History Main / HockeyFight

* ''Film/Goon2011'' is about a dim-witted bouncer who's hired to play for a minor-league hockey team for one reason: protect their star player from abuse. It's much more of an exploration into fighting in hockey and ''why'' it's done -- standing up for one's teammates, the presence of designated "enforcers" who have much-anticipated duels, and the wisdom of using a valuable roster spot on someone who punches really well but is a liability in most other facets of the game. This film was made by [[Creator/JayBaruchel a Canadian]] and is a much better insight into how Canadians see hockey fights and the people who engage in them.

-->'''Casey:''' I'll roll with that.

** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday_Massacre the Good Friday Massacre]] was a 1984 playoff game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Quebec Nordiques -- two teams who absolutely ''hated'' each other. It started with a bench-clearing brawl right at the end of the second period and reignited with another fight as soon as the players took the ice to start the third period. Some of the combatants had already been ejected but nonetheless participated in the second fight (as the public address announcer was reading out their penalties), figuring they had nothing to lose. Montreal ended up scoring five goals in that third period to knock Quebec out of the playoffs. SB Nation has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_POD5IbT9vQ video for you]].

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* ''FanWorks/RunAtTheCup'' is a hockey-centric fic, so naturally these are common. They're portrayed fairly realistically.

* ''Film/{{Goon}}'' is about a dim-witted bouncer who's hired to play for a minor-league hockey team for one reason: protect their star player from abuse. It's much more of an exploration into fighting in hockey and ''why'' it's done -- standing up for one's teammates, the presence of designated "enforcers" who have much-anticipated duels, and the wisdom of using a valuable roster spot on someone who punches really well but is a liability in most other facets of the game. This film was made by [[Creator/JayBaruchel a Canadian]] and is a much better insight into how Canadians see hockey fights and the people who engage in them.

Compare RugbyIsSlaughter (a game where even playing ''properly'' leads to violence) and FootballHooligans (a game where the ''fans'' do all the fighting). Expect some TeethFlying.

** Speaking of Disney and hockey, the [[WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries Mighty Ducks]] avert it. They don't fight on the ice -- [[TheyFightCrime they fight off the ice instead]]; it helps they all came from a hockey-obsessed planet and therefore not only fought in [[LaResistance a resistance movement]], but also fire [[AbnormalAmmo explosive pucks]] at their enemies.

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* It would be simply impractical to list ''all'' the hockey fights that have occurred in the sport's history (although [[http://www.hockeyfights.com/ hockeyfights.com]] valiantly tries), but a few are notable enough to have their own Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} pages:

* Taken UpToEleven in Russia's hockey league, the KHL. One such fight between the teams of Avangard Omsk and Vityaz Chekhov saw the referees call the game off early because there was no one left to play the game since they’d all been ejected. The teams were fined over five million rubles and had the game counted as a double loss.

* Played UpToEleven in the WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} short ''WesternAnimation/HockeyHomicide''. For starters, the team captains spend the entire game in the penalty box because they can't stop fighting each other the moment they step onto the ice. The poor referee [[GlassJawReferee keeps getting run over by the players]], to the point that he resorts to wearing a suit of armor. At the climax, all hell breaks loose, the sheer chaos intensified by the use of random StockFootage from previous cartoons (even a guest appearance by [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro]]). By the end, the spectators join in on the melee, while the players sit in the stands watching.

* Played UpToEleven in the WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} short ''WesternAnimation/HockeyHomicide''. For starters, the team captains spend the entire game in the penalty box because they can't stop fighting each other the moment they step onto the ice. The poor referee [[GlassJawReferee keeps getting run over by the players]], to the point that he resorts to wearing a suit of armor. At the climax, all hell breaks loose, the sheer chaos intensified by the use of random StockFootage from previous cartoons (even a guest appearance by [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro]]). By the end, the spectators join in on the melee, while the players sit in the stands watching. (Disney's resident animated hockey team, [[WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries the Mighty Ducks]], don't show up because they only fight villains [[TheyFightCrime off the ice]]; that, and they weren't created until several decades after this short was created.)

* Played UpToEleven in the WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} short ''WesternAnimation/HockeyHomicide''. For starters, the team captains spend the entire game in the penalty box because they can't stop fighting each other the moment they step onto the ice. The poor referee [[GlassJawReferee keeps getting run over by the players]], to the point that he resorts to wearing a suit of armor. At the climax, all hell breaks loose, the sheer chaos intensified by the use of random StockFootage from previous cartoons (even a guest appearance by [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro]]). By the end, the spectators join in on the melee, while the players sit in the stands watching. (Disney's resident animated hockey team WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries don't show up because they only fight villains [[TheyFightCrime off the ice]]; that, and they weren't created until several decades after this short was created.)

* Played UpToEleven in the WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} short ''WesternAnimation/HockeyHomicide''. For starters, the team captains spend the entire game in the penalty box because they can't stop fighting each other the moment they step onto the ice. The poor referee [[GlassJawReferee keeps getting run over by the players]], to the point that he resorts to wearing a suit of armor. At the climax, all hell breaks loose, the sheer chaos intensified by the use of random StockFootage from previous cartoons (even a guest appearance by [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro]]). By the end, the spectators join in on the melee, while the players sit in the stands watching. (Disney's resident animated hockey team WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries don't show up because they only fight villains [[TheyFightCrime off the ice]].)

* Played UpToEleven in the WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} short ''WesternAnimation/HockeyHomicide''. For starters, the team captains spend the entire game in the penalty box because they can't stop fighting each other the moment they step onto the ice. The poor referee [[GlassJawReferee keeps getting run over by the players]], to the point that he resorts to wearing a suit of armor. At the climax, all hell breaks loose, the sheer chaos intensified by the use of random StockFootage from previous cartoons (even a guest appearance by [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro]]). By the end, the spectators join in on the melee, while the players sit in the stands watching. (Disney's resident animated hockey team WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks don't show up because they only fight villains [[TheyFightCrime off the ice]].)

* ''Mutant League Hockey'' has a simple fighting minigame, and every player has a stat that determines his fighting skill. With penalties off, there's no punishment for fighting and both participants keep playing as before; with penalties on, only the loser goes to the penalty box (which seems to be a popular concept as seen above). There's also lots of other violence, especially with penalties off since effectively there are no rules -- you can make checks with punches, your stick, or even axes, hammers, and chainsaws.

* The title character's violence in ''Film/HappyGilmore'' is because he's a frustrated wanna-be hockey player (he has a powerful slapshot, but can't skate or handle the puck). He mentions that he set a record for 'most time in the penalty box' and later uses the 'grab-shirt-and-punch-head' technique on Bob Barker, which then [[BadassGrandpa backfires]].

* Played UpToEleven in the WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} short ''WesternAnimation/HockeyHomicide''. For starters, the team captains spend the entire game in the penalty box because they can't stop fighting each other the moment they step onto the ice. The poor referee [[GlassJawReferee keeps getting run over by the players]], to the point that he resorts to wearing a suit of armor. At the climax all hell breaks loose, the sheer chaos intensified by the use of random StockFootage from previous cartoons (even a guest appearance by [[Disney/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro]]). By the end the spectators join in on the melee, while the players sit in the stands watching.

* ''Series/{{CSI NY}}'' had one in the episode 'Reignited'. The NYPD and FDNY were playing a charity game, and as the game winning play is made, a fight breaks out. One of the instigators is Danny, who's known for his quick temper throughout the series.

* Original ''Series/{{CSI}}'' had 'Primum Non Nocere', where a player was found dead after a pileup and fight during an amateur game. However, even though he did have a slash on his throat, it was actually a drug the team doctor intentionally gave him earlier that really killed him.

* In an episode of ''Series/DueSouth'' a videotape of a hockey game where a fight broke out is an important clue; Fraser & Ray bring it to a friend of Fraser's, who can (somehow) determine which chair someone yelling was sitting in.

* One segment on Series/{{1000WaysToDie}} focused on a hockey brawl perpetrated by someone with a temper, and he winds up bleeding to death on the ice when an opponent's blade slices his jugular.