Violence In Hockey In today's furious society, the use of physical force is often used to damage something or to injure a person. Violence is a reality in our everyday lives. We view it on television, in our neighborhoods, in schools, practically anywhere. But violence is now more often seen in sports. From amateur to professional, this ferociousness is part of soccer, football, baseball, rugby, basketball and our very own national sport, hockey. Canadians who have never seen "blood spilt on an ice rink are not avid hockey fans". Violence is a big part of hockey. But there is not only physical violence, there is also psychological and social violence, which are all influenced by intervening parties. Hence, tempers do tend to fly and fights will break out. If enforcers take the risks, there are always consequences to their actions. Leagues all over the world are trying to regulate this problem which has roamed the sport for nearly a century. Over a great period of years violenc!
             e has existed in hockey but in three different types: physical, psychological and moral. (Roy, Guy p.20) The physical aspect of violence is mostly causing immediate harm to a player, either by fighting, slashing, spearing, kneeing, stick-swinging or any other method capable of hurting an innocent individual or bystander. There are "those who only seek violence as the main activity in hockey and not the sporting activity itself".(Roy, Guy p.57) Man is known to be the most dangerous animal on Earth. The aggressiveness he demonstrates is inherent to his system as much biological, physical than social.(Roy, Guy p.36) Here are examples of physical attacks and comments. Benoit Plouffe received a hockey shaft across his back which paralyzed him for life.(Roy, Guy p.69) The impact had crunched his fifth and sixth vertebrates. In another incident, Scotty Bowman received a two handed baseball swing across the head. "It felt like a sledgehammer had cracked open my skull....