Why are fights more common in hockey than in other sports such as basketball or baseball?

Answer 1

hockey is a contact sport and the penalty for fighting in hockey is 5 mins where the penalty for most other sports is $ and games.

Answer 2

Baseball-Ted Williams Basketball-Michael Jordan Football- Walter Payton Hockey- Wayne Gretzky

Answer 3

Fighting in ice hockey is a controversial aspect of the sport. The practice of fighting in ice hockey is tolerated in all levels of hockey, with various penalties assigned.
The hockey fight is like professional boxing, a somewhat ritualized affair with clear rules (not always written) between acceptable and unacceptable behavior.Fighting is condoned in the National Hockey League

The acceptable form is boxing/grappling between a pair of players. They will maneuver themselves to either tie up their opponents' arms, or free an arm for a punch to the opponent's face/head. This form of combat is known in hockey parlance as the "dance," as the players will often circle each other in a grapple, looking for an advantage. When a pair of well-matched opposing players engage in a fight, the action of the officials is to back off while blows are actively being thrown. Usually very quickly one or both of the combatants will clinch the other so that punches can no longer be thrown, often falling to the ice in the process, or one of the combatants will "turtle" -- this is when the officials will enter the fray and carefully separate the combatants.

The "unwritten" rules outlaw any form of kicking, punching the stomach, touching the groin area using equipment or other forms of cheap shots to gain an advantage. It must remain a form of a boxing match on skates.
In hockey, some players have the job of taking down the opposition by any means necessary (mainly by big hits or fighting). Such a player is sometimes referred to as an enforcer, among less flattering epithets. These enforcers -- especially in recent decades -- are typically marginal players who generally see limited time on the ice, often on the fourth line. They are often sent out after a "scrum" or after a star player has been checked particularly hard. Often both teams will put out an enforcer or tough guy at the same time.

The enforcer's role is generally to engage the offending opponent in (or provoke one into) a fight. Essentially a tactic of intimidation, it keeps particularly dirty teams in check by enacting direct consequences on an offending player. Another common application is to goad a star into a fight, so as to take a skilled player off the ice at the cost of a marginal one.

Answer 4

Fighting was very much part of the game in the early days, and rules were never made to prohibit it. There has been a push in recent years to ban fighting altogether, but many traditionalists believe it is an integral part of the sport.

Answer 5

Unlike baseball and basketball hockey has players checking each other to the ground to get the puck, which means players are going to get angry, thus creating a fight.

Answer 6

Because they're allowed.

FYI, if you think hockey is violent, you should try watching indoor LaCrosse. I've never seen anything like it!!! They just beat the crap out of each other with sticks, it's amazing!

Answer 7

Because it's officially part of the game.

Answer 8

Simple answer:
Because they are encouraged to fight. Teams sign specific tough guys to protect their superstars by fighting for them.

Answer 9

BECAUSE THEY LET THEM FIGHT AND ONLY GET 2 TO 5 MIN. OFF THE ICE.THE OTHER SPORTS YOU FIGHT YOUR OUT OF THE GAME..

Answer 10

because baseball and basketball are sissy sports...