Not all hockey fans are familiar withthe meaning of the word tafgay. At one time, every professional team had such a player. So, tafgay is a professional hockey player who has a good command of the technique of fistfight. Such players make hockey more interesting for the viewer. Fighting tafgaev spectacular and make hockey more popular.
Who are the tough guys?
Toughgays are players who do not installto hammer washers. Quite often they go to the field only at the right time, and then they are deleted until the end of the game. The presence of such players in the team makes it more secure. As soon as a moment comes when one of the opponents plays tough with the leader, the tafgay immediately enters into the action. Some of them have experience in various martial arts. The team in which the tafgai won, is charged with energy and feels more relaxed. During fistfights, they sometimes get terrible injuries, such as a broken nose and jaw, a hand injury, a broken eyebrow and a nose bridge. This is only a small part of the damage that most of them experienced during their careers. Tafgai are real wars that are not afraid of pain.
Classification
Each tafgay in hockey performs certain tasks. Such players can be conditionally divided into the following types:
Bodyguard or "policeman". Its main task is to protect the leadersHis team from the power players of the opponent. The policeman looks out for the player who plays the hardest against the leader and eliminates him with a crude force or provokes him to fight. Due to this, the leader of his team feels more free and confident.
Hunter. Such a player, on the contrary, must remove the leaders of the opponent from the game. This tafgayu called the goal before the game surnames. Thus, his team will have an advantage in the game.
How are the Tufays trained?
Typically, this role in hockey is chosen by youngpeople with a strong physique and fighting character. Not everyone will stand such a difficult role in the team. Tufays must necessarily have the skills of boxing and other martial arts. Tafgay in hockey should, during the game, cripple as many people as possible. It is necessary to ensure that the opponent's team was afraid to play hard hockey and the leaders could show all their skills. In addition to fighting, the tafgai must also be able to play hockey. In the history of this sport there were cases when the "police" played the position of the striker and scored goals.
Obligatory skills
Tafgay is a hockey player who must be able tofight on the ice. If the "policeman" hesitantly stands on the ice, then during the fight he will not have a chance. Therefore, each tafgayu is initially taught profile hockey single combat. Each fighter must be able to:
Confidently stand on the ice.
Fight in hockey uniform.
Quickly dump your opponent's helmet.
Apply accurate and strong blows from an uncomfortable position.
Total player
With the advent of the financial limit and largeDisqualifications for the fights of the team began to refuse from the Tufays. They were replaced by power hockey players, which will be useful in the game. Such a player should be able to conduct a high-quality power reception. It is advisable that he does not break the rules.
Conditional rules
Each tafgay during the game must observe the following mandatory rules:
Do not beat the opponent with a stick. Before the fight, each of the fighters must throw it on the field.
It is forbidden to attack an opponent who was initially clearly injured.
Attacking the goalkeeper is prohibited and will cause strong anger in the opposing team.
You can not attack from the back.
And also the fighters on the ice should, if possible, observe the following unwritten rules:
It is undesirable to attack a player without warning. As a rule, the tupgay first causes the opponent to fight by strongly pushing the stick or throwing it on the ice.
A self-respecting tough guy should not attack a player who does not want to fight. If only he did not offend the guardian of the "policeman".
Do not engage in a fight with an opponent who is noticeably weaker physically. Usually tafgai in such cases put the player on the ice, not allowing to move.
If the player of the opponent has surrendered, then it is undesirable to beat him.
Fighting Techniques
The duel on the ice is very different from the battles onring. Toughgay before the fight throws a stick on the ice and hockey gloves. At the same time, they are usually thrown aside to avoid stumbling. Skating is very difficult to maintain balance in the boxing rack. Tafgai, as a rule, grab one hand for the opponent's shirt. Due to this, they keep the balance and control it. The fighter on the ice must necessarily remove the helmet from the opponent. Best if he can do it with one try. Otherwise, the fighter can damage his fist with a strong blow to the helmet or the opponent's glass.
Tufays have one very popular method.It consists that one of fighters, having seized a tank top from behind, pulls it on a head of another. If he managed to do this, then the opponent will be completely neutralized. Because of the shirt pulled over his head, he will not see anything and will not be able to strike. The rival at this moment, as a rule, continues the battle next to powerful blows. The judges, seeing the beating, begin to intervene and finish the fight.
The difference between a tough guy and a power player
In modern hockey in clubs there is usually notafgaev. They were replaced by power players who can play hockey at a high level. Tafgais, as a rule, go to the field only before the fight and are removed to the end of the game, eliminating the goal. Power players play a large number of power games per game, but some of them do not take part in fights. In modern hockey, hard players are valued who commit authorized strengths in hockey, since removal from the field often leads to a missed goal. If necessary, a power player can join the battle and there he will feel comfortable. But this is not their main goal. Among power hockey players are often encountered attackers who have a powerful physique.
Popular tafgas of our time
In modern hockey, there are not so many real tafgas who made an ice slaughter. To the brightest fighters on ice it is possible to carry the following hockey players:
Chris Simon. Chris is from Canada.He was for a long time one of the main tafgaev of the NHL. Now he has already finished his professional career and brings up four children. But in his youth he was one of the most dangerous league players. Simon was selected for the NHL Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers club in 1990. Already in the first season this hockey player took part in several bloody battles. Chris Simon in his long career had time to play in Russia. At the club "Vityaz" at one time was collected a few powerful tafgeev, who kept the whole league at bay. A couple of years, Chris moved to Novokuznetsk "Metallurg". There he completed his professional career.
Andrei Nazarov. This hockey player has already completed his professionalcareer and began to work as a coach. Andrei is polite and well dressed, but even on the coaching bridge he came into conflict with the audience. This player played in the position of the attacker. He started his performances in the Moscow "Dynamo", and afterwards went overseas to play for the team "San Jose Sharks". On the hockey ground, he regularly performed power receptions and fought with the strongest guys. Nazarov, thanks to his strong character and martial arts skills, played in the NHL for 12 years. He was the first Russian tafgayem in the NHL.
Jeremy Jablonski. This guy is from Canada, but he is very goodknown to Russian fans of hockey. In 2003, he was awarded the unofficial title of the most formidable tafgaya NHL. Jeremy spent a lot of professional fights. In 2011, the NHL refused to provide services to fighters on the ice and Jablonski came to Russia to play for the club Vityaz. In the opening meeting, he received 56 minutes penalty. In Russia, Yablonski took part in many fights. For this he was regularly disqualified. Jeremy Jablonski with his power tricks inflicted heavy injuries on his opponents. In 2013, this tafgai left Russia, to the delight of many teams.
John Mirasti. This Canadian hockey player was a participant in thatthe most scandalous club "Knight". Until this point, he played in some American teams. Mirasti gained fame after a fight with Jablonski. These fighters held one of the most vivid and long fights in the history of hockey. After that, Mirasti went to Russia, to the club "Vityaz". It was there that he played with his main rival. Mirasti and Jablonski instilled fear of rivals of the club "Knight". This Canadian hockey player managed to fight one fight in martial arts. In it, John lost in the first round.
Yevgeny Artyukhin. This tafgay team of Russia spent many fights in theKHL. His father was engaged in wrestling at the time. Eugene himself actively engaged in martial arts. Artyukhin has excellent physical strength. That's why hockey players do not like to play against him that way. Now Yevgeny Artyukhin stands for HC Sibir.
The most striking battles
Among the large number of ice battles there are the most striking and outstanding. To such it is possible to carry:
Fight Jablonski and Mirasti. The brightest duel between friends in lifeoccurred on December 19, 2008 in the AHL. These two fighters drove up to the center of the field, took off their gloves and set to work. Within a few minutes they inflicted over 100 blows to each other.
Hockey match between the teams "Vityaz" and "Vanguard" for a long time to be remembered by all the fans of Russia. Three minutes after the start of the fight, a mass brawl began, in which all the players of the teams participated. After that, the match was interrupted.
Fight Aaron Downey and Brad Norton after a long discussion of the media. These fighters for forty seconds and did not inflict a single blow. Then the judges got fed up and they sent the players to the penalty box.
In modern hockey, there was no more tafgayev.What this word means is no longer known to young fans of this sport. It is hard work. Toughees received a large number of different injuries, and then again went out on the field.
