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Originally posted by Nevadaref
I think that in our society we penalize people far too often for what they may do or what their activity might lead to. This annoys me greatly. I certainly would not want to see it on a basketball court. This is clearly and intentional foul. A hockey hipcheck is not violent or savage so it does not meet the definition of a flagrant foul and should not be penalized as such just because it might start a fight.
Get in there quickly, call the intentional, and you won't have a fight.
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I believe checking is an inherent part of hockey, thus a penalty for an illegal check is somewhat common place. In hoops I've seen hand-checks...never seen a "hip-check"!