The ability to knock people the F out seems like a good thing in hockey. I was at a bar one time(well, a bunch of times but that's not relevant to the story) and one of the local minor league hockey players was there. He wasn't one of the big guys(maybe 5'10", 180 lbs), certainly not an enforcer. An altercation took place. He dropped a couple of dudes in a matter of seconds. I decided I'd never fight a hockey player unless he was already beating the snot out of me. And, judging from what I saw, I'd already be out by the time I decided I better fight back.