In the 2022-23 season, there were only 219 NHL fights through February, according to The Associated Press. Compare this to the 2003-04 season, where there were 789 fights through the same period.

Tkachuk and Hagel are rivals in the NHL as well, playing for the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, respectively. It was the fastest fight to start an NHL international game, topping the ...

There hadn’t been a fight in an international hockey tournament since the NHL hosted the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, but there hasn’t been an international hockey tournament at a time of such ...