Why would the media have an agenda to eliminate fighting? I hear that often -- "its the media". No, the media reports a story that is developing on the radar of the sport. Yzerman and Bowman were not members of the media when they made their comments. There's a discussion to be had about the place of fighting in the game, you can't just sum it up as a media conspiracy.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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