Violence in Hockey

A detailed Summary of Violence in Hockey

In a world filled with hate and violence it would be nice if we as a society could at least turn to recreational sports, such as hockey, to help relieve the stress of our every day lives. However, this is gradually slipping away. Over the years, new advancements have tried to make the game more competitive and enjoyable to fans. However, with all the new excitement, the game has become much more aggressive and fans are being bred to violence instead of competition. Since fighting is tolerated in the NHL, excitement rises when bench-clearing brawls break out. This violence leads to other types of violence such as the common checking-from-behind, and the more recent slashing injuries. When younger players watch these games, the idea of violence is becoming implanted in their minds, causing them to mimic these styles into minor leagues. Even though the rules of hockey have not changed in any way that would provoke more violence, the inconsistencies in applying the rules and the advancement in technology has caused the game to become much more aggressive in minor and major leagues.

Hitting from behind has been one of the most serious injuries when playing ice hockey. Every year the amount of injuries caused form hitting fr

In the last few decades, the improvement and advancement in technology has increased and helped provide more protection for players in order to try and cut down serious injuries. These new advancements made a huge effect on players in minor and major leagues, giving them much more confidence to play and not worry about getting hurt. However, it did completely the opposite. Because of the advancement in equipment, players became more aggressive and were able to play a lot harder because the worry of getting hurt was no longer a concern. "Within the last few decades, equipment gave players the opportunity to fight harder, causing aggression to increase dramatically each season." (Smith, Sportsdesk) From this, intensity rose and made players try and get the puck at all costs. With all the equipment on, they do not realize that the speed of the game has increased which has made hits harder and outcomes from the hits much more bone crunching. Before the helmet was introduced in the early 1980's, aggressive play was not nearly as high as it is today. (Landsberg) You would very rarely hear about a player getting high sticked because with no helmet, it could lead to a serious injury. There would be more respect in the game having to worry about injuring other players. Today getting slashed or high sticked is becoming common in both major and minor hockey leagues. The referees who do not apply the rules consistently to calls such as slashing a player to the head don't give the message that should be given about the seriousness of these penalties.

During the past few months, the increase in stick related injuries has become a big problem in the NHL. In the two major cases that many have heard about that involve slashing to the head of another player have showed how by not applying the rules consistently, the problem will persist onward. When Marty McSorley of the Boston Bruins slashed another player to the head, knocking him unconscious, it was looked at as a very serious matter. Even though McSorley apologized for his actions and said h

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