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Hockey is more violent - football players are pussies
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Football is more violent - even though football players are pussies
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Which sport is more violent: football or hockey
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They both have a pretty high level of "violence", but I would have to go with Football since practically every play is balls out hitting.
Of course hockey has the unfair advantage of fighting. But Football has more felons
Of course hockey has the unfair advantage of fighting. But Football has more felons
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Originally Posted by dom
While I wouldn't call Football players pussies, Hockey is far more violent.
Your basically holding and shooting a weapon in Hockey. And lets not even talk about the fighting.![Wink](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Your basically holding and shooting a weapon in Hockey. And lets not even talk about the fighting.
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Its really a draw for me. You dont get hits and tackles every play like you do in Football. Hockey has some downtime when they're just scuffling for the puck, during PP's and what not.
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Originally Posted by IlliNorge
Hmmm, poll seems a touch slanted. I'd have to go with hockey. There's no out of bounds in hockey.
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Originally Posted by dom
We should be asking Dentists and doctors which athletes they see more of.
I'm betting its hockey players.
I'm betting its hockey players.
You'd have to factor in that hockey players play 66 more games per season that football players.
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Originally Posted by dom
We should be asking Dentists and doctors which athletes they see more of.
I'm betting its hockey players.
I'm betting its hockey players.
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Originally Posted by wstevens
You'd have to factor in that hockey players play 66 more games per season that football players.
True, true.
Football is defiantly tough. I mean the whole point of the game is to knock a guy off his feet or they score, but I don't consider it violent. Nor do I consider clean hitting in hockey violent. But hockey can be more violent than football I think.
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Hitting a guy from behind happens in football all the time, but hitting from behind in hockey can result in injury alot more since the guys head usually gets drilled into the boards. And he's off balance to begin with since their on skates.
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Originally Posted by joerockt
That's because they're too stupid to wear mouth pieces
What do they need to shout for, they can just bang sticks and grunt...
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Have you ever played hockey?
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Originally Posted by dom
That wasn't the question.
Ok then... NFL BY FAR. Hockey players are tuff and all... but, most NFL players are going lights out on most every play. Just my personal opinion though.
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Ok then... NFL BY FAR. Hockey players are tuff and all... but, most NFL players are going lights out on most every play. Just my personal opinion though.
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While football is very rough, and hard hitting, hockey is far more "violent".
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And c'mon, just by the fact that hockey allows for fighting makes it more violent...
The big key is distinguishing the difference between rough/tough versus violent. And while you can make cases I suppose for how rough either sport is, hockey is the one that's more violent.
The big key is distinguishing the difference between rough/tough versus violent. And while you can make cases I suppose for how rough either sport is, hockey is the one that's more violent.
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^ Hell, football players have facemasks...hockey players? At the most, a visor for the eyes...and that's it. And it was just a couple years back that some played without helmets. Hockey wayyyy more violent.
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Dom and I can bitchslap each other until we end up kissing, that doesnt make it violent....However, if I snap my neck getting tackled, then thats what I consider violent....
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Originally Posted by ChrisKelly5
Ok then... NFL BY FAR. Hockey players are tuff and all... but, most NFL players are going lights out on most every play. Just my personal opinion though.
The NFL does not allow players to stand toe to toe to punch each others lights out.
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
Dom and I can bitchslap each other until we end up kissing, that doesnt make it violent....However, if I snap my neck getting tackled, then thats what I consider violent....
Let me hit you from behind head first into boards that don't have any give and then tell me how your neck feels.
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Originally Posted by dom
Let me hit you from behind head first into boards that don't have any give and then tell me how your neck feels.
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Originally Posted by dom
The NFL does not allow players to stand toe to toe to punch each others lights out.
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Originally Posted by ChrisKelly5
Why is it that all of you Canadians are picking Hockey?
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It goes both ways.
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And I'll venture to guess that since your from Florida, you never played the game?
You think the NHL is rough, try playing men's league up here. Makes the NHL look like a night at the ballet.
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Originally Posted by ChrisKelly5
Why is it that all of you canadians are picking Hockey?
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
Yeah, but when that happens in hockey, nothing...play doesn't stop, etc. In football, they bring out the paramedics and go to commercial...
It doesn't happen that often in Hockey because hitting from behind is against the rules. If it wasn't there would be 2 teams of paramedics on hand.
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Here's how I score it.
Number of tackles/hits: Marginal Advantage football
Number of High Speed Collisions: Advantage hockey
Punching/Fighting: Advantage hockey
Injuries per game: Advantage football
Head/Face injuries per game: Advantage Hockey
Use of a weapon: Advantage hockey:
So 4-2, hockey is more violent.
Number of tackles/hits: Marginal Advantage football
Number of High Speed Collisions: Advantage hockey
Punching/Fighting: Advantage hockey
Injuries per game: Advantage football
Head/Face injuries per game: Advantage Hockey
Use of a weapon: Advantage hockey:
So 4-2, hockey is more violent.
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People please, look at the demographics of the participants and use race as the leading indicator.
If the premise, "black people are more violent than white people" holds true, then OBVIOUSLY football > hockey.
If the premise, "black people are more violent than white people" holds true, then OBVIOUSLY football > hockey.
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Originally Posted by dom
It goes both ways. ![Wink](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
And I'll venture to guess that since your from Florida, you never played the game?
You think the NHL is rough, try playing men's league up here. Makes the NHL look like a night at the ballet.![Big Grin](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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And I'll venture to guess that since your from Florida, you never played the game?
You think the NHL is rough, try playing men's league up here. Makes the NHL look like a night at the ballet.
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I do however, go to about 10-15 Jacksonville Barracudas games each season. (they are a minor leauge, or whatever it is called team here...)
I'm not bashing hockey by any means... I guess my opinion is just very biased due to my lack of knowledge of the game.