Now This Is An Old-School Hockey Fight
by Barry Petchesky from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3HCKC)
The argument for fighting in hockey is twofold: that the threat of a beating serves as a deterrent, policing dirty hits against skill players, and that a good, rousing rumble can fire up an uninspired team. That hockey has neither gotten more dangerous nor less inspired as fighting had decreased dramatically would"