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Originally Posted by Matty81
I actually don't mind fighting but the "policing" argument is pretty much the worst argument you could make. No other sports need fighting to prevent guys from trying to injure each other like savages and lots are as physical as hockey.
It's entertainment plain and simple... For some people largely in the male 13-50 demographic it works, for others like my wife it actually will cause her to change the channel or (tonight) just leave and do something else. Double edged sword for the league.
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How many other full contact sports do the players carry sticks/weapons though? Also being on skates, hockey players end up with way more velocity than most(or all?) contact sports. Would be pretty easy to start running guys at dangerously high speeds if/when things got heated and there was no other recourse if a team thinks somebody is taking liberties with it's players.