HOCKEY HITS

The Friday File: During the 1983/84 hockey season, fighting peaked at 1.17 fights/game. From 1983/84 through 2009/10, fighting declined to 0.6 fights/game. Since then, fighting has halved again and since 2017/18 has averaged about 0.2 fights/game. It’s due to a combination of a salary cap, deep analytics, and rule changes. The comment about going to a boxing match and seeing a hockey game break out is no longer true, usually!