Singing, Hockey, and National Pride
This week I was at the Nashville Predator’s game. Charity and I went as a date, more for me than for her. As a true hockey fan, the heckle from the crowd is an art form. A well thought of and researched understanding of the put-down is a great hockey tradition. Any one can say something unkind during the game, but a comment full of hockey knowledge is a masterpiece. Unfortunately, my wife does not consider this to be a attribute of pride. But I certainly made a lot of people laugh throughout the game with insightful jabs. Of course as a Christian, I never say anything distasteful or inappropriate. While at the game, I was honored to hear Canada’s national anthem, which I sang as loudly as possible. This is another treat of the hockey experience, singing about Canadian pride. And before the big game, I played a little hockey with the nephews. They are getting better, but still are no match for me. They grew up in the wrong country, which I often remind them of, as I tell them that Canada always wins any international hockey competition. (Andrew, please remind them of this on Sunday). Needless to say, I had a great time at the game. Also to clear up the idea of hockey being violent because of fighting. We did get to see a fight, it was a good one. Some people question my Christianity because I enjoy a hockey fight. People who state this do not understand the game well. Those players who typically fight are happy to do so. Most of them would be making considerably less if there was not fighting in the league. They would be making 35,000 instead of 550,000. Fighting is part of the game, just like hitting is part of football.
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Fighting hockey is no different then two boxers in the ring fighting. They are skilled at it and enjoy it.
Uhhhhh… not really a good comparison. Hitting in football is more like checking in hockey. Fights break out in both sports as a result of illegal and overtly violent examples of both.
I spent my life growing up in a hotbed of hockey, at all levels up to AHL (Rochester Amerks), and am not a southern opinion on this… I’d much rather see the European game, with the larger rinks, highly skilled players, and far less violence.
Don’t mean to rain on your parade, but your example was off base. Fighting is fighting… it is not sport on the diamond, on the ice, or the gridiron.
Sorry to disagree on this, but I sitting through a 15 minute delay caused by a couple of goons that can barely skate, and have no offensive or defensive skill set to speak of.
Enforcers, goons, Hansen brothers, whatever… we have come too close to watching NHL players die due to violence in the last decade and a half. Why? Because people want to see fights and excessive violence rather than great stick handling, deeks, and the red light result of great teamwork. I also love seeing a goalie stand on his head when beaten in every way…
Maybe if chess had more violence…
Lovingly… he shoots… he scores!
Jimbo
I can see that hitting and fighting may not be on the same wavelenght, but tackling someone in society like a football hit where the players are seeking to make the player pay would typically be seen as agression in today’s world. Of course we should be against savage acts of volience, the Moore incident is one, but hockey would be more savage if the players could not address the misconduct in the games themselves. It is a check and balance system. In fighting in the NHL, there is less overly savage acts because of fighting, not more. Anyone brother, thanks for adding to this, most of my readers have no clue about hockey.