VIOLENCE AND FIGHTING IN HOCKEY By Amy Earle

VIOLENCE AND FIGHTING IN HOCKEY By: Amy Earle, Jacob Kelly & Sam Peters

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TERMINOLOGY �Body Checking �Check to the Head �Checking from behind

TERMINOLOGY �Butt-ending �Slashing �Clipping �Cross checking

TERMINOLOGY �Enforcer �High Stick �Hooking

PROS �Increase in spectator numbers � “Part” of the game � Protection of the players

“You can’t just run around and know you’ll be protected by the rules and protected by the officials. A lot of times you need to have guys on the team that are out there to end that kind of stuff. ” - Zach Parise

CONS � Main focus � Takes away from ‘real’ players � Injury � Negative Influence

INJURY �Direct trauma accounts for 80% of all injuries �Are caused more often during games �Lacerations to the head are most common �Lack of helmet protection during fights

Todd Bertuzzi-Steve Moore Incident After being slammed into the ice from a hit at the back of the head, Steve Moore’s professional hockey career ended immediately.

Negative Influence Children are influenced by watching violent acts during hockey games and learn to copy such behaviors.

ENFORCERS �A role given to players to protect and support the team if they are unfairly treated �A. K. A. “Goon”

�Season 2003 -2004 STAT S Players Fights Krzysztof Oliwa 31 Jody Shelley 30 Chris Neil 24 Matt Johnson 23 Andrew Peters 23 �Players with 15 or more fights: 27

�Season 2013 -2014 STAT S Players Fights Tom Sestito 19 Rich Clune 16 Luke Gazdic 15 Chris Neil 15 Tom Wilson 14 �Players with 15 or more fights: 4

�Comparison STAT S Season Fights % of Games with Fights 2003 -2004 789 41. 14% 2013 -2014 469 29. 67% �Fight difference: 320 �% Difference: 11. 47%

INTERVIEW We interviewed a player from the X-Men Hockey team to see his views on fighting in Hockey

RESPONSE �Never in university �Repercussions are not worth it �Players get wound up

RESPONSE �The game and performance �Stick work �To get the team’s motivation up �Retaliation to aggression.

RESPONSE �“Usually when I fought I got beat up” �Fights won did feel good �Point of fighting is for the team

RESPONSE �Different rules and regulations for fighting �Collegiate level = game suspension �Junior level = five minutes then back on the ice

RESPONSE �Chippy �Aggressive �Rivalry �Get to know other teams better (increase rivalry tension)

FINAL STATEMENT �Fighting in hockey can make the game more clean �Believes there should be fighting �It comes down to respect

HERE TO STAY “The fact of the matter is I think this game is safer with fighting in it, ” -Brian Burke, Calgary Flames “I don’t know how you could outlaw it from the game…” -P. J Stock, Boston Bruins

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