Violence? How does it affect our lives?
Hockey and Violence
Last year, in the NYT I saw this article on the NHL promoting its product by
highlighting the violent side of hockey (soon the post was deleted)
Eliminate fighting in the NHL
Mike Milbury spent 1,552 minutes in the penalty box during his 12-season NHL
career. Twice he logged more than 200 penalty minutes in a season, helped by
the fact he had 76 NHL fights, according to hockeyfights.com.
Often hot-tempered, Milbury once went into the stands to confront a fan during
his playing days. But Milbury, now an NBC analyst, believes fighting should no
longer be part of the game.
Mario Lemieux
“Hockey is, by nature, a physical game…. But we’ve crossed the line on some of
the physical play in recent years, putting our players in peril.”
Wayne Gretzky
“Hockey is the only team sport in the world that actually encourages fighting. I
have no idea why we let it go on. The game itself is so fast, so exciting, so much
fun to watch, why do we have to turn ice red so often? “
Clarence Campbell (former NHL President)-Without violence, there would be no
such thing as hockey.
“Remember, it is your opponents who make it possible for you to [develop
and express your skills]. So, if you take your opponent's apart, that hurts you.”
How Violent Are We?
Who are more violent, a three-year-old or a teenager?
o Are we all violent?
o Who is more violent
o Have we survived as species because of violence or cooperation?
Hockey and Violence
Last year, in the NYT I saw this article on the NHL promoting its product by
highlighting the violent side of hockey (soon the post was deleted)
Eliminate fighting in the NHL
Mike Milbury spent 1,552 minutes in the penalty box during his 12-season NHL
career. Twice he logged more than 200 penalty minutes in a season, helped by
the fact he had 76 NHL fights, according to hockeyfights.com.
Often hot-tempered, Milbury once went into the stands to confront a fan during
his playing days. But Milbury, now an NBC analyst, believes fighting should no
longer be part of the game.
Mario Lemieux
“Hockey is, by nature, a physical game…. But we’ve crossed the line on some of
the physical play in recent years, putting our players in peril.”
Wayne Gretzky
“Hockey is the only team sport in the world that actually encourages fighting. I
have no idea why we let it go on. The game itself is so fast, so exciting, so much
fun to watch, why do we have to turn ice red so often? “
Clarence Campbell (former NHL President)-Without violence, there would be no
such thing as hockey.
“Remember, it is your opponents who make it possible for you to [develop
and express your skills]. So, if you take your opponent's apart, that hurts you.”
How Violent Are We?
Who are more violent, a three-year-old or a teenager?
o Are we all violent?
o Who is more violent
o Have we survived as species because of violence or cooperation?
