# Why is fighting allowed in hockey? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 31, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fighting-allowed-in-hockey/406236 "2007-05-31T19:57:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fighting-allowed-in-hockey/406236/41 "2007-06-02T15:40:51Z")
[QUOTE=Sam Stone] The other thing about hockey is that it’s just too competitive. What does that teach our kids? Why must there always be a loser? We should make the game more cooperative. [/QUOTE] “Why does hockey have fighting” is a perfectly valid debate, Sam, given that almost no other major team sports allow fighting as a matter of course. Nobody’s said anything meriting a sarcastic suggestion that they’re pussies. WoodenTaco: > [@](#): > > Every team in the NBA has refused to hire him _(Kermit Washington - RJ)_ in any coaching capacity. In fairness (I know Weinstein wrote this, not you, Taco) this is false. Washington has in fact been offered some minor coaching jobs, such as strength coach, but has always felt he deserved to start out as assistant coach or better, so has turned them down. He also coached a year in the NBDL, which is operated by the NBA. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fighting-allowed-in-hockey/406236/42 "2007-06-02T15:52:41Z")
[QUOTE=Jayrot] Watch this ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TCabaJFDuYw/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/TCabaJFDuYw?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ALL THE WAY THROUGH [/QUOTE] You can see why they don’t let the players take their handbags out on the ice. It could get really ugly if someone started swinging their ESL. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fighting-allowed-in-hockey/406236.md?page=2)