It’s Only Glorified if You Glorify It: Hockey Tall Tales, Fan Bloodlust and the Non-Inevitability of Gratuitous Hockey Violence

By E. Martin Nolan In the Moment Last month, Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski defended the fan’s natural inclination to root for an opposing player’s injury. The occasion was an incident in Montreal, where some fans cheered when opposing super villain Zdeno Chara was hit in the face with the puck (Chara was not seriously injured,…