My buddies and I were shooting the ish last night during the 2nd Flyers/Caps intermission and we were discussing the best fights we ever saw in hockey games.
Of course, my "best fights" stories revolved around the Flyers and the other dudes revolved around their teams but honestly the best fight I ever saw was between Mel Bridgman of the Flyers and Bobby Nystrom of the Islanders.
We were at the Spectrum sitting in our usual seats behind the goal when all of a sudden, Nystrom flew in and laid the wood on a Flyer (can't remember who now). Anyway, Bridgman saw it and decided to intervene. They were jawing when all of a sudden, Nystrom drops 'em and lands a sucker punch on Bridgman. Bridgman dropped 'em and then dance was on.
They circled a few times and then each one grabbed the others' shoulder pads and started throwing haymakers one after another. It was amazing. Their fists were like pistons in an engine they were being thrown so fast. The fight lasted about a minute and a half before they seemed to both stop at once! The refs and linesmen never even intervened!! Both guys just stopped, separated, and then skated off to their respective penalty boxes.
Of course, after the fight, everyone rose to their feet for a standing ovation. To this day I wonder if anyone else was cheering for both guys as I was. Not because I liked the Islanders or Nystom, mind you. In fact, I hated their farging guts. But the fight in itself was something so amazing to behold, you had to give it up to both dudes.
Any others you'd like to share? Please do so.
As a kid we used to go to alot of hershey bears games. man they would fight all the time. the players were so bad, but when they fought, the crowd went nuts! i never really watched much hockey, but i love watching playoffs.
it wasn't just one fight.. it was the senators flyers extravaganza. the one that broke the nhl record for penalty minutes in a game. i can never get tired of watching that.
Dave Brown versus pretty much the entire Edmonton Oilers roster in the '87 Finals was pretty bitchin' too.
I was at an Amerks game a few years ago. There were about 7 fights within a 2 minutes, and at one point there were 4 going on at a time. Anyways, during one of the fights a player on the other team tried tackling an Amerks guy, Amerks guy moved, guy layed out ref.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on January 07, 2006, 08:41:15 PM
Dave Brown versus pretty much the entire Edmonton Oilers roster in the '87 Finals was pretty bitchin' too.
Wasn't that the year that the Flyers and Habs had the big brawl BEFORE the game in one of the playoff series, and Brownie came out without his jersey looking for a certain guy (can't remember who), and proceeded to beat the tar out of him? Brown was the man. Had a T-Shirt of him and someone else (For some unknown reason I think it was Daryl Stanley) entitled the Bruise Brothers.
Here's a RealPlayer clip (http://home.no.net/bastich3/flyersvscans3.rm) of some of that scrum, but it does not have the footage I remember seeing of Brown in that fight.
nystrom-bridgeman is a classic
tocchet-wendal clarke
tocchet-george mcphee I & II
zemlack-kordic
baumgardner-probert
mcsorely-holmgren
neely-hartman
Tie Domi vs. Flyers Fan in box
Well,
the Only Flyers game I ever witnessed saw LeClair tossed from the games after 11.30 minutes or so into the first period... 10 of which he had spent on the bench for fighting (two majors). After the third fight he was tossed... IIRC for one of them, he came of the bench and went straight toi a guy and knocked the snot out of him.
Lindors knocked down a linesman as well that game.
A few years ago I saw Chris Pronger beat the snot out of Barnaby. It was funny because Pronger was holding the weasel with one hand so he couldn't fall down or turtle and beating him with the other. My blood lust was satisfied that day!!
Quote from: DutchBird on January 11, 2006, 11:58:52 AM
Lindors knocked down a linesman as well that game and then left due to a concussion.
Fixed.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 11, 2006, 12:16:40 PM
Quote from: DutchBird on January 11, 2006, 11:58:52 AM
Lindors knocked down a linesman as well that game and then left due to a concussion.
Fixed.
Nope, that was before the concussion problems...
The best hockey fight ever was last year when the owners and players were fighting and there was no hockey.
Nasty Hockey Fight.. (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=353208567394505949)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3713510853290350364&q=hockey+fight&pl=true
jimmy kyte vs gord kluzak in a classic
dave brown lost three fights as a flyer and one of them was to kyte....kyte was/is also deaf
Here is another pretty good brawl... (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8969161951379036622&pl=true)
Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on April 18, 2006, 01:44:01 PM
Here is another pretty good brawl... (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8969161951379036622&pl=true)
That's a beaut, right there....
Holy shtein. Check out all the blood on the ice towards the end.... (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6891873796773147917)
Jesus, that was the real life version of Slapshot right there.
i think you were seeing more red shawdows than anything because of the bad film. Crazy fight to say the least
Yeah, the guy who threw the stick at the end must have had a shadow take a giant shadow dump all over his face and shirt. Ass.
white team got their asses kicked.
just found this classic tocchet battle vs brendan shanahan...one of my favorite tocchet fights
check how flawlessly tocchet switches hands...he could go with both hands probably better than any fighter ever...tocchets stamina was unmatched too...i never saw anyone be able to go as straong for as long as he could
were he bigger he might have been the best ever and he remains the best small guy ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqFVOL-BYgQ
that was the NHL?
tocchet - neely
neely at the time was a top 5 fighter in the league...tocchet goes right after him to protect ron sutter does well and opens up neelys eye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM02LYmk-7Q&NR
another tocchet classic....working over ulf samuelsson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riduJ-z-VyA
that knockdown punch on Ulf was sick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gen4B6oOxTA
Here's one with May & Tocchet (with Pittsburgh). Watch around the 15 second mark where Tocchet lands a doozie and almost knocks May the farg out.
please dont ever post a tocchet on the penguins fight again
thank you
A lot of guys lost bets with Rick, huh?
For sheer jackhammer power, and the ability to take punishment, Tony Twist is up there (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plc1lcND6x0) on that list.
At 3:25, Twist is fighting from his back, and wins. >:D
Aaron Downey vs Jesse Boulerice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsYQFE6_LYM) :-D
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 24, 2007, 11:11:03 AM
Aaron Downey vs Jesse Boulerice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsYQFE6_LYM) :-D
Here's Downey getting his ass smacked by Donald Brashear a few weeks ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7GzGv-ylfE
Downey obviously relies on his reflexes and quickness. Brashear's been in too many fights to fall for that shtein. Boulerice is a Hoyda automatically because he plays for the Hurricanes.
[urlhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=VnKxV9ilsqo]Domi cheapshotting ULF[/url] :-D
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 24, 2007, 11:43:03 AM
Domi cheapshotting ULF (http://youtube.com/watch?v=VnKxV9ilsqo) :-D
;)
You elitist East-Coast biased mutherfargers! I offer you Tony Twist in all his glory, and he merits nary a single comment.
:-D
Is he related to Oliver?
Pronger vs. Barnaby (http://youtube.com/watch?v=VG5MfPkory0)
I was at this game with Phanatic. Barnaby tries to fall to the ice, and Pronger was holding him up. Classic....
And Barnaby wasn't yelling "No", he was yelling YO!" Like "Hurry the farg up you douches, get this freaking giant off my ass!"
Pronger's a Hoyda made of glass. Figures he would only engage in a fight with a scrawny shtein like Barnaby.
Quote from: L-ong-B-each-I-ggle on January 07, 2006, 07:31:57 PM
it wasn't just one fight.. it was the senators flyers extravaganza. the one that broke the nhl record for penalty minutes in a game. i can never get tired of watching that.
still great (http://youtube.com/watch?v=FVaM9rCkqHk)
Someone posted the original 25-minute CSN version...
part 1 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=vctQVwOn6rQ)
part 2 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=J750DlO94i4)
part 3 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=6KNCYeWHUVk)
That just gave me wood.
I don't get it. Play hockey. I'll watch boxing to see guys fight.
Quote from: MDS on January 25, 2007, 12:40:56 AM
I don't get it. Play hockey. I'll watch boxing to see guys fight.
Way to go, Bettman.
nice article on the lack of fighting in the nhl...
http://www.nj.com/columns/ledger/politi/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/1171604231186130.xml&coll=1&thispage=1
and the fight if references....a great one....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMWOrkOSBWQ
I'd like to point out that I am the only true winner when it comes to hockey fights. Because I don't watch hockey.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 17, 2007, 03:04:08 AM
I'd like to point out that I am the only true winner when it comes to hockey fights. Because I don't watch hockey.
Neither do I. Only fight I saw was the one were the guy ended up in the hospital with his skull cracked open. That was on all the ESPN highlights.
wow who just saw the senator sabre highlites on espn
No video yet (saw the highlights on CSN), but here's the article on it (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2775868)...
http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/31792
Though this doesn't show the hit to Drury which instigated it.
They have a rematch Saturday too. I'm sure Bettman will warn both teams before the game.
What a joke. Stop fighting and play hockey you Hoyda Canadians.
For real.
Here's the clip for anyone who isn't a whining vagina mouth. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ulyEnFh9Wvo)
Peters is a punk ass flag for going after a goalie like that.
The Senators are douches for not coming in and pummeling his ass for going after the goalie.
Exactly. Barry Melrose called them cowards for not coming to his defense.
Peters was a third man in so he'll be suspended for the next game anyway. Too bad. He should be jacked up for going after Emery.
emery is a known fighter even for a goalie...in the summers he used to play in a quebec league as a skater and was a goon...he picked on biron whos never thrown a punch in his life and peters came to his goalies defense...accpetable move in every way
and thats not even talking about how the senators took out the sabres capatin and best player drury...you take out my star i take out your goalie...if thats all it was it still would have been ok
talking about getting rid of fighting is ridiculous. watching that fight gave me goose bumps a little bit.
last night reminded me of one of my all time favorite brawls that also involved the sabres...i have the full version on a fight tape...this version is edited so you dont get the full effect but its still one of the greats featuring the legendary bob probert...arguably the best fighter of all time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOI3mwK5YLw
peep the detroit announcers too..they are classic...probably my favorites back in the day
farging probert punched barrasso's mask off, ha
nobody was fargin with probert back then
tho tocchet went right at him once...could have chosen any red wing on the ice and went right at probert...lost the fight but he showed amazing guts and got a couple head butts in
Fedoruk got his ass kicked lastnight
punching bags usually do
fedoruk is done as a fighter, which means he's done as a hockey player.
he's scared of getting his face caved in again
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 23, 2007, 10:30:59 AM
emery is a known fighter even for a goalie...in the summers he used to play in a quebec league as a skater and was a goon...he picked on biron whos never thrown a punch in his life and peters came to his goalies defense...accpetable move in every way
and thats not even talking about how the senators took out the sabres capatin and best player drury...you take out my star i take out your goalie...if thats all it was it still would have been ok
IGY... there's an unwritten rule in hockey:
Skaters don't go after goalies under any circumstances.
I don't care if the goalie is mouthing off, flipping you the bird, or making Hoydalicking gestures at your girl in the stands... you don't go after a goalie, period.
In any event, I'm less surprised that someone went after Emery than I am his teammates not pounding Peters into the ice. That shtein won't fly, dook.
Hockey fights rule. Bettman's an ass.
Conversation over.
Quote from: Father Demon on February 23, 2007, 03:18:44 PM
Hockey fights rule. Bettman's an ass.
Conversation over.
Post of the Year
Ottawa has always been soft. They don't fight unless they have to, and they don't like being hit. That's why they get beat in the playoffs every year....
IGY... there's an unwritten rule in hockey:
Skaters don't go after goalies under any circumstances.
I don't care if the goalie is mouthing off, flipping you the bird, or making Hoydalicking gestures at your girl in the stands... you don't go after a goalie, period.
i wont entertain this gibberish...ill just say you have no idea what youre talking about and youre 100% wrong...the unwritten rule youre thinking of is you dont hit a goalie when he comes out of the crease to play the puck...even tho by rule youre allowed
I'm less surprised that someone went after Emery than I am his teammates not pounding Peters into the ice.
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An orgy of short unathetlic white guys whaling at each other like a couple of queers is supposed to accomplish what?
WWF
Quote from: MDS on February 23, 2007, 05:56:20 PM
An orgy of short unathetlic white guys...
And a baseball game broke out?
Way to change the subject. Yes, baseball players are far more unathetlic than any other sports athletes. Obviously.
But, fighting doesn't belong in hockey. If I want to watch people fight, I'll watch boxing. Or UFC. Or the WWF. Or drunk kids on a friday night. Hockey itself is a terrific game. It's just doesn't work on TV. And the NHL sucks. And Bettman is an idiot. And no one south of the Mason Dixon line should be playing it.
agreement stiffy
For posterity's sake:
Ottawa tripping - 2 min 1:51, M. Comrie
Ottawa fighting - 5 min 5:07, C. Neil
Buffalo fighting - 5 min 5:07, D. Stafford
Ottawa fighting - 5 min 5:13, A. Volchenkov
Ottawa fighting - 5 min 5:13, R. Emery
Ottawa fighting - 5 min 5:13, R. Emery
Ottawa goalie leaving crease - 2 min 5:13, R. Emery
Ottawa game misconduct - 10 min 5:13, R. Emery
Buffalo roughing - 2 min 5:13, A. Peters
Buffalo instigator - 2 min 5:13, A. Peters
Buffalo fighting - 5 min 5:13, A. Peters
Buffalo game misconduct - 10 min 5:13, A. Peters
Buffalo instigator - 2 min 5:13, A. Mair
Buffalo fighting - 5 min 5:13, A. Mair
Buffalo misconduct - 10 min 5:13, A. Mair
Buffalo goalie leaving crease - 2 min 5:13, M. Biron
Buffalo fighting - 5 min 5:13, M. Biron
Buffalo game misconduct - 10 min 5:13, M. Biron
Buffalo misconduct - 10 min 5:13, P. Kaleta
Ottawa misconduct - 10 min 5:13, C. Phillips
Ottawa roughing - 2 min 14:38, M. Fisher
Buffalo diving - 2 min 14:38, D. Roy
Ottawa tripping - 2 min 19:16, A. Volchenkov |
1st period only. :yay
Sounds like exactly the kind of thing a NASCAR or WWF fan could enjoy.
Or old time hockey fan, before it became watered down and marketed to the masses for much success, high TV revenues, and very in-depth coverage in all the major sports cities newpapers.
Oh wait... strike everything after "masses".
So an old time hockey fan goes to watch the fighting, not the skating? The brawls, not the saves? The thuggery, not the scoring?
Gotcha. Like I said. NASCAR/WWF on ice.
Also...I realize the subject of the thread, so I'll drop it and move along now...
Damn right your moving along.
Great post IGY. I want to see the Fedoruk fight against the Canadians when he pulled the guy into him and knocked the guy out in one punch
Were you guys among the 35 people who watched the all-star game?
Quote from: MDS on February 24, 2007, 02:43:54 AM
Were you guys among the 35 people who watched the all-star game?
No, because the hockey in those clips isn't included in the "New NHL".
I'm not advocating returning to 1975 type hockey, but physicality and fighting is a part of the sport. Even if you don't like it Dio, it has been a fundamental part of the league for as long as its existed. I think it certainly has its place, and the league has become too focused on 'finesse'.
You're quoting MDS, not me...remember, I quit this thread? Pay attention icehole.
Quote from: Diomedes on February 23, 2007, 11:26:38 PM
So an old time hockey fan goes to watch the fighting, not the skating? The brawls, not the saves? The thuggery, not the scoring?
Gotcha. Like I said. NASCAR/WWF on ice.
There's no thuggery in hockey. Not nearly enough blacks on the ice.
one of my favorites....watch the punch mellanby takes before landing his bomb (and as a bonus you get a peter zezel sighting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc2JWSIHedM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 24, 2007, 10:21:37 AM
one of my favorites....watch the punch mellanby takes before landing his bomb (and as a bonus you get a peter zezel sighting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc2JWSIHedM
Holy shtein dook, I was just searching for that fight on Youtube but all I could find was this: Mellanby vs. Heward (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB067p6GVW8).
Added bonus for me was hearing Gene Harts commentary.
i cant believe they have so many old ones on youtube...i have essentially every nhl fight from like 83-92 on fight tapes at home...
my all time favorite is tocchet wendal clarke but i dont see it on youtube...nor are the classic tocchet george mcphee fights
Domi vs. Flyers fan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7RF9PVQ0S0)
Tocchet vs. Shannahan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqFVOL-BYgQ)
Richards vs. Avery (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIfCBQr4z9w)
Flyers vs. Russians (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SweXHT8mCM0) (Great Snider commentary)
Quote from: Diomedes on February 24, 2007, 07:29:48 AM
You're quoting MDS, not me...remember, I quit this thread? Pay attention icehole.
I know who I'm quoting. My first response was to MDS, second was to you since you made your position quite clear in this thread. Sorry if many of us see little correlation between the WWF and fighting in hockey.
Yeah, the similarity is tough to get when you're an NHL fan. You're forgiven.
joey kocur will always be the nhl king of one punch knockouts...here he is vs jim kyte...dave brown had two losses as a flyer and one was against kyte (btw kyte was deaf)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN7--fbQhg8
vs brashear in his later days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzslELI0ZHs
vs the missing link....at the :14 mark check out the shot he misses on...if it connects gaetz might be dead right now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3uAn62uPfE