Fighting is an established tradition in North American ice hockey, with a long history that involves many levels of amateur and professional play and includes some notable individual fights. Fights ma
Chicago Wolves Nathan Oystrick (left) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Nathan Smith (right) fighting during the 2008 Calder Cup finals, as a linesman watches behind them.
Cover of a 1931 programme guide for Maple Leaf Gardens, showcasing both the National Hockey League and boxing.
Dylan Holloway of the Edmonton Oilers fighting with Vince Dunn of the Seattle Kraken during an NHL game.
A brawl breaks out during an ACHA game
Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in North America and parts of Europe, is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs
Fighting in ice hockey
…Fighting is an established tradition in North American ice hockey, with a long history that involves many levels of amateur and professional play and includes some notable individual fights. Fights may be fought by…
A forward (Bryan Rust of the Pittsburgh Penguins) shoots toward a net defended by a goaltender (Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals).
Players from the South Carolina Stingrays perform a line change. A line change is a substitution of an entire line at once.
A player checks an opposing skater into the board that surrounds the ice.
Scoreboard for a hockey game during the fourth period. If a game is tied at the end of the third period, several leagues and tournaments have teams play additional sudden death overtime periods.