| Yeah, you pretty much nailed why I like hockey so much. Seeing Chris Draper score off his goddamn face, and not even seem to notice, really makes me even that much more disgusted with soccer players writhing on the ground because they wook a wee tumble after getting clipped.
And that mentality, for whatever reason, extends to amateur hockey players even. I play men's league, and last night was game 4 of our league's final (5 game series). We were facing elimination, but managed to force the final game. At least two guys on each team by the end were bleeding fairly badly from high sticks, slashes, pucks in the face whatever (it's technically non-contact, which means you can't take runs but you don't necessarily have to avoid contact either). And this in a league that doesn't mean anything to anyone, there might be half a dozen girlfriends and wives watching, that's it. |