The Basketbrawl & Softball

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Originally posted by Bobby
The football brawl resulted in a double postseason ban.

As for hockey's rules, a bench-clearing brawl results in a HUGE penalty for the players (third man in fight ejected and suspended 5-10 games, depending on league, and subsequent players 2-5 games, and fined). The coach can also be suspended and fined for failure to control players.

You think that's a HUGE penalty? That's not huge, that's expected. The only way to control this at the pro level is the hurt the owner's wallet through restricting potential income. As far as amateurs and their teams are concerned is to just forbid every participant from playing any future games for an extended period of time, commencing immediately, not later. This isn't Baltimore!

Even better in hockey, just cancel the season! The Pro's are doing it and we all know how quick the amateurs are to emulate the pro teams, well, here is their big chance!