LogFAQs > #900053668

It only happens in the regular season. Depends on the team/player, but maybe once every like 5-10 games a team will have a full on fight with 2 5 minute fighting majors given. It's allowed by the league because they think it makes the sport more popular, but it's literally WWE.

There will be scuffles, but full on fights never happen in the playoffs and the olympics because the players are actually playing the game and don't want to do stupid ass WWE stunts. And yeah it's banned in a lot of levels of hockey.

It's also a big cause of concussions. A lot of fights don't have any real hits, but if you take one clean shot to the face, especially from a professional athlete experienced with fighting in hockey, it's going to do damage.