Gentlemen,
I was sent a PM by one of our members asking about Ice Hockey. The member is from a country where Hockey is not played and he is very interested in Hockey, and is having some difficulty understanding why there are so many fights, and why the Referees don't take action to stop the fighting (at times the Refs. seem to be just standing by and watching).
I grew up in a portion of the USA that did not have hockey, and I am out of my depth here. If it were baseball, I could tell him that arguments are part of the game, and usually occur when discussing the finer points of the rules or when an Umpire and a player have a difference of opinion about a specific play. Fights in baseball are usually reserved for situations where the batter and pitcher strongly disagree about a few inches on the inside of the plate (for non-baseball fans, the side closest to the batter), especially those few inches in the proximity of the batters head. But alas with Hockey, I am out of my league.
Any explanation of hockey and especially the fighting involved would be greatly appreciated. Please, no jokes about going to a fight last night and a hockey game broke out.
eric.
I was sent a PM by one of our members asking about Ice Hockey. The member is from a country where Hockey is not played and he is very interested in Hockey, and is having some difficulty understanding why there are so many fights, and why the Referees don't take action to stop the fighting (at times the Refs. seem to be just standing by and watching).
I grew up in a portion of the USA that did not have hockey, and I am out of my depth here. If it were baseball, I could tell him that arguments are part of the game, and usually occur when discussing the finer points of the rules or when an Umpire and a player have a difference of opinion about a specific play. Fights in baseball are usually reserved for situations where the batter and pitcher strongly disagree about a few inches on the inside of the plate (for non-baseball fans, the side closest to the batter), especially those few inches in the proximity of the batters head. But alas with Hockey, I am out of my league.
Any explanation of hockey and especially the fighting involved would be greatly appreciated. Please, no jokes about going to a fight last night and a hockey game broke out.
eric.
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