The inaugural season of high school hockey in Santa Clarita has come and gone, except for the May 14 all-star game, and the Saugus Centurions will go down in lore as the first champions. A week ago, I sat down with Ice Station high school hockey league season and playoff MVP Joey Howard to do a feature. Even this season with big time checks at a premium, hockey games are not as physical as football. I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out. Fighting, like checking is a part of the game.
Sports are all about respect and protection.
In baseball, a pitcher protects the plate and a catcher always protects his pitcher. That said, I realize that the fighting can't be allowed in high school, but fights happen in a lot of high school sports, kids are suspended for a period of time and that's that. In terms of the gate, let's face it there's a reason why football teams get rallies and most other sports don't. A large concern this season was raucous fans. They chanted obscenities and on one very noted occasion got involved in some extracurricular activity after the game.