90’s Style Hockey Fights
Fights in the NHL have toned down a bit, well a lot since the early 90’s. This is the first fight in a long time that reminded me of the NHL of old. Notice how many times Cam Janssen waves off the refs. This isn’t a “oh-you-touched-our-best-player” fight. This is a set the tempo for the game. If you look, the fight starts after a minute into the game. The point is to say, “Hey, we don’t like you, and now I feel I need to punch your face until you understand that.” This is an example of how hockey fights should be. Although Cam could had kicked his ass just for the mere fact he’s Canadian with a long, stupid name; Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond.
I saw this next video on St. Louis Game Time, a Blues fan site I didn’t link to because I know no one I know would ever care to read anything on that site. The clip is 4 minutes long but it’s TOTALLY worth it. If there’s anything you witness in your life, wait for the 1:18 time mark. Now THAT’s a hockey fight. That’s how I remember fights playing out when I was younger. And you never see bench clearing fights anymore, only because the penalties for jumping over the bench are a lot harsher these days.
One last video, just to tide you over before switch over to YouTube searching for “hockey fights”. This is the only reason I own a Fylers jersey. When everyone else wanted to “be like Mike”, I wanted to be like Ron… Hextall, not Jeremy. Enjoy.
Rock’em Sock’em Goailes!