The NHL conference finals, since 1982, have showcased iconic moments and legendary players like Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri.

A fight could be one of highlights of the season in most sports. Baseball fans can vividly remember Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson squaring up, or Rougned Odor punching Jose Bautista. Hockey takes ...

Fighting is one of ice hockey's unique elements, and it is the only sport where throwing punches is not only allowed, but sometimes encouraged. To someone who has never watched hockey, it may seem ...

Fighting has long been a fabric of hockey, a product of the sport's physicality. Players dropping the gloves still elicits excitement in NHL arenas, but the number of fights is drastically ...

Dropping the mitts. Chuckin' knucks. Getting into a donnybrook. All of it means the same in the hockey world — fighting. Hockey is one of the only professional sports that allows fighting to ...

According to Britannica, fighting has been part of NHL hockey since its formation in 1917. In 1922, the NHL instituted Rule 56: Fisticuffs, which states, “A major penalty shall be imposed on any ...