NHL sees surge in fighting and even scorers are throwing punches

The NHL is on pace to exceed last season's 297 fights. It's not just the heavyweights. Even the skill players are dropping ...

Flyers give the NHL’s best team a fight in a 3-2 loss to the Avalanche

Facing the NHL’s best team, and a team that had just two regulation losses this season, the Flyers gave it their all Sunday ...
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Why fighting is allowed in ice hockey

Fighting is one of ice hockey's unique elements, and it is the only sport where throwing punches is not only allowed, but sometimes encouraged. Despite a cooling off in recent years, fighting remains ...
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NHL officials acknowledged link between fighting and brain trauma in 2011 email, lawyer says

A lawyer for former NHL players suing the league over concussions says that a 2011 email from deputy commissioner Bill Daly to commissioner Gary Bettman linking fighting to concussions, depression and ...

“No fight is faced alone…!”: NHL player-turned-coach Kevin Dineen gets emotional while disclosing pancreatic cancer diagnosis with fans

Former NHL player and coach Kevin Dineen, 62, has revealed his pancreatic cancer diagnosis in an emotional Thanksgiving ...