Shawn Thornton on His Career Path and Fighting in Hockey

I’m a big believer that the game needs fighting. I think players should really police themselves for the most part. I think it will always be in the game and I’m not a big fan of people who advocate for it to be out of the game.

Who knows what would happen if they took fighting out of the game, but I like where the game is right now. I think a lot of people like it. Attendance is up everywhere and TV ratings are up. We must be doing something right. There’s always room for improvement, I guess, but I don’t think getting rid of that is going to do us any favors.