Fighting In Hockey

• 20 years since NHL record was set, fighting is down across the league but not going anywhere

  It has been 20 years since a fight fest at a game that still holds an NHL record. Now, fighting is rare in the NHL, but certainly not gone.

  Sports

  Feb 27
  
• Former Kelowna Rocket launches head trauma lawsuit against hockey leagues

  More than a decade after his WHL career ended, James McEwan alleges he is suffering from a host of symptoms connected to hits to the head.

  Sports

  Jan 13, 2019
  
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• Charges in Pennsylvania high school hockey brawl raises questions about fighting

  A violent brawl involving a Pennsylvania high school hockey team attacking players from an opposing school is raising questions whether fights on the ice should be prosecuted.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2017
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• Emails reveal Bettman, NHL execs discussed how concussions affect hockey players

  The NHL's top brass acknowledged the risk of concussions the league's players faced from being pummeled in fights on the ice, but kept it among themselves.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2016
• Speaking out against violence in hockey

  I have discovered that taking on the issue of violence in NHL hockey is not unlike taking on gun control in the United States.

  Oct 3, 2013
• Gloves come off after Global News hockey report

  Violence in hockey is a divisive issue in Canada. Many people believe throwing punches goes hand-in-hand with shooting goals feel there is no room for debate, while others believe it is barbaric and a bad influence. Here are your thoughts.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2013