[mandelbrotwurst]

Care to back that up with an argument or should we all just accept that your preferred culture is the "correct" one?

[disabled]

This is all covered in the book, The Code: The Unwritten Rules of Fighting and Retaliation in the NHL.

Or just search YouTube for:

"The Code" AND "NHL"

I love hockey, and I used to play sled hockey (a disabled sport--I cannot safely skate on my feet). I really only use my sled to skate for fun now. But, I won't be able to skate for awhile due to an injury.

[alkonaut]

It's glorification of violence. (Which is an argument only if you don't like glorification of violence.).