Hockey fights. The one thing besides the sweet blaring blast of the goal horn that gets a hockey area fired up. Who hasn't jumped to their feet, fist pumping and voice raised, at the sight of two hockey players losing their cool? It doesn't matter if you generally enjoy fights, if you've been in a fight, or if you're a skinny girl who never plans on being anywhere near a closed fist.

Hockey fights are exciting.

But when you're out of the moment, they seem pretty discusting. What is it about our adrenaline and a group mentality that makes the fights so tantalizing?

Watch some hockey fights on television or online. Do you get the same reaction? Do you feel a little grossed out?

Should hockey crack down harder on fights? The penalties are already pretty severe, and it's one of those strange traits that separates hockey from other mainstream spectator sports. Most people will probably say, let them keep fighting.