Monday, January 21, 2008
Fight Night in the 'Shwa!
by Jes
Who said fighting in hockey is dead? First, we got that massive Russian Superleague brawl, and now we get this after-the-game brawl between the Sarnia Sting and Oshawa Generals. Thanks to JP from Japers Rink for passing this linkage on.
What looks like ye olde typical post game celebration turns ugly ... w00t!
On another note, Joe Pelletier has details about Dave Semenko's exhibition boxing match vs. Muhammed Ali. I never knew the two fought, but apparently Ali's people agreed to have his boy fight Gretz's bodyguard. All of this was put together by Mark Messier's uncle, proving there isn't anything the Messier's won't do for a buck.
Who said fighting in hockey is dead? First, we got that massive Russian Superleague brawl, and now we get this after-the-game brawl between the Sarnia Sting and Oshawa Generals. Thanks to JP from Japers Rink for passing this linkage on.
What looks like ye olde typical post game celebration turns ugly ... w00t!
On another note, Joe Pelletier has details about Dave Semenko's exhibition boxing match vs. Muhammed Ali. I never knew the two fought, but apparently Ali's people agreed to have his boy fight Gretz's bodyguard. All of this was put together by Mark Messier's uncle, proving there isn't anything the Messier's won't do for a buck.
Semenko apparently trained quite hard for the event, training under Rocky Addison, a former Manitoba middleweight champion. They watched video of Ali's fights looking for tendencies, and hit the gym for many hours. They held a one week training camp at the worst possible time for Semenko.He gave up beer? Wow, that's dedication!
"They'd only just introduced Happy Hours in the lounges in Edmonton and the first think Rocky did was put me on the wagon. "Two for one sodas are not my idea of a Happy Hour on a hot June afternoon."
Labels: Brawls, Fight, junior hockey, Semenko, video
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Zdeno Chara Gives David Koci a Blood Bath
by Jes
David Koci is an absolute monster, and not somebody that I'd ever want to meet in a dark alley (not that I hang around in dark alleyways). The d00d has spent far more minute IN the penalty box than on the ice during his brief NHL career.
When I had heard Koci and Chara got in a fight, I had feared the worst for Chara, knowing that Koci has carved a path of destruction in the bigs.
Well, check out what happened.
Booya! Chara used his reach and strength and turned Koci's face into a good Hallowe'en costume.
Slovaks 1, Czechs 0.
David Koci is an absolute monster, and not somebody that I'd ever want to meet in a dark alley (not that I hang around in dark alleyways). The d00d has spent far more minute IN the penalty box than on the ice during his brief NHL career.
When I had heard Koci and Chara got in a fight, I had feared the worst for Chara, knowing that Koci has carved a path of destruction in the bigs.
Well, check out what happened.
Booya! Chara used his reach and strength and turned Koci's face into a good Hallowe'en costume.
Slovaks 1, Czechs 0.
Labels: David Koci, Fight, video, Zdeno Chara
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Video of the Day: Beware of the Big Snake!
No, it's not a hockey player fighting a snake, it's Martin Lojek fighting Robin Big Snake, a junior hockey player with the coolest hockey name of all time.
When Big Snake played with here the Vancouver Giants, he was extremely popular and, for obvious reasons, the biggest seller of personalized sweaters.
He was also an incredibly good fighter, and rarely lost.
Sadly, he got a big head and thought he was a rusher, and not a crusher. Thus, he ended up in the OHL, and pretty much obscurity after that. Despite his pugilistic talents, he was a poor skater and not a good player.
Still, he will always live on in the memories of Giants fans.
When Big Snake played with here the Vancouver Giants, he was extremely popular and, for obvious reasons, the biggest seller of personalized sweaters.
He was also an incredibly good fighter, and rarely lost.
Sadly, he got a big head and thought he was a rusher, and not a crusher. Thus, he ended up in the OHL, and pretty much obscurity after that. Despite his pugilistic talents, he was a poor skater and not a good player.
Still, he will always live on in the memories of Giants fans.
Labels: CHL, Fight, Robin Big Snake, video
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Pavol Demitra: Enforcer?
by Jes
Pavol Demitra is awesome at many things: passing, shooting, stick-handling, skating, fashion, and Sudoku.
As the great ones often do, Pavol felt like he needed a challenge, so he took up...fighting?
Yeah, apparently Pavol Demitra came to the aid of his BFFL, Marian Gaborik, and used the old UFC ground-and-pound on Marc Savard to score the KO victory.
From Wild Puck Banter:
It certainly wasn't much of a scrap as Demitra scored a quick victory. Need evidence? Here it is...
Ph33r the Pavol!
Pavol Demitra is awesome at many things: passing, shooting, stick-handling, skating, fashion, and Sudoku.
As the great ones often do, Pavol felt like he needed a challenge, so he took up...fighting?
Yeah, apparently Pavol Demitra came to the aid of his BFFL, Marian Gaborik, and used the old UFC ground-and-pound on Marc Savard to score the KO victory.
From Wild Puck Banter:
Near the end of last night's win over the Bruins, Marian Gaborik took a clean hit behind the net from Andrew Ference. Pavol Demitra immediately came to his defense, dropping the gloves to fight Marc Savard. This is Demitra's first fight this year and it really wasn't much of a scrap. It's not exactly breaking news, but Marian and Pavol are pretty tight. They sit together on the bench, chat it up during practice and I wouldn't be surprised if they wear matching outfits on the road.
It certainly wasn't much of a scrap as Demitra scored a quick victory. Need evidence? Here it is...
Ph33r the Pavol!
Labels: Demitra, Fight, Gaborik, Marc Savard, Pavol Demitra, Pavol is Awesome
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Ronald Petrovicky vs. Kris Newbury: BRUTALITY!
Anyone familiar with the Mortal Kombat series of games is well aware of the BRUTALITY finishing move.
A similar nasty experience occurred (minus an actual death) in last night's game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins.
A record regular-season crowd of 19,620 crowded the Air Canada Centre to see Sidney Crosby perform his magic, but he was hardly the star of the show.
Thanks to the magic of YouTube, here's the video clip of the fight.
Ronald Petrovicky has always been a fiesty guy and willing combatant, but never one to associate with knockout power. I'm kind of surprised he could pull something like this off.
Kris Newbury? I don't know much about him, but his minor-league stats and size suggest he's a very similar player to Petro. A good middle-weight tilt that ended badly for one guy. Let's hope Newbury's young NHL isn't cut short. D00d's played only 15 NHL games so far.
A similar nasty experience occurred (minus an actual death) in last night's game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins.
A record regular-season crowd of 19,620 crowded the Air Canada Centre to see Sidney Crosby perform his magic, but he was hardly the star of the show.
Maple Leafs center Kris Newbury was taken off the ice on a stretcher late in the third period after a fight with Pittsburgh's Ronald Petrovicky. The Toronto forward took several punches to the head before falling to the ice. He stayed motionless for several minutes before taken being off.
The two dropped gloves 33 seconds after Pittsburgh tied it at 5, and the game was delayed for about 6 minutes.
"He's alert and he was on the ice when he left," Toronto coach Paul Maurice said. "He's conscious and talking. We'll test him out tonight and tomorrow."
Maurice said it reminds him how violent the game can be.
"It doesn't matter how tough you are or how many punches you've taken if you get hit in the right spot you're going down," Maurice said. "It's a pretty serious business when they drop those gloves."
Thanks to the magic of YouTube, here's the video clip of the fight.
Ronald Petrovicky has always been a fiesty guy and willing combatant, but never one to associate with knockout power. I'm kind of surprised he could pull something like this off.
Kris Newbury? I don't know much about him, but his minor-league stats and size suggest he's a very similar player to Petro. A good middle-weight tilt that ended badly for one guy. Let's hope Newbury's young NHL isn't cut short. D00d's played only 15 NHL games so far.
Labels: Fight, Maple Leafs, Newbury, Penguins, Petrovicky, video, Violence
