team USA needed some motivation after hearing their national anthem get booed and hearing the fans in Montreal cheer the Canadian players.
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There definitely is a “means to the madness.”
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