Eric Godard vs Brian McGrattan

Pittsburgh Penguins' Eric Godard vs Calgary Flames' Brian McGrattan on January 13, 2010.

Riley Cote vs Eric Godard

Philadelphia Flyers' Riley Cote vs Pittsburgh Penguins' Eric Godard on December 15, 2009.

Big fights in past week

There were 28 hockey fights this past week (October 28-November 3) but I'll just talk about the best fights of the week. On Thursday, November 1st, in the Blues-Wild game people were hoping for D.J. King and Derek Boogaard to drop the gloves and oh they did. They had an ok fight with both guys landing punches. Two of King's punches looked to actually land on Boogaard's chin. But then Boogaard came back with some punches on King. I would give that fight a slight edge to Boogaard. Watch the YouTube video of this fight below.

D.J. King vs Derek Boogaard

Also on Thursday, Ducks' Travis Moen got to get some revenge on Blue Jackets' Jared Boll for his high hit on Moen. They had a long fight where I would give the edge to Moen. There were three fights in that Ducks-Blue Jackets game. In the Coyotes-Stars game on Friday, Josh Gratton knocked down Brad Winchester in a fight, which I talked about in my previous post. On Saturday night I surprised to see Devils' Mike Rupp drop the gloves with Rangers' enforcer Colton Orr. But he did and he did ok in a spirited fight. I gave that one a draw.

Another big fight with the Wilds' Derek Boogaard this past week. On Saturday, Flames' Eric Godard instigated a fight with Boogaard and they had an ok fight, not really like their previous fights. I gave Boogaard a slight edge in that fight.

Some Tuesday night hockey action

On Tuesday there were 5 hockey fights. In the Oilers-Bruins game, Jeremy Reich and Matt Greene had a go and Reich won that one decisively with Greene going down (either slipping or getting hit with a punch). In the Sharks-Blues game there were two fights. First the light/middle-weight bout between Ryane Clowe and Jamal Mayers. I gave that one a draw because neither guy seemed to land any punches. Then later Scott Parker and rookie D.J. King dropped the gloves off a faceoff and went at it. King got in some good shots on the veteran Parker and I would give the decision to King. Watch the Parker-King fight below.

Scott Parker vs D.J. King

In the Thrashers-Flames game there were two fights. The first one was Eric Boulton vs Eric Godard with Godard getting the win over Boulton. Boulton looked over-matched in this one. At the end of the fight Boulton had a bloody nose. Later on in that game Garnet Exelby fought new Flame Wayne Primeau. This was a draw.

Eric Boulton vs Eric Godard

Two fights for Eric Godard

Friday night only had two games and we all knew that the Detroit Red Wings-St. Louis Blues game was not going to have any hockey fights. There were some small scrums in that game but nothing turned into a fight. The Columbus Blue Jackets-Calgary Flames game was what every true old-time hockey fan likes to see. There was hitting, passion, intensity, cheapshots, scrums, retaliation, and fighting. In the first period Eric Godard and Jody Shelley went at it after a scrum in front of the net after Zenon Konopka crashed into Mikka Kiprusoff. I would call that fight a draw even though I think Godard landed more.

Then in the second period Eric Godard instigated a fight with Zenon Konopka because a little earlier Konopka hit Jarome Iginla. The hit looked like Konopka hit Iginla's knee, and Iginla just came back from a knee injury and the Flames need their Captain. So Godard being a team player and knowing his role knew what he had to do. Godard got the win in his fight against Konopka.

Boogaard vs Godard, the rematch

The All-Star break ended and last night we had some good hockey action. The Flames recalled tough guy Eric Godard so you knew that the game against the Minnesota Wild was going to have the rematch, Derek Boogaard vs Eric Godard. Round 2 did take place and it was a good fight with both guys getting some shots in on each other. They both skated away from the fight with marks on their faces as Boogaard had a cut under his right eye and Godard had a bloody lip. I would give that fight a draw. Enjoy the YouTube video of the fight below.

Eric Godard vs Derek Boogaard - Round 2

There were three other fights with Sabres' Andrew Peters vs Blue Jackets' Jody Shelley, which I would give a draw because neither fighter landed much at all. The Capitals' Chris Clark and Hurricanes' Scott Walker had a spirited bout with the win going to Scott Walker. The other fight was between Stars' Stephane Robidas and Penguins' Jarkko Ruutu with Ruutu getting the win over Robidas.

A good night last night, I'm hoping for some more hockey fights today. Get ready, the first game today is about to start at 1pm with the New York Rangers at the Philadelphia Flyers.

One fight: Godard vs Parros

With the Flames recalling enforcer Eric Godard I thought that there would probably be some fisticuffs in the Flames game against the Ducks last night and I wasn't wrong. Eric Godard and George Parros dropped the gloves in a rather uneventful fight as Parros couldn't keep his balance, which he is known for, and went down to the ice as Godard didn't throw any late punches on Parros while he was down. Decision goes to Godard, and Godard is now 2-0 this season.

Later tonight the Flames play the Edmonton Oilers and Godard will probably be playing. The Oilers recently called up tough guy Zack Stortini because they have been getting roughed up by teams. I expect Godard and Stortini to have a "go" tonight. They have fought before, before this season started-in the pre-season.

The Boogeyman goes down? For real?

What a night Tuesday night was for hockey fight fans. We had a heavyweight bout worth every bit, and a couple of middle/light weight bouts. I'll start off with the heavyweight bout that all hockey fight fans are talking about. With Eric Godard being called up by the Calgary Flames, many knew that there was a good possibility of seeing Derek Boogaard vs Eric Godard. And yes we had our dreams come true! Off a faceoff they drop the gloves and throw away. Boogaard had the edge early but Godard came back with a right that knocks Boogaard off balance and then another right that makes Boogaard off balance more and down to one knee. Then Boogaard gets back to his feet and Godard throws two more rights and Boogaard went down to the ice. What a win for Godard, in his first game from being called up by the Flames. Hopefully he stays up with the Flames and shows more of what he can do with his fists like last night. View the YouTube video below of the fight. You can download a clip of the fight on Adam's Hockey Site.

Eric Godard vs Derek Boogaard

The middle/light weight fights from last night were Josh Gratton vs Matthew Barnaby and it was all Gratton in that one. The Ducks-Predators game had two fights. The first one was between Shane O'Brien and Jordin Tootoo, in a good spirited bout with the edge going to Tootoo. The second fight was between Shawn Thornton and Darcy Hordichuk with the edge going to Thornton. What a night that was, I hope tonight is just as good.