on dangerous play, (which he advocated), the players believed that removing the penalty for instigating a fight, and allowing players to therefore get their retribution by that means, would have the same effect. Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News also believed that the league should be stricter in handing out fines and suspensions, suggesting that Hitchcock should possibly have been penalised for his revenge comments, and that if Havlat had received a lengthier ban for his actions, the brawl between the Flyers and Senators may not have happened. The 2004–05 NHL season was cancelled because of a labor dispute, but upon the League's return for the 2005–06 season, a rule was added which meant that any player being assessed for an instigator penalty in the last five minutes of a match would receive an automatic one-game ban, and the player's head coach could also be fined $10,000. This was designed to avoid situations such as happened in game between the Flyers and Senators, and addressed the fact that physical play tended to increase towards the end of a game, particularly when the result was not in question. Boxscore Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season Team rosters Scratches Ottawa Senators: Curtis Leschyshyn, Radek Bonk, Anton Volchenkov, Vaclav Varada, Todd White, Shane Hnidy Philadelphia Flyers: Keith Primeau, Marcus Ragnarsson, Todd Fedoruk, Dennis Seidenberg, Eric Desjardins, Jeremy Roenick Officials Referees: Marc Joannette, Dan Marouelli Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Tim Nowak See also Punch-up in Piestany Colorado Avalanche-Red Wings brawl Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Islanders brawl References 2003–04 NHL season 2004 in sports in Pennsylvania National Hockey League brawls 2004 2004