I agree with all of the sentiment and I love hockey. I will also say that if the league had just one a-hole who disrespected either flags and anthems,it would be scandalous.
Agreed! Main reason is that the arena of action is much smaller and the fans are right there at the glass, within throwing distance anything a fan might want to throw at someone disrespecting the anthem.
Not only that but hockey is also a game of direct retribution for any wrong doings by a player. Either in that game or in the future.
The greatest hockey fight ever..............
It should be mentioned that the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup only to be devastated by the limousine accident six days later that resulted in Vladimir (The Gladiator) Konstantinov suffering serious brain injury and paralysis and has never been able to fully function since.........
As a Red Wing fan, thoughts of him still bring tears to my eyes.......