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Originally Posted by GioforPM
If by days of yore you mean the 30s-40s, maybe that's correct on checking. They didn't wear helmets, players were smaller and slower and there were no slapshots. But there was a ton of stickwork, fighting, and other dirty plays. Look at Lindsay and Richard.
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Sure. But we're not talking about stick work. We are talking about the bodycheck. I'd like to know what it was
originally intended for. Intimidation? Retribution? Change of momentum? Or to simply separate player from puck.