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	Fighting in ice hockey -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		(The act of fighting; any contest or struggle) Fighting in (A game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks) ice hockey is a (additional info and facts about controversial) controversial aspect of hockey.
		The practice of fighting in hockey is allowed in many of the world's professional men's leagues, including the (additional info and facts about National Hockey League) National Hockey League, but is not allowed in women's hockey at any level.
		The unique condoning of fighting in ice hockey led to (additional info and facts about Rodney Dangerfield) Rodney Dangerfield's (A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter) joke "I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out".
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fi/Fighting_in_ice_hockey.htm (914 words)

	Encyclopedia: Fighting in ice hockey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fighting in ice hockey is a controversial aspect of hockey.
		The practice of fighting in hockey is condoned in the National Hockey League, the junior leagues, and other professional minor leagues, but is punishable by ejection in the Peewee, College and European leagues.
		Fighting is also claimed to be an important means of protecting a star player who is being brutalized by an opponent.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Fighting-in-ice-hockey (1738 words)

	Hockey Fighting: to Protect and Serve
		But the fact is, unlike newspaper betting lines, NCAA office pools, and professional wrestling, fighting in hockey is not for entertainment purposes only.
		Fighting on the whole, however, has been in decline since its peak in the mid-eighties, when games averaged over one fight per game.
		Some believe the allowance of fighting in the NHL is strictly financial, and that if fighting were abolished, fans would find the sport less interesting, and ratings would decrease.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/hockeyfighting1.html (771 words)

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