From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:02:45 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
      
   > Hockey is hideously boring to me, almost as boring as soccer (football   
   > in Europe). Every time it starts to get interesting, somebody knocks   
   > somebody down and everything clogs up again. I would rather there was   
   > more skill and less brawling. (But this comes from someone who can enjoy   
   > a baseball pitcher's duel, which I'm sure is boring as hell to a   
   > European.)   
      
   One college hockey game, RPI vs. McGill iirc, degenerated into a brawl   
   with the fans going out on the ice to join in. The Kampus Kops also went   
   out to try to break it up. Some genius had the idea to play the national   
   anthem. The Kops came to attention and the brawl went on.   
      
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