Why I Love Hockey

Above is a fight between Milan Lucic and Chris Neil. The NHL administration is making attempts to bar fighting from the game altogether. Hockey is one of the only sports left where honor is an inherent part of the game. Fighting doesn't occur randomly for our entertainment. It is a response to unfair hits, extremely unsportsmanlike content, or general foul play. A cheap shot at a team captain or star player will lead to retaliations and fights.

If soccer was more like hockey, every team would play like Germany, Christiano Ronaldo would have a fat lip, and Zidane would have been a hero ad France would have won that World Cup.