Sun setting on NHL goons
By Associated Press in Philadelphia | China Daily | Updated: 2014-12-13 08:05
Hockey slowly distancing itself from bloody brawls of yesteryear
Dave Schultz would drop his gloves in a flash, his bare fists pummeling unprotected faces in fits of fury so ferocious he became known as "The Hammer."
Schultz was the intimidating backbone of Philadelphia's "Broad Street Bullies" teams of the 1970s that won a pair of Stanley Cup championships.
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