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Rule 56 - Fisticuffs
An instigator of an altercation shall be a player who by his actions or demeanor demonstrates any/some of the following criteria: distance traveled; gloves off first; first punch thrown; menacing attitude or posture; verbal instigation or threats; conduct in retaliation to a prior game incident.
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I don't know much about the international game but have seen some videos of massive line brawls and NHL players get beat up pretty bad when they go over there.
As I see it the instigator rule comes in when one player starts the fight and the other doesn't want to play. It has caused players to be careful to not drop the gloves until the other player agrees to dance. You'll see a lot of chatter:
Yeah?
Yeah!
Well you're a...
Back at you.
Wanna go when the whistle sounds?
You're on!
(tweet) both sets of gloves drop at the same time
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