Jourard, R. (2000). McSorley was convicted of assault with a firearm. Retrieved 25 January 2016. www.defencelaw.com/hockey-assault.html) Violence in sport is almost a contradictory statement. The essence of sport, when practiced in the truest and most honest sense, should not have a violent component. Ultimately, sport is a game and a game should be competitive but fun and safe. Unfortunately, that is not the case today. Sports like football and hockey have an unnatural level of violence rooted in everyday competition. If two people fought in the street, they would be arrested and charged.

When two players are arguing in a professional hockey game, it is encouraged and celebrated, but no criminal charges are laid, just a quick trip into the penalty zone. It is only when players exceed the so-called accepted limit of violence that the criminal courts intervene. But if violence is accepted in the combat lane, players may not know what that line is. It may be time for the National Hockey League to take action from other professional leagues to curb brawls in the sport. The National Football League is trying to take steps to control the violent nature of the sport, but unfortunately, the players are only getting bigger and stronger, and this violent component is at the heart of the game. It is imperative that leagues continue to enforce rules and regulations that severely punish flagrant and deliberate acts of violence. It is also imperative that the courts continue to play a role in the application of tort law, as individuals go beyond these rules and regulations and the nature and context of sport. Especially in hockey, where a stick can play an important and important role in such acts of violence. Some sports are considered violent in nature. Football at all levels, from Pee Wee to the National Football League, involves a certain level of violence. Players are encouraged to hit their opponent as hard as possible. Fan involvement in the game is amplified by hard punches, bone-shaking blocks, or quarterback bags.

Ice hockey fights, although publicly declared, were banned, were promoted to the minor leagues, and the National Hockey League Fighting was rooted in the sport and would be forever. When two players drop their gloves, the fans stand up and cheer on the two fighters. Fights can change the rhythm of hockey games, and often law enforcement is sent into games to provoke fights, to change the course of play, or in retaliation for a previous blatant act by the opposing team. The punishment? Only five minutes in the penalty area. But when does this supposedly normal but violent part of the game cross the line of criminal behavior? Physical and perceived assault that would warrant off-ice criminal charges are seen as part of gambling in violent sports (Standen, 2009). This issue has been well documented, studied and discussed in tort law. Just a few weeks ago, three members of the Santa Rosa Growlers hockey team were arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in Reno, NV. The Growlers are an American men`s team based in Sonoma County, California. The players, Dominic Jones, Josiah Nikkel and Moses Matthews III, traveled to Reno for their personal time, and the alleged incident allegedly took place the day before the first game of the season. All three players took part in the game, and Growlers captain Blake Johnson said the team was unaware of the allegations at the time.

Johnson posted a statement on the team`s website expressing his deepest sympathy and regretting that all three men were allowed to participate in the game. All three players were removed from the team. [11] This volume is the third in an ongoing project on the legal regulation of athletics. It consists of a series of research essays on a variety of legal issues related to professional ice hockey. The contributors are a distinguished group of academics and practitioners who have long focused their intellectual efforts on the legal governance of professional and amateur sport. And it`s an indispensable addition to the legal literature in the U.S. and abroad. For the same reason, a crucial step in the fight against sexual assault in hockey is to ensure that such incidents are not hidden, but shared and immediately reported to the appropriate authorities. As we`ve observed throughout the Kyle Beach saga, the desire not to disrupt a team`s path to success and maintain the “status quo” has already clouded the judgment of those who are able to report incidents of sexual misconduct. However, the Blackhawks must cancel D.J. Jones has demonstrated his adherence to the team`s new protocols and measures put in place after the team`s disastrous handling of the Kyle Beach situation. Strangely, they have now set an example for other clubs of how they can proactively deal with these issues when made aware of them.

The term offence is used to refer to a type of civil injury or injustice (Morakinyo, 2008). Tort law is a mechanism to protect the rights of individuals against unreasonable interference (Citron & Ableman, 2003). Tort law has three main areas: wilful tort, negligence and recklessness (Citron & Ableman, 2003). The intentional tort includes bodily harm and assault, as well as the person who intentionally causes an offensive harmful act or physical contact (Citron & Ableman, 2003). This contact may be minor, but as long as there is an intention with some consequence, it can be considered an intentional offense. A player who hits another player during a fight in a hockey game could be considered an intentional offense. This player deliberately strives to harm his opponent with some consequence. Negligence is defined as the breach of a legal duty of care resulting in undesirable harm to the plaintiff by the defendant (Morakinyo, 2008). For negligence to be proved, there must be a duty of care owed by the defendant to the plaintiff, a breach of that duty of care by the defendant, and damage to the plaintiff as a result of the breach (Morakinyo, 2008).

Cruelty is a person who knows that his actions would cause harm.