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Fighting in ice hockey is an established tradition of the sport in North America, with a long history involving many levels of amateur and professional play and including some notable individual fights.[1] Although often a target of criticism, it is a considerable draw for the sport, and some fans attend games primarily to see fights.[2] Fighting is usually performed by one or more enforcers, or "goons"—players whose role it is to fight and intimidate—on a given team[3]
So now you know.
Here are the five funniest hockey-related tweets of the past week:
#5
I'm in favor of them. RT @elenastrawn hi I'm writing a paper on body checks in the nhl can I get your prospective on it? Thanks! Expand
— David Pollak (@PollakOnSharks) December 8, 2013
Do your own homework, Elena.
#4
@TSNBobMcKenzie field or ice?
— ⓢⓒⓞⓣⓣ (@Wham_City) December 5, 2013
I'm hoping for more bubble hockey coverage.
#3
Blue Jays sign catcher Dioner Navarro. If the Raptors can sign someone named Dionest, Toronto's Trinity Of Sports Dions will be complete.
— Adam Proteau (@Proteautype) December 2, 2013
Whoa.
#2
If Canada's smart, the top line at Sochi will be Neal-Sid-Kunitz. But Canada isn't.
— Mark Madden (@MarkMaddenX) December 4, 2013
If Canada was smart it would be empty.
#1 - The Fake Dan Ellis Memorial Tweet of the Week!
Got confused after hearing about a "Staal." Moseyed back to his stable. Now eating hay. RT @fearthefin: Logan Couture hasn't been out yet.
— PumperNicholl (@PumperNicholl) December 7, 2013
The greatest "Logan Couture looks like a horse" joke that has ever, or will ever, be made.
Remember, if you see a funny hockey tweet during the week and think it deserves a place in the top five, send it to me @MegalodonBOC .
Was @TheNHLHumor funny this week?
Jesus god NO. Certainly not as funny as Sean Avery, with this late addition:
Just saw the chicken shit moves by Orpik and Neal......maybe lying on the ice knocked out will make u think twice....#16
— Sean Avery (@imseanavery) December 9, 2013
If Sean Avery is self-aware enough for this tweet to have been funny INTENTIONALLY, then it's one of the funniest hockey tweets in history. But I just don't know. What do you think? Was Avery's tweet funny on purpose, or are we all just laughing at how blind he is to his own chicken-shittyness??
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