Fighting: Renaud Lavoie takes aim at the Legault government

Last night, Quebec’s Minister of Sports, Isabelle Charest, was in the news. In fact, following Tuesday’s match between the Senators and the Habs in Quebec City, she invited people to show their displeasure with fights in the NHL.So, for example, booing Arber Xhekaj after he threw down the gloves at the Bell Centre.And that, of course, didn’t exactly go down too well with everyone. We know that fights in hockey are something that many people hold dear… and above all, something that’s here to stay. And this morning, Renaud Lavoie took advantage of his appearance on BPM Sports to take a swipe at the Legault government and its stance on hockey.The entire segment is below, for those who want to listen. https://www.youtube.com/live/uqyC2lClZjI?si=t_kZxxLP73WGMMR1&t=4165

Basically, the informant explains that he finds the Minister’s comments completely absurd. He notes that fighting is an integral part of sport… and that booing players who throw down the gloves is something that will never happen.He even goes so far as to say that to think that, shows that this government knows nothing about hockey.

But he also mentions the QMJHL in this whole story, expressing indignation at the fact that the government has “politicized” the role of QMJHL commissioner by wanting to emphasize the abolition of fights, which resulted in Gilles Courteau leaving his post in somewhat ordinary fashion.Fights in the QMJHL, in the informant’s eyes, weren’t a problem. And yet, they were tackled anyway… so much so that today, the prejudice that the guys in the QMJHL are “soft” is even more amplified. What’s clear is that this issue continues to be the talk of the town. We know that fighting is a sensitive subject for many people… and what’s happened since Tuesday night has rekindled the debate throughout society.This debate, in my eyes, is rather futile in view of the fact that fighting is here to stay in the NHL.Spacer title=’Overtime’]– Wow.