OK, is this really an issue?

[Occhidiangela]

Paul Coffey was not an enforcer.  He was a smooth-skating offensive-minded defenseman.

I can understand some people's objections to fighting in hockey, but that won't change the fact that I personally like it.
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Thank you for the correction, memory is leaky. My bad on Mr Coffey, should have left the comment to Marty the Mauler.

I like the contact in hockey. The fighting detracts from the game. I suspect we will have to agree to disagree . . . but . . . don't you find it odd that I can play the same game of baseball, rules wise, at age 10 as the big leagues play (with shorter base paths) while you separate "fighting OK" hockey from "fighting not OK hockey" in the little league ranks? The duality strikes me as hypocritical and counterproductive. The youth hockey theme has it right.

I also think John McEnroe should have been thrown out of a lot more tennis tournaments than he was for his vulgar, childish displays of temper.

Occhi