Fighting is one of ice hockey's unique elements, and it is the only sport where throwing punches is not only allowed, but sometimes encouraged. Despite a cooling off in recent years, fighting ...

It is no exaggeration to say that, for as long as hockey has been around, there has been fist-fighting in the sport. And for as long as hockey journalism has been around, there has been intense ...

Some -- Reaves, for example -- was one and those eager combatants and they fought each other with one fist while holding ... of sports fans who deplore hockey fights. One of my friends is one ...

and ultimately bringing the bout to an end and skating away with his fist raised in celebration. The fight marked Rempe’s first NHL scrap of 2025 and his fourth this season. Xhekaj tied Rempe as ...