a hockey game broke out at a fight

[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"][QUOTE="Leejjohno"]

Is that actually considered normal in hockey?

I don't watch it at all, but I would have thought that punching somebody in the face was illegal whether in a game or not. The fact the referee was just watching just raises serious questions.

Leejjohno

May I ask why you are allowed to punch somebody in the face in a hockey game?

[QUOTE="Leejjohno"]

[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"] It's allowed as long as one of them doesn't hit the ice, then it gets broken up and they get penalties.FrostyPhantasm

May I ask why you are allowed to punch somebody in the face in a hockey game?

Is there anything stopping these guys from suing one another in that eventuality?

Thats awesome. I always wondered if the ice skates in hockey games have a shallow in between or are they flat?

[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"][QUOTE="Leejjohno"]

May I ask why you are allowed to punch somebody in the face in a hockey game?

Leejjohno

Is there anything stopping these guys from suing one another in that eventuality?

Edit: In terms of checking you must not use your shoulders or elbows and your skates are not allowed to leave the ice. Fighting is an automatic penalty for both players, and the general rules are just punching.

[QUOTE="Leejjohno"]

[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"] It's allowed as long as one of them doesn't hit the ice, then it gets broken up and they get penalties.Bluestorm-Kalas

May I ask why you are allowed to punch somebody in the face in a hockey game?

Thread title implies that a hockey game happened during a fight (not the other way around)...I am full of disappoint

[QUOTE="Leejjohno"]

[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"]It's just part of the sport? You're allowed to check, and getting checked hurts a HELL of a lot more than a punch does.FrostyPhantasm

Is there anything stopping these guys from suing one another in that eventuality?

Edit: In terms of checking you must not use your shoulders or elbows and your skates are not allowed to leave the ice. Fighting is an automatic penalty for both players, and the general rules are just punching.

I see, thanks for the info... I suppose as long as it's above board I have no problem with it.

[QUOTE="Bluestorm-Kalas"]

[QUOTE="Leejjohno"]

May I ask why you are allowed to punch somebody in the face in a hockey game?

majoras_wrath

That's why I don't take hocket seriously as a sport.