The SHL simply does not have enough fighting anymore. And while the league and much of the fanbases around the league are interested in useless violence coming out of the game, some of the old guard are quite interested in more fighting. So, as a result, we’re actually introducing an anti-penalty for fighting. In fact, players who are involved in fights will have a boost applied to their next 5 shifts. Any player that is penalized for fighting that scores on his or her next shift, awards that team with 3 goals for that score. Additionally, any player who was in a fight on a shift within 5 shifts of providing the primary assist on a goal will make that goal worth 2 instead of 1. The primary purpose of this new penalty rule is really just to bring more entertainment value to professional hockey. With players like Jordan Bamford headed to the SHL in the next year, we really need ways to reward (and penalize) players who drop the mitts.