"Hockey is murder on ice."
— Jim Murray
As the puck travels much too fast for the naked eye to see, spectators are entertained by numerous collisions, bashings, and all-in-brawls.
-— The Coodabeen Champions Take a Good Hard Look at Australia
Here come Bertino and Ferguson out of the penalty box... and there go Bertino and Ferguson back into the penalty box."
Man: Tie-game?
Woman: What the Hell?!
Abe Simpson: Rip-off!
Hans Moleman: We paid for blooooood!
Chief Wiggum: Let's tear this place apart!
(The audience starts brawling, the arena immediately falls apart)
— The Simpsons, "Lisa on Ice"
Buddy's real talent was beating people up
His heart wasn't in it, but the crowd ate it up
Through Pee-Wees and Juniors, Midgets and Mites
He must have racked up more than three hundred fights
A scout from the Flames came down from Saskatoon
Said, "There's always room on our team for a goon
Son, we've always got room for a goon"
His heart wasn't in it, but the crowd ate it up
Through Pee-Wees and Juniors, Midgets and Mites
He must have racked up more than three hundred fights
A scout from the Flames came down from Saskatoon
Said, "There's always room on our team for a goon
Son, we've always got room for a goon"
—Warren Zevon, "Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)"