The NHL is on pace to exceed last season's 297 fights. It's not just the heavyweights. Even the skill players are dropping ...

And to answer the question of why they fight, it often has to do with game management. It’s a way for players to police the ...

Fighting is one of ice hockey's unique elements, and it is the only sport where throwing punches is not only allowed, but sometimes encouraged. Despite a cooling off in recent years, fighting remains ...

The brawl between Scott Sabourin and Arber Xhekaj wasn’t something that just happened out of nowhere. It was a consequence of ...

Tensions boiled over late in the game when Red Wings goaltender John Gibson confronted Flames players near their crease during a scrum.

A lawyer for former NHL players suing the league over concussions says that a 2011 email from deputy commissioner Bill Daly to commissioner Gary Bettman linking fighting to concussions, depression and ...

Wisconsin’s ninth and final goal came from Tassy up and over three Fighting Irish skaters and their goaltender splayed out on ...

Former three-time champion suggests the NBA consider NHL-style fighting rules, saying controlled confrontation could restore ...