Frostbyte's hockey league has a new stupid rule

[Frostbyte]

Well apparently today my dad woke me up and asked me what I would feel like if ice hockey had no contact in it. I told him it wouldn't be as fun nor would it be like ice hockey and asked him why. He said that next year theres this new rule that says theres no hitting allowed in ice hockey and quite frankly it's loving stupid.

Now if you've ever seen ice hockey on tv you'll probably know that hitting is allowed and it's part of the game, it's like saying you can kill people in a video game and they don't give you guns or any other weapons. (Anyone got a better metaphor?)

Discuss.

[Ad Bot]

[Flamecannon]

because violence is the way to go?
???

[Frostbyte]

because violence is the way to go?
???

It's a contact sport, you know what you sign up for like when you join the army you know you may die just like in hockey you know you will get injuries.

[rockslide26]

What the forget? Is this a new NHL rule? If they did this to the NFL, people would go apestuff.

[Frostbyte]

What the forget? Is this a new NHL rule? If they did this to the NFL, people would go apestuff.

Nope not NHL, just for recreation, and I hear REP players in the USA have it aswell.

[Proog]

Good.

Hockey was ruined by drunken lumberjacks and rednecks who only wanted to see people fight instead of playing the damn game.
Maybe the kids will stop getting concussions and brain damage so the generation isn't so stupid.

[Funkadelic]

Are you one of those hockey players that thinks he's so tough because you play the game?

[Frostbyte]

Are you one of those hockey players that thinks he's so tough because you play the game?

Nope, I just play it for fun + to stay fit, I plan on quitting soon. Besides it not my thing.

Good.

Hockey was ruined by drunken lumberjacks and rednecks who only wanted to see people fight instead of playing the damn game.
Maybe the kids will stop getting concussions and brain damage so the generation isn't so stupid.

This is Canadian hockey not American hockey.

[Proog]

This is Canadian hockey not American hockey.

Hence why I said lumberjacks and rednecks.

I live in Canada, people who play hockey get concussions on a regular basis. All it's doing is rattling their brain and encouraging rough and tough kids who will probably end up beating their wife for buring food if they ever get one. Oh and most of the hockey players act like massive cigarettes.

Point is, hockey got twisted into a game that people focused on the fights more than the game itself.

[Frostbyte]

Hence why I said lumberjacks and rednecks.

I live in Canada, people who play hockey get concussions on a regular basis. All it's doing is rattling their brain and encouraging rough and tough kids who will probably end up beating their wife for buring food if they ever get one. Oh and most of the hockey players act like massive cigarettes.

Point is, hockey got twisted into a game that people focused on the fights more than the game itself.

Wait which part of canada are you in?

That stuff happens alot less on the west coast. (except a few teams)

[Mega-Bear]

That's a dumb rule imo.

[Proog]

East coast of Canada.
It's still associated too much with violence to be an enjoyable sport unless you're into things like fixed wrestling.

[Frostbyte]

East coast of Canada.
It's still associated too much with violence to be an enjoyable sport unless you're into things like fixed wrestling.

Oddly our team has had one fight this year and weve got the highest sportsmanship points in our league and our coach + team isn't about bloodlust.

Maybe theres something about East Coast hockey thats more violent...