LA Kings’ Kuemper Latest to Test NHL’s Stance on Goalie Fights
Unlike the other major North American sports leagues (MLB, NBA, and the NFL), the NHL has codified fighting into its game. Five-minute majors for fighting and two-minute minors for instigating are right there in the rulebook and have been for a long time.
Let them fight! Referees break up rare goalie fight during Kings-Bruins game
However, it's extremely rare to see goaltenders be the two aggrieved parties wanting to scrap it out. On Sunday, we nearly saw that happen when Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman wanted to get at Los Angeles Kings netminder Darcy Kuemper in the second period of their respective teams' contest.
But a fan at the San Jose Sharks game decided it was a good idea to pick a fight with SJ Sharkie the Shark.
According to the USA Hockey rulebook, a fight is defined as a player punching another player ... In the recent series against Western Michigan, fans saw players like graduate forward Lukas ...
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