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[–]PatrickFromBklyn 226 points227 points ago

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Guy on the right must have been having a fight dream.

[–]cjk105 53 points54 points ago

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The old dream sludge arm... never fails. I hope he doesn't have to run soon.

[–]valerik 25 points26 points ago

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Glad to hear I'm not the only one who has had this dream.

[–]f1lter 0 points1 point ago

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I have that one, and a variation where when shooting a gun the bullet just rolls out of the barrel or comes out slowly and flipping end over end

[–]itsableeder 16 points17 points ago

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Man I fucking hate those dreams. Waking up feeling like a wuss sucks. Not as bad as dream-drumming-through-sludge though.

[–]il_pleut 7 points8 points ago

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[–]pigpill 3 points4 points ago

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LoL It's so satisfying when you get a good punch off in your dream, but it sucks waking up realizing you have broken your dresser and your hand is bleeding.

[–]TTtheFish 1 point2 points ago

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I've punched my SO this way. Yeah... that's how it happened, right honey?

[–]moyno85 1 point2 points ago

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Bs

[–]pigpill 3 points4 points ago*

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Boy scouts? NO you've seen The Chronicles of Narnia? You know that shit when the stone table just fucking cracks right in half? Yea. Now picture that table is made out of some compressed particle board and has like 3 drawers in it. Shit is black but has the wooden panels to make it look like it is actual wood with rings and shit. Two of the drawers are full of clothes, like some shirts (mainly undershirts) and some pants and a few pairs of short. Not all of my shirts though because I hang up the ones that I like so I can look fresh and the fly and not like a haggard wrinkly mother fucker. And the thirds drawer has cloths in it too, mainly underwear and socks. I think I had some wife beaters in there but I am not sure if I should classify those as underwear or not, because sometimes they're under shirts and other times they are the shirt. Weird things man, they kinda transcend the under threshold. There's also a few magazines in that drawer too, that is why its different from the other drawers. You got that pictured? Good Anyways image getting into a bad ass fight in a dream, some mother fucker is trying to be a prick to this fine gal that you just saved from the Gaping Dragon and you were about to take her on a flying adventure, yano, show her the world and shit. So this prick comes up and starts starting all kinds of shit, Guido style. I get fed up and throw one at him, FUCKING NOODLE. Its like firmly pushing a stuffed teddy bear into his face repeatedly. Then all the sudden you go for a judo chop, Austin Powers style. AND HOLY FUCK YOU BREAK THAT MOTHER FUCKERS NECK. But then your sitting up in bed, and what is in front of you? THeres fucking pages with tits on them fluttering around in the wind (wind in the bedroom? the fucking window is closed. Can't explain that) and your dresser looks like someone just dropped a +15 great axe right into the middle of it. Cloths spewed everywhere and shit. Your hand is throbbing and you can feel the red water flowing.

Shit is intense man.

[–]corporateswine 1 point2 points ago

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I've heard of a power nap but that's ridiculous!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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every time i have a dream about playing drums I am at someone else's place and the drums get increasingly worse and of cheaper or illogical build. This is a nightmare for a drummer.

[–]itsableeder 0 points1 point ago

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Same. They're always miles away and drift further, or they're really cramped in and about two feet too low and I end up hitting rims and snapping sticks and just not being able to do anything. Gah.

[–]jetRink 6 points7 points ago*

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Here's an explanation for why that happens.

Now if someone will just tell me why my teeth always become loose in dreams, I can die happy.

[–]cjk105 4 points5 points ago

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mine don't become loose, they shatter in my mouth. I swear I can feel the pieces. Buuuuggghhhh!

[–]HaligonianIAm 0 points1 point ago

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Same, often as a result of my dream-self shifting my jaw such that my lower teeth are positioned in front of my upper ones. My masochistic dream-self then slides my jaw back such that my teeth just snap. It truly is as bad as it sounds.

[–]zelf0gale 0 points1 point ago

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Losing teeth in a dream is very common. A quick Google search should give you a multitude of potential interpretations.

[–]kinnaq 0 points1 point ago

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Stress release valve. Why your teeth and not showing up naked to a test you forgot about? Dunno.

[–]LittleChinstrap 0 points1 point ago

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Apparently teeth losing dreams are quite common, I heard that they represent vanity and being worried about your physical appearance, but I wouldn't put too much faith behind that theory

[–]fuzzymemo 0 points1 point ago

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there's a chance you experiencing calcium deficiency, people dreams about teeth and grin their teeth when this happens.

[–]TeslaEffect 0 points1 point ago

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I used to have dreams about losing my teeth quiet often. They would just start falling out, and I would crawl around on the floor picking them up!

These types of dreams reflect your subconscious fear of getting old, or the general fear of getting older. Pretty normal fear if you ask me.

[–]DannyMcCaffrey 62 points63 points ago

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"I like a man who grins when he fights" Winston Churchill

[–]1stGenRex 2 points3 points ago

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And after the game, he drove home. He tried to stop, but his brakes didn't work.

[–]professorhazard 6 points7 points ago

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Fuck, man! Fuck!

The worst thing about driving from Tennessee to Texas is when it's over, as my eyes close once I'm safe in bed, seeing brake lights slamming right into my face.

[–]Irradiance 0 points1 point ago

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Someone please work out what causes this phenomenon and if there's anything that can be done to overcome it. Also need help with bullets traveling ridiculously slowly.

[–]SickZX6R 1 point2 points ago

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I constantly had these dreams until one night at the bars, this big guy challenges my group to play the punching game (where you put in a dollar and hit a speedbag and it gives you a number with how hard you hit). Loser buys a round. I'm a pretty skinny guy, and I got the highest score! The big guy was dumbfounded, and sulked to the bar to get a round!

Edit: forgot why I was even telling this story. I haven't had any of those dreams since! I used to have them once a week or more.

[–]kentmorewarrior 247 points248 points ago

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no, i dont think you understand! I FUCKING LOVE GETTING PUNCHED IN THE FACE!

[–]NorthernerWuwu 24 points25 points ago

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Domi always had that shit-eating grin on his face going into a fight. I don't know if he actually liked getting hit or not but he sure as hell sold it well.

Not the biggest guy but no one dropped gloves with him unless they were serious.

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[–]lenbot 1 point2 points ago

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that was hardly a fight. the guy kinda belly flops into the penalty box.

[–]PocketTheFerret 2 points3 points ago

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Like one of the comments there, I am very glad that he was beating up a Flyers fan.

[–]putin_my_ass 3 points4 points ago

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Flyers fans really are crazy, most fans of sports teams wouldn't launch themselves at an athlete who could easily break their face.

[–]bassblair11 3 points4 points ago

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He just liked kicking ass.

[–]SoulSonick 9 points10 points ago

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DOMI ! DOMI ! DOMI ! DOMI !

( sorry it just felt right as a Torontonian )

[–]letsRACEturtles 26 points27 points ago

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THIS'LL MAKE A GREAT FB PROFILE PIC

[–]Alpha_Q 131 points132 points ago

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AND THEN GETTING TURNED INTO A DOOR!!!

[–]dankhimself[!] 8 points9 points ago

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only got hit hard enough to be turned into a onesie buttflap door.

[–]Smiffy60 25 points26 points ago

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Not hard enough to be a Venetian door though.

[–]Inside_Joke_Origin 2 points3 points ago

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Inside joke based off of an earlier reddit post in which a hypothetical situation was created where a deadly punch would turn the victim into a door.

[–]leif777 1 point2 points ago

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I don't think the other guys was landing his punches and he thought it was funny. Then he just said fuck it and pounded him.

[–]CrunchyRaddish 4 points5 points ago

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Sounds like Fight Club

[–]IaintgotPortal 2 points3 points ago

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You broke rule number one

[–]Illuminaughtyy 3 points4 points ago

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So did you.

[–]chars709 0 points1 point ago

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And number two!

[–]jordan042 132 points133 points ago

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Seems rather Canadian...

[–]magicomiralles 89 points90 points ago

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Canadians can't stop being nice.

[–]FanOfFalling 57 points58 points ago

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This is just most Canadians idea of a great time is all. Let's get some sticks, strap steel blades to our feet, and go get into fist fights in freezing conditions.

Sounds great eh.

[–]The_Flabbergaster 14 points15 points ago

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it's actually quite fun.

[–]TurboTex 5 points6 points ago

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It really does sound great..

[–]ifixphotos 3 points4 points ago

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You're sayin it wrong. It's pronounced "eh".

[–]themapleboy 0 points1 point ago

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eh?

[–]FanOfFalling 0 points1 point ago

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My grade 4 teacher always told me that I never pronounced the quotation marks correctly, thanks for bringing that memory back.

[–]putin_my_ass 0 points1 point ago

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It really is great. The fights are usually just scruffs between friends, as we usually play with acquaintances.

Really good fun.

Oh , I forgot my accent. Sorry, aboot that eh.

[–]Incompatibert 7 points8 points ago

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We're sorry about that.

[–]rgower 21 points22 points ago

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This is the KHL (russian league). Canadians don't fight like this. They fight like this. PJ Stock is now one of the weekly hosts for our beloved Hockey Night In Canada show. We love hockey way too much.

[–]roveboat 9 points10 points ago

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Correct. However, the player involved is Jon 'Nasty' Mirasty, who is as canadian as they come.. Chekhov Vityaz, the team he plays for, is a pretty interesting for a KHL team as their roster also includes such hockey luminaries as Jeremy Yablonski and Kip Brennan. Alumni also features some well-known names, Chris Simon, Darcy Verot and Evgeni Artyukhin..

[–]_ratty 13 points14 points ago

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Canadians don't fight like this

Sure they do...the guy in the gif is Canadian

[–]I3gumbyI3 1 point2 points ago

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This is probably my favorite fight. I think that was a New Years day game. Stock gave up some height and weight to Peat, still more than held his ground. I remember meeting Stock a few days after this fight, had a black eye, but was laughin about the fight when I brought it up.

[–]cdahlkvist 1 point2 points ago

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PJ Stock was one bad ass mofo but this is how we fight in Minnesota

[–]phat_ 1 point2 points ago

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Still Canadian tho, eh?

[–]meninthemirror 0 points1 point ago

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The Boogeyman was from Saskatchewan. Go to 6:50 in the video when he's fighting Gillies, destroyed him.

[–]jonnyyc 18 points19 points ago

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nah, in Canada we don't let them turn the uniform into a billboard. These guys are playing in Europe.

[–]Bindher_Dundat 2 points3 points ago

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Yes, yes, yes....right away an overwhelming amount of Canadians would know thats a Euro league.

Even as a moderate hockey fan who has never played organized hockey, I would have known to guess either Swedish Elite League or KHL.

Other innate Canadian knowledg alsoe exists in topics such as manners, black flys and curling!

[–]0rangePod 2 points3 points ago

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Americans are the same way with guns.

[–]letsRACEturtles 1 point2 points ago

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i thought it was london at first...

[–]pfhayter 0 points1 point ago

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The production values are low...

[–]infeKteDx 114 points115 points ago

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CAN SOMEONE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GIVE US SOME KIND OF CONTEXT ABOUT WHAT THE FUCK WAS HAPPENING HERE. IT'S TOO MUCH FOR MY BRAIN TO HANDLE WITHOUT REASON.

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[–]werdan 45 points46 points ago

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For the lazy - Link with wadsworth constant applied.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eae9X7OVEL4&wadsworth=1

[–]toadwaker 29 points30 points ago

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ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! That's a FEATURE now!?

[–]MartialFur 33 points34 points ago

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YouTube had implemented this almost immediately.

[–]heroinhero 7 points8 points ago

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Probably saves on a bit of bandwidth on their part as well.

[–]MartialFur 8 points9 points ago

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You're right! That's probably why it got implemented so quickly. I imagine most things at YouTube go down like this:

At a YouTube meeting

R&D Guy: Hey, there's this thing called the Wadsworth constant bla bla bla

Head of R&D: Ugh, why the F would we do this?

R&D Guy: It would cut down on bandwidth usage by 30 percent

Head of R&D: DO IT NOW! DO IT DO IT DO IT! WTF ARE YOU SITTING THERE FOR? GO GO GO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWW!

[–]TTtheFish 2 points3 points ago

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On October 7th, 2011, Redditor newtuber[5] revealed that he was a new YouTube employee that enabled the URL parameter “&wadsworth=1” that can be added on to the end of a YouTube video URL to load the video at 30%.

[–]neuter 2 points3 points ago

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TIL Brent Sopel plays in the KHL.

[–]MaverickTopGun 0 points1 point ago

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Holy shit that guy destroyed him

[–]mangwow 27 points28 points ago

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A MAN WAS BEING PUNCHED IN THE FACE BY ANOTHER MAN.

[–]Nuts2FaceImpact 43 points44 points ago

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WE WANT CONTEXT, NOT EXPLANATION

[–]dar343 85 points86 points ago

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THEY WERE PLAYING HOCKEY

[–]mssmith92 16 points17 points ago

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The one guy obviously can't hit for shit, so the other guy is just letting him punch him.

[–]simbunch 30 points31 points ago

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YOU LOST ME WITH YOUR NON-CAP CONTEXT

[–]friendlymaniac 2 points3 points ago

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DISABLED FIGHT!

[–]captnkurt 1 point2 points ago

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TICKLE FIGHT!

[–]m1327 4 points5 points ago

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THERE WAS A FIREFIGHT!

[–]infeKteDx 0 points1 point ago

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LOL I JUST SAW THIS ONE. I'M HEADED TO THE POLLS THIS INSTANCE TO VOTE UP FOR YOU.

[–]caepha 43 points44 points ago

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PUNCHING MAKES ME HAPPY

[–]professorhazard 5 points6 points ago

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BUSTIN' MAKES ME FEEL GOOD

[–]evandavis7 19 points20 points ago

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This is without a doubt the happiest hockey fight I have ever seen.

[–]Lavaburp 15 points16 points ago

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:D :D :D :D >:D

[–]oneofthesedayz 25 points26 points ago

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[–]TheWorldIsEnding 12 points13 points ago

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But really, is fighting part of the rules or something? They only break up fights when someone hits the ice. (I don't know anything about hockey except the basics).

Exhibit A

[–]Ragss 17 points18 points ago

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Fighting is allowed. If two willing combatants throw down their gloves and fight they both get 5 minute penalties which don't affect anything except that they're in the box for 5. The fight doesn't always stop when the player goes down, either, if he can get back up the fight might keep going.

[–]Thumbz8 13 points14 points ago

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So what you're trying to say is: Hockey makes all american sports look like tea at the book club?

[–]FrenchieSmalls 17 points18 points ago

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Well... there's always BOXING. I'm fairly certain that American boxers hit each other.

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points ago

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I dunno man, that sounds kinda dangerous...

[–]Lam0rak 2 points3 points ago

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What guys on razor sharp blades, smacking a rock with sticks...randomly punching each other? I dunno maybe a littleeeee dangerous...but fabulously entertaining.

[–]folderol 2 points3 points ago

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Or when the Indiana Pacers head into the stands to start whooping people.

[–]TurboTex 6 points7 points ago

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The rules were explained above, but fighting is an essential part of the game that keeps hockey relatively clean. Players who make dirty hits, cheap shots or anything unacceptable in general can fully expect to get their face pounded in. You don't have prima donnas running around slew footing(taking feet out from behind), excessive stick work(slashing, hacking, etc), or other dangerous plays because of enforcers. This is why us crazy hockey fans make an uproar when they try to take fighting out of the game.

Even in lower levels of hockey, the dirty little fuckers need to be stood up and taken out. I lost a teammate last year from a slew foot, he had a brain hemmorage and 12 months later still is unable to exercise without headaches. The piece of shit who made the hit turtled and has never dressed against our team again. Anyone who makes that kind of hit should live in fear, and no true hockey player will disagree with me on that one.

[–]TheWorldIsEnding 0 points1 point ago

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That's a really interesting aspect of hockey I wouldn't have thought of. That's actually something I wish was prevalent in other sports, heh.

But TIL, thanks!

[–]ProfFumbles 4 points5 points ago

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If it's intense the refs are encouraged to let the players blow off a little steam and slow down before trying to engage and break it up. Otherwise they could easily end up receiving a stray punch or a laceration from falling.

[–]pacman42 2 points3 points ago

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Its a physical game, and when frustrations of being hit over and over again come to a boil, the willing participants will throw the gloves down and duke it out.

If you are a ref, you let the 2 big guys go at it until they are tired or one is clearly in a position of distress.

[–]Lam0rak 1 point2 points ago

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That was one good game apparently. I don't know why they just don't end the game. Good chance whoever was starting the fights was seriously getting smoked on the score board. That's usually when the fights start.

[–]AssCommander 1 point2 points ago

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Well they connect a lot, but it's nothing bigger than what is is.

Their feet aren't planted, so they're just slipping and sliding around throwing jabs.

But of course if you have someone pinned knocking their head between your fist and the ice, then shit could get serious.

[–]gdstudios 12 points13 points ago

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if you have someone pinned knocking their head between your fist and the ice

If this happens in any decent league, the instigator will get thrown out of the game, suspended, possibly deported to Guam. There's quite a few unspoken (and sometimes spoken) rules of engagement. Most hockey fights don't happen for the same reason random street fights happen. They are a tool that enforcers use to let the other team know that something shady that they did earlier was noted, because a ref missed a call on a blatant penalty, because the receiver of pain was getting too physical with the "Gretzky" finesse (non-violent) player or got too close to the goalie, or honestly just to get the crowd back into the game.

Hockey fights are very rarely because one person wants to kill the other. Seasoned fighters have been known to decide on a time/shift to fight, other times it's completely spontaneous. Sometimes it's because one player is bugging the living shit out of another.

Anyway - back to my point. When one player drops to the ice, the fight is over. Sometimes they scuffle a little bit after, but no one throws punches into a downed player's head - except fuck-ups like Tie Domi, who earned zero respect, a shitload of fines, and enough bench time to become a journalist.

To the uninformed spectator, it looks like it's a no-rules cage match - but it's not even close.

[–]jonatcer 3 points4 points ago

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Now I have the strange urge to watch Hockey... And I hate sports, and boxing, and UFC...

[–]captaineight 2 points3 points ago

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If you're at all serious, head over to /r/hockey, we will get you set up.

[–]AssCommander 1 point2 points ago

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That's... not at all what I was implying. It's obvious they're not fighting over a long held grudge.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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Their feet are pretty much planted. I don't know if you play hockey or not but it's not like we stand with our skates parallel ready to fall down.

[–]NorthernerWuwu 2 points3 points ago

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Oh, ice skates are very capable of providing bracing I assure you. Planted properly at angles you'll get a lot more friction than boxing shoes on canvas for certain. You just can't dance around much and with so much weight going forwards you need to lean on your opponent (the common clinch-and-punch) or make sure you connect coming in.

[–]spacegrab 1 point2 points ago

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This video begs to differ. It is actually quite interesting how teams employ "enforcers" to beat the shit out of the other team when the time is right. Imagine if you could use thugs in baseball, what the managers could do :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bJFI3S06FqA#t=83s

[–]I_CATS 8 points9 points ago*

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They are also used to secure the star players. If someone hits the star with a dirty hit, or slashes him with the stick or intends to injure him any way, he knows that the enforcer will punish him much worse than referees ever will.

In a game like hockey, fighting is extremely safe way to let out your frustration. You don't want players going for super dirty hits as they can fucking paralyze and kill people, so jabbing around is much safer. This is why fighters are respect among the players, but chep shot weasels like Todd Bertuzzi and other like him are universaly despised.

But things can get out of hand with the fights.

[–]WhoDoneItNow 3 points4 points ago

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"A RIGHT A RIGHT A RIGHT A RIGHT!!!!!!!"

[–]Del00 2 points3 points ago

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That announcer was better than most boxing announcers.

[–]skillphiliac 71 points72 points ago

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He now is a venetian door.

[–]leighmarie 366 points367 points ago

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One time I went to see a fight and a hockey game broke out.

[–]NotFromReddit 124 points125 points ago

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One time I went to a vuvuzela concert and a soccer game broke out.

[–]Boojamon 41 points42 points ago

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One time I went to a comment thread that repeated a similar format with just a couple of words changed and a discussion about said format broke out.

[–]obadub 49 points50 points ago

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Penis.

[–]goodolarchie 0 points1 point ago

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RIP Rodney Dangerfield

[–]electromagnetic_ice 3 points4 points ago

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Pretty sure this is a clip from Broke Back Mountain...

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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[–]PleaseDontTouchThat 4 points5 points ago

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When I have to defend myself in a dream, I always feel like that guy on the right.

[–]eargrub 1 point2 points ago

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I'm so glad I'm not the only one.

[–]Fribrip 5 points6 points ago

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The reason that guy is smiling: Head is full of meat and cement.

[–]brandonkiel27 4 points5 points ago

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That is how i fight in dreams

[–]a1phanumeric 3 points4 points ago

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Think he was trying to turn him into a door.

[–]fucking_leverpostej 6 points7 points ago

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[–]CaptainHilders 3 points4 points ago

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I laughed way too much at this.

[–]aji23 2 points3 points ago

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And thus, Door Theory is inadvertently refuted.

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[–]oler 7 points8 points ago

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RIP

[–]brokowska420 4 points5 points ago

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There's nothing better than watching teams that I'm not a fan or enemy of and seeing someone rightfully get their asses kicked. It's nice to not be biased ;)

[–]neilswank 5 points6 points ago

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The man on the left is "Nasty" John Mirasty. He used to play for the Bakersfield Condors many years ago and I used to serve him beers at a local pub. He's an enforcer...and he obviously loves his job. Pretty sure he averaged less than a goal per season for the team. However he's only like 5'6" and took down guys a foot taller than him regularly. Especially (if I remember correctly) some douche from Idaho.

[–]mohawk75 5 points6 points ago

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:D :D :D >:O

ftfy

[–]BeeSilver9 7 points8 points ago

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I'm curious as to what he's looking at. Must be a hot chick or something!

[–]Eternitras 2 points3 points ago

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This is so canadian it stings a bit.

[–]gdstudios 1 point2 points ago

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It's so canadian that it's not. Wrong continent.

[–]Ologn 3 points4 points ago

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The player in the gif is a Canadian.

[–]wcstick 2 points3 points ago

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jon mirasty is one crazy motherfucker.

[–]darthvalium 2 points3 points ago

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TIL Fighting in ice hockey is an established tradition of the sport in North America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_in_ice_hockey

[–]BadWolf2386 2 points3 points ago

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This is the happiest fight I've ever seen.

[–]cefriano 2 points3 points ago

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Smiling during a fight of any kind is the best way to make your opponent absolutely furious.

[–]Wawski 0 points1 point ago

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[–]gigglesnelson 2 points3 points ago

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See. Love your work, kids. Love your work.

[–]Coolhwh1p 11 points12 points ago

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Cocaine's a helluva drug.

[–]OhSoSavvy 8 points9 points ago

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Do you know what I had for breakfast...

[–]SamuelAsante 3 points4 points ago

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pieces of shit like me?

[–]greatconvoy 4 points5 points ago

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you eat pieces of shit... wait... what?

[–]Enjoi2021 1 point2 points ago

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I still pray that the directors and writers of Boardwalk Empire kill off the Attorney General (aka Shooter McGavin). It would just be hilarious.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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When was this?

[–]davvilla 1 point2 points ago

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Look Ma, I'm on TV!

[–]banjeed 1 point2 points ago

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No fight Ref!..We friends!

[–]dudenell 1 point2 points ago

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anyone know who the players were?

[–]wholetyouinhere 1 point2 points ago

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"That's right. You smile while you take my punches."

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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the guys jaw hardly even even moved, he hits like a bitch. and why is the puncher smiling too?

[–]kevjumba 1 point2 points ago

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that guy must throw the worst punches ever

[–]blackredfellow 0 points1 point ago

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Not must. Does. Is he seriously trying to hurt him? I thought it was a play fight.

[–]intisun 1 point2 points ago

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It would be funny to take an Italian soccer team and make them play hockey and vice versa.

[–]MadMax891 1 point2 points ago

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:D :D :D :D (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

[–]geralddarden 1 point2 points ago

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"Ha ha, no YOU stop!" "no, no YOU stop he he he he"

[–]Syntaximus 1 point2 points ago

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Never fight a sadomasochist. They always win.

[–]GloomySunday 1 point2 points ago

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:D :D :D :O >:C >:E ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

[–]Epsilon123 5 points6 points ago

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This made my fucking night, LOL

[–]I_TYPE_IN_ALL_CAPS 2 points3 points ago

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"CANADIANS ARE SO NICE!"

[–]johnnyrd 2 points3 points ago

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is there a reason why people fight so much in hockey? the refs dont even try to stop them.

[–]pingpong_playa 18 points19 points ago

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It's always been part of the game, but generally fighting happens for one of two reasons:

1) The losing team is trying to shift momentum.

2) Revenge for a big or dirty hit or something similar, especially if it's on one of your team's star players.

[–]myheadexplodes 1 point2 points ago

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And other times two guys have longstanding grudges.

Mikhail Grabovski and Sergei Kostitsyn fight every time they play, from some olddddd beef from their junior days back in Belarus.

[–]snwww 1 point2 points ago

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Im so happy to read these names when I know they have nothing to do with my precious Canadiens anymore. Fuck them and everything about them. We're still stuck with the older Kostityn brother but the fucker shows talent when he actually tries.

[–]dr_dickhead 7 points8 points ago

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Because its such a fast paced and aggressive contact sport. One good check from a player can make the other player angry and usually they'll have a tuss, which they're allowed to do (not without 5 minute major penalties to both players). Refs won't intervene if both players are willing to participate, (if one player isn't then the one who is will get a roughing penalty for instigating if he persists). The refs will get in between them when one player falls.

[–]BlueDevil13X 4 points5 points ago

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I've always figured it's because the players are basically equipped with two different types of deadly weapons - sticks AND skates. Fighting, and the culture that surrounds it, encourages relatively-less-dangerous fist fights instead of riskier forms of retaliation.

[–]roveboat 3 points4 points ago

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It's not really that much, current NHL season total games played: 318, total fights: 138, so about once every other game in the NHL and way way less in Europe.

The reason for it is usually revenge for playing dirty, and it's a whole lot better to have a couple of guys going at it with fists rather than getting knee tackles or brutal slashes on hands, both of which can end your career in an instant. It's a way of blowing off extra steam, so to speak.

[–]rvbjohn 1 point2 points ago

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i wouldnt want to get in between two NHL players going at it either, I would think the refs just let them get tired.

[–]ZaphodAK42 8 points9 points ago

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It puts assholes in seats, which pays for everyone's salary.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Puts assholes in their places too. Nothing else like hockey.

[–]PowderedToasty 1 point2 points ago

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I believe the term is "asses in seats".

[–]LaughingLion 0 points1 point ago

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Getting hit with a stick really makes you mad. I've played football, baseball, hockey, basketball, but I never got into a fight until some guy hit me with his stick playing floor hockey. You just go off.

[–]rvbjohn 1 point2 points ago

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HOCKEYYY

[–]shinero 1 point2 points ago

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This + nyan cat soundtrack. Do it.

[–]wudaddy 1 point2 points ago

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lol that guy was such a pussy, he had like 3 free shots and then the guy laughingly turns around and drops him.

[–]needmoarbass 0 points1 point ago

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how neat

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One of my friends isn't a very good hockey player, but he's huge and undefeated in fights. He made it to the predators training camp. It'd be crazy if he made the show for his fighting skills when you think about it.

It'd probably never happen but

[–]OIP 0 points1 point ago

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I AM MAKING THE FACIAL EXPRESSION WHICH IS THE TITLE OF THIS POST, AND FUCK ALL OF YOU

[–]Awencord 0 points1 point ago

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They look so happy together! :DD

[–]Jonos 0 points1 point ago

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he looks like smeagol fighting his brother

[–]neotropic9 0 points1 point ago

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One of my profs did a lot of work with pro hockey players. Turns out they bring in martial artists to training camps to teach the pros how to fight.

[–]warnerrr 0 points1 point ago

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The guy getting punched repeatedly looks like Adam from Workaholics.

[–]ephemera505 0 points1 point ago

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Why don't they do a suplex or backbreaker, even a ddt?

[–]of4strings 0 points1 point ago

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Looks like John Mirasty is doing all the smiling....

[–]Robo-Erotica 0 points1 point ago

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His face reminds me of Dr. Cox's permanent sarcastic grin

[–]texansfan 0 points1 point ago

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Meanwhile in Canada...

[–]implyingly_inducing 0 points1 point ago

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Steroids are a hell of a drug.

[–]petroleumnasby 0 points1 point ago

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No doubt, Nasty Mirasty can fight, but he's no Oggie Oglethorpe...

[–]marmo518 0 points1 point ago

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anyone have the full fight?

[–]AhhGingerKids 0 points1 point ago

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That's just embarrassing.

[–]SergeantWalrus 0 points1 point ago

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They must be Canadian.

[–]tuxedojacob 0 points1 point ago

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I want to see what happened the next 10 seconds.

[–]hueyjak 0 points1 point ago

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He may have been following some type of law or rule that says it is not self defense until he is hit three times.

[–]BlankSmitty 0 points1 point ago

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Was there something just wondrous happening off-camera?

[–]fakeup 0 points1 point ago

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This reminds me of when you see two dogs who are playing around with eachother and one starts biting the other, but the one getting bit just looks off smiling til it starts to hurt then it freaks out and barks and bites back

[–]chapster88 0 points1 point ago

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Does nobody realise? They aren't really smiling, it just looks that way because of the mouth protectors they wear to protect their teeth. Very common in contact sports. It does make for a very funny clip though!