Can you imagine being a NHL player and fighting one of your rivals in front of thousands of screaming fans? Fists pounding, helmets banging, referees pushing and pulling, blood dripping onto the ice until the feuding players are finally sent to their penalty boxes. For over 100 years, the professional ice hockey leagues of North America have allowed fighting in their games. In most professional hockey games in North America fights occur in almost every game, however, many people want it to be banned. I hope that this letter will strengthen your position that fighting is beneficial to professional ice hockey games. I support fighting in hockey because it protects players, entertains the fans, and bonds teams as players stand up for fallen
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Bobby Orr notes in his book that if enough adults in youth hockey determine that fighting will not be tolerated, it can be eradicated from youth hockey. Bobby Orr is credible because he is the best defensmen of all time and knows the game of hockey like the back of his hand. He says, that parents should teach their kids about what’s right and what’s wrong. He also says, that kids should focus on important fundamentals of hockey instead of fighting. I agree and think parents need to teach kids that even heroes can make mistakes and the kids should focus on the positive aspects of their hero not the negative aspects. Bobby Orr also gave a reason why fighting should stay in professional hockey. He says, “In "pro level," I include all professional ranks plus the highest levels in Canadian junior hockey as well. I include junior here because the players in those leagues are there with the main purpose of apprenticing for the next level of play. They need to be ready for what is to come, and fighting is a part of it.” This quote is also from Bobby Orr’s book and he says that players need to be ready for what’s going to come at the next level. He basically says fighting is a part of the game at higher levels but should not be tolerated and practiced at youth hockey. In youth hockey there are no really known star players that will be targeted in a negative way. Fighting in youth hockey should be abolished because it is not a necessary part of youth hockey but is absolutely necessary in professional hockey. Also, fighting in professional hockey is a time honored tradition but kids should be taught to control
Bobby Orr notes in his book that if enough adults in youth hockey determine that fighting will not be tolerated, it can be eradicated from youth hockey. Bobby Orr is credible because he is the best defensmen of all time and knows the game of hockey like the back of his hand. He says, that parents should teach their kids about what’s right and what’s wrong. He also says, that kids should focus on important fundamentals of hockey instead of fighting. I agree and think parents need to teach kids that even heroes can make mistakes and the kids should focus on the positive aspects of their hero not the negative aspects. Bobby Orr also gave a reason why fighting should stay in professional hockey. He says, “In "pro level," I include all professional ranks plus the highest levels in Canadian junior hockey as well. I include junior here because the players in those leagues are there with the main purpose of apprenticing for the next level of play. They need to be ready for what is to come, and fighting is a part of it.” This quote is also from Bobby Orr’s book and he says that players need to be ready for what’s going to come at the next level. He basically says fighting is a part of the game at higher levels but should not be tolerated and practiced at youth hockey. In youth hockey there are no really known star players that will be targeted in a negative way. Fighting in youth hockey should be abolished because it is not a necessary part of youth hockey but is absolutely necessary in professional hockey. Also, fighting in professional hockey is a time honored tradition but kids should be taught to control