Another View Of The Enforcer

from Martin Samuel of the Mail Online (UK), The enforcer is an unofficial position in ice hockey, but most NHL teams have one. His duty, ostensibly, is to protect the most creative players and the goaltender from dirty tactics by the opposition…. There is no WWE pretence, either. Playing for Minnesota Wild against the Anaheim Ducks in 2006, a punch from Boogaard left opposition enforcer Todd Fedoruk requiring reconstructive surgery of a shattered cheekbone using five titanium plates. These are proper fights with proper blows and injuries are common. An enforcer fight takes place in approximately 40 per cent of NHL matches and is popular with fans. more