Let’s Keep Fighting in Ring, Not Rink

In Tracy Dodds’ NHL notes (Feb. 23), Islander Coach Al Arbour apparently thinks hockey needs fights to prove something about standing up to another team.

Arbour’s words make me angry.

If hockey’s rules and suspension would be strictly enforced, it might become a much more widely accepted and respected sport.

Hockey takes years of training, dedication and great athletic skill. I think fighting should be kept in the ring, not the rink.

TORI BARNAO

Los Angeles