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Hockey Far From WWF...
...head of his opponent while the latter makes his way back to his corner. Sticks to the head are far from the type of actions that he claims the NHL has "tacitly allowed...since its inception." Most fans of the game don't "buy tickets expecting a WWF-like performance." I have heard innumerable comments from first-years from warmer climates, after seeing their first hockey game at Bright, describing the excitement associated with hockey's speed and aggressiveness. Slashing, injuries and blood never accompany these statements...
...first big problem with this ordeal is that many people are failing to view the malfeasance in context. The NHL has tacitly allowed this sort of behavior since its inception. Players brawl, hook, spear and bleed and fans buy tickets expecting a WWF-like performance. The league does not suspend people for everyday fights and does not even eject players for such behavior. The players and the league have perpetuated this type of on-the-ice conduct...
...helped that the WWF would pay much more than Moscow or local governments could afford to give men on the front line against poaching. At first Fomenko worked alone, but he now oversees three dozen men in 14 brigades. The rangers, as he calls the ecological policemen, earn as much as $300 a month, a good salary in Russia. In all, the WWF will dedicate $2 million this year to protect 1 million sq. mi. of Russia's Far East...
...clock kept ticking past 3:30 p.m., people slowly left the area and gave up. But McKenna said the WWF is proud to have such diehard fans...