Who plays hockey? Explain this? It's more like hockeyfighting no?

[joeychitwood]

Originally posted by scotmc
Pro football is a far more violent game. Looks like some peope here have never played a sport, nor been to a hockey game. Your views are a little off.

Football players block and tackle each other, sometimes at high velocity. College hockey players check and collide with each other at high velocities. However, they don't square off for five minutes and beat each other bloody and knock each other's teeth out. I also don't recall assault charges being brought against football players for hitting someone in the face with a stick or purposely smashing someone's head into the ice knocking them into unconsciousness.

PS: I worked as an official at high school hockey games in Minnesota for five years.