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Fighting isn't welcome in the majority of sports, but ice hockey has always been different. Fist fights have come to occupy a special place as part of the action on the ice. And while in the modern era the sports authorities have cracked down, in the '80s and ‘90s a large number of fans headed to hockey arenas simply to see some good old-fashioned scraps – at least in North America. Russian hockey, which became the successor to the Soviet 'academic' style of play, initially didn’t witness anything similar to the kind of brawls seen elsewhere, but there were two players, Andrei Nazarov and Alexander Yudin, who could equally claim the title of the first Russian 'enforcer'. But while Nazarov built his fighting career on the ice in North America, Yudin made a name for himself at home. For 14 years, he ruled over the major Russian league without losing (at least significantly) a single fight. Here is his unique story. The mean streets of Murmansk  Yudin was born on F

  The three biggest challenges that studio owners in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom face are rebuilding memberships, getting new clients and finding instructors, according to a survey by the Boutique Fitness Solutions (BFS), a private network of boutique businesses with the mission of educating, connecting and supporting members. In addition to these challenges, studio owners say they face challenges related to back rent and landlord relationships as well as fatigue. Details of the survey are included in the “ 2021 State of the Studio Market ” report put out by BFS co-founders Julian Barnes and Ntiedo Etuk, who also share their findings in a  40-minute video . Using data gathered from BFS studios and clients, the report evaluates the current state of the boutique fitness industry and reveals new insights on industry trends and challenges. Despite challenges, 65 percent of independent fitness studio owners predict solid growth for the next two years. To be successful i

  Blink Fitness, New York, and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green have entered a franchise development deal to bring at least 20 Blink locations to Michigan and Illinois, the company announced. The deal moves Blink Fitness into the Midwest for the first time, and it is the first time that Green, who is an NBA All Star, Olympic Gold Medalist and Defensive Player of the Year, has invested in a gym brand. Green had a pre-existing relationship with Equinox Fitness Executive Chairman and Managing Partner Harvey Spevak, in which Green would stop into Spevak’s office when he was in New York to talk, according to an article in USA Today.  Equinox and Blink are owned by Equinox Holdings. “The deeper those conversations went, we would start to talk about business venture and things of that sort, and one thing he brought up was Blink.” Green said in the article. Eventually, Green’s business partner, Relevent Sports CEO Danny Sillman, made him aware that Blink was franchising. Green bega