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How often do full-on fights happen anymore though? Almost every time I see guys start shoving and throwing punches (with full pads still on), the refs are pretty quick to get in and break it up. I wouldn't really know that well, but I feel like those things used to escalate a lot more and fights would happen almost every other game.

Not that I'm excusing the fights they do still allow. Haven't most lower level leagues started to ban fighting? Maybe it'll be something that phases itself out of the game over time with fewer players growing up with fighting as part of hockey.