Gretzky Says Hockey Fights Are Disappearing
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JANUARY 24: Wayne Gretzky addresses fans prior to the 2020 NHL All-Star Skills Competition at Enterprise Center on January 24, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Wayne Gretzky believes hockey fights are going the way of the dinosaur.
The hockey legend told TMZ that fighting is “kind of out of hockey now” and “not really part of our game anymore”.
While fights still happen “now and then”, Gretzy says it’s been cleaned out of minor league, junior, and college hockey and that “kids grow up now and nobody fights”.
Is it a good thing or bad thing that hockey sees fewer fights now? What other ways has hockey evolved since Gretzky’s time?
Katherine Viloria is Beasley Media Group's Fort Myers Digital Content Manager. She loves to write, snap photos, and watch Grey's Anatomy. Connect with her on Instagram @alittlethisalittlekat
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