Hockey is a fast-paced, adrenaline-rushing, collision sport with an interesting irony. Perhaps you’ve noticed.
Violence is embedded into its fabric. Such that teams typically have enforcers, because fights and intimidation tactics are an accepted part of the game. Media highlights revel in them.
But after the game?
How often do you hear about hockey players making a police blotter? A nightclub brawl? A weapons charge? Drugs on board. A domestic battery arrest? Virtually never. That’s for other sports with less actual, extracurricular violence during the game.