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So being mostly a stereotypical US sports fan (skip the Everton thing), ELI5 what are the unwritten rules of the NHL

Posted by JD (aka Jason Dean) Jun 8 '21, 14:25

Cause while I have watched darts and tractor pulls, the NHL is the fourth major North American pro sport to me

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goons fight other goons not star players -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 14:31 2
- Are there 'new' goons? Or are goons kind of like the previously grandfathered in no helmet players and being aged out of the league? -- nm - JD Jun 8, 14:34 1
  - not so much goons anymore as "tough guys", Lucic, Tom Wilson -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 14:36
Don’t touch the opposing goalie I think is the most important one. -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 14:29 1
- With the kind of sort of related, heaven help the dick head goaltender who spends extended time out of the crease? - JD Jun 8, 14:42
Rule #1: Punch first. -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 14:28 1
- (I don't actually watch the sport) -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 14:28

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