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Our American Stories

Why Does Fighting Exist in Hockey?

Our American Stories

iHeartPodcasts

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.6817 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Our American Stories, as mysterious as it is sacred, the Code is an unwritten set of rules—the bible of hockey sportsmanship, if you will—that has been handed down from generation to generation. Ross Bernstein, author of The Code: The Unwritten Rules of Fighting and Retaliation in the NHL, spent two years researching this story and is here to share it with you.

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0:00.0

Black History Month is here and we're excited to kick off season faux.

0:05.4

If I didn't know, maybe you didn't either.

0:07.5

This season, we're shining a spotlight on revolutionary women who redefined excellence.

0:12.8

Give Grace Wisher her flowers.

0:15.0

Next time you see the American flag, you just remember a 16-year-old black woman helped to make it happen.

0:20.1

Listen to I didn't know.

0:21.4

Maybe you didn't either.

0:22.5

From the Black Effect Podcast Network on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast,

0:26.6

or simply wherever you get your podcast.

0:33.9

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0:35.6

Let's go to work.

0:37.8

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0:43.8

behind the scenes insights, and a deep dive into the themes that have made Yellowstone a cultural phenomenon.

0:50.3

Our family legacy is this ranch.

0:52.7

When I'm a protected of my life.

0:54.7

Listen to the official Yellowstone podcast now on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:02.7

Hey, I'm Jay Shetty, and my latest episode is with Bill Gates.

1:07.2

This is a world where somebody can have over $100 billion.

1:13.3

What is that? Social networking,

1:19.4

we're still arguing about what the policy should be. Algorithms reward outrageous things.

1:25.4

These fortunes are almost illegitimate unless in a very smart way, give them back. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever

1:30.8

you get your podcast.

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