Ice hockey may have a reputation for fights breaking out in the US and Canada’s National Hockey League (NHL), but that behaviour is prohibited in international games. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) state in their rulebook that fighting is “not part of international ice hockey’s DNA”. This includes Winter Olympic ice hockey games. Players […]
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