Perhaps you have seen something I haven’t, because I have NEVER seen a hockey player intentionally attack an official, and I’ll wager that I’ve been to more pee-wee, bantam, junior, semi-pro and professional games in the last year than you have in your life.
Then again, your nick has “North Star” in it. Do you watch hockey at all? Do you cheer for Dallas, since they were originally from Minnesota? That too might explain your seeming hostility towards hockey.
The enforcers are there to ensure that the thugs on the other team play fair and leave the star players and goalies alone. They have no issues with the officials.
Each team has their muscle, and it is actually quite uncommon for the enforcers to be put in play, contrary to what you and the presstitutes try to convince the public.
Thanks for playing, though. Better luck next time.
That said, basketball is the most violent, bruising NON-contact “sport” I have ever seen. I can’t watch the “squeak-squeak” game for more than 5 minutes before there is some sort of blatant unsportsmanlike conduct, even in pick-up games at the local school.
All I see is a bunch of genetic freaks bouncing an inflated pig’s bladder and beating each other up for 4 X 15 minute periods.
That this kid attacked a ref is no surprise to me, since the game itself seems to attract sociopaths and the violent.
I was commenting on his raw aggression, not on who he attacked. That aggression, if chanelled correctly, would make that young man into a great enforcer theoretically. I never saw a punch as brutal as that since probert was in the league. Hopefully, he doesnt go around attacking refs on the ice. Hockey refs arent as forgiving as bball refs. btw, I play pickup every winter, so no, I am not bitter at the nhl.
I was commenting on his raw aggression, not on who he attacked. That aggression, if chanelled correctly, would make that young man into a great enforcer theoretically. I never saw a punch as brutal as that since probert was in the league. Hopefully, he doesnt go around attacking refs on the ice. Hockey refs arent as forgiving as bball refs. btw, I play pickup every winter, so no, I am not bitter at the nhl.