D.J. King gets another win

Last night there was only one hockey fight and it was a good one with the Blues' rookie tough guy D.J. King going at it with Predators' tough guy Darcy Hordichuk. King got the edge over Scott Parker earlier this week and on Friday I would give him the edge in his fight against Hordichuk. Watch the fight below and give me your thoughts.

D.J. King vs Darcy Hordichuk

Three good fights, one veteran teaches a rookie

There were three hockey fights last night and they were all pretty good and entertaining. The best fight though from last night was Sabres' enforcer Andrew Peters vs Oilers' rookie tough guy Zack Stortini. Peters had the upper hand during the entire fight and threw some bombs. Stortini managed to wrestle Peters down to the ice to stop the beating he took. Win to Peters in their bout. View the video of the fight below.

In the Rangers-Hurricanes game, Ryan Hollweg had a fight against Mike Commodore. Commodore was winning at the start of the fight but Hollweg came back at the end to give this one a draw, maybe slight edge to Hollweg. In the Ducks-Coyotes game, I was hoping for Georges Laraque or Josh Gratton to fight a Ducks player but that did not happen. Instead Ducks' defenseman Francois Beauchemin and Coyotes defenseman Nick Boynton dropped the gloves and had a good fight. Not many punches seemed to land but both guys were throwing. I gave that fight a draw.

Zack Stortini vs Andrew Peters

Andrew Peters vs Zack Stortini

Janssen vs Murray, bout of the night

We had some action last night with four hockey fights. Blues' Matt Walker and Blue Jackets' Jody Shelley had an ok fight, with both guys trading punches in close. I give that one a draw. In the Panthers-Senators game, Chris Gratton and Mike Fisher dropped the gloves and went at it. I would maybe give an edge to Fisher in this fight because he looked to land a few. Fisher though had his helmet/with a shield on so it looked like Gratton was trying to be careful when to throw a punch so he didn't mess up his hands. Fisher looked like he tried to take off his lid when the fight started, but he just undid the strap I think. I think he should have took it off, don't fight with a shield on. In the Canadiens-Devils game, Garthy Murray and Cam Janssen dropped the gloves and had a good fight. I would give a slight edge to Janssen in this one. Also Stephane Veilleux of the Wild fought Canucks' Josh Green, but I have not seen this fight yet.

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

Notta last night, Emery's slash on Lapierre

Nothing happened last night. My buddy Adam (of Adam's Hockey Site) added a YouTube video clip of the Ray Emery slash on Maxim Lapierre on his hockey forum. View the YouTube video below. You can also download the clip from Adam's Hockey Forum.

Ronald Petrovicky knocks out Kris Newbury

Not much happened yesterday, just one fight with Blue Jackets' Manny Malhotra and Blackhawks' Troy Brouwer. Brouwer gets the decision in that fight.

I haven't seen the Ronald Petrovicky knocking out Kris Newbury fight until now. All I can say is wow what a punch by Petrovicky, and I hope Newbury is ok and is able to come back. There is an update on Kris Newbury in an article on TSN. He seems to be doing better than what most of us thought.

Saturday was another good day for hockey fights

Another good Saturday with tons of hockey action. There were a total of 7 hockey fights last night. Most notably was the fight between Penguins' Ronald Petrovicky and Maple Leafs' Kris Newbury. Petrovicky sent Newbury down to the ice with a punch and Newbury hit his head on the ice. Newbury had to be carried off the ice on a stretcher. I don't know if he was out before hitting his head on the ice or not. I have not seen the fight yet but have heard from several people what happened.

In the Ducks-Stars game Shawn Thornton and Krys Barch went at it off a faceoff early in the game. They both traded punches but not much looked to land. I gave this one a draw. Watch the fight below.

In the Rangers-Capitals game Ryan Hollweg got his second fight in his second straight game as he took on Brian Sutherby because Sutherby bumped into the Rangers goalie. It was mostly Sutherby in this fight as he threw some good shots, but only one or two looked to land. Decision to Sutherby. Later in the game off a faceoff Colton Orr challenged Donald Brashear and they dropped the gloves. Orr started throwing rights as Brashear tries to tie up Orr. Brashear puts the bear hug move on as usual, then gets Orr of balance and throws lefts as Orr falls to the ice. This was also Orr's second fight in his second straight game. I would give this a slight edge to Brashear.

In the Senators-Canadiens game Chris Neil and Mike Komisarek had a short fight. Komisarek threw a punch and then Neil wrestled him to the ice and threw two punches on their way down. I give this fight a draw. In the Kings-Predators game Tom Kostopoulos and Sheldon Brookbank fought and exchanged some punches. I give that one a draw. Also in this game Derek Armstrong and Vernon Fiddler went at it. Not much of a fight as they went down fast. This one was also a draw.

Colton Orr provides punch for Rangers and more

Last night one of my favorite tough guys had a good game. New York Rangers' Colton Orr scored a goal, the first in his career and also got into a fight in the game against Tampa Bay Lightning' Andre Roy. Colton Orr won this fight and is now 2-0 against Roy in his career. When Orr was with the Boston Bruins he fought Roy, who was with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and literally broke his face. On Saturday I'm hoping for a Orr vs Brashear matchup.

Also in the Lightning-Rangers game there was a short uneventful fight with Ryan Craig and Ryan Hollweg going at it. I would give it a draw. In the Blackhawks-Oilers game Martin Lapointe and Zack Stortini got into a fight but they held each other close and traded noogie shots before Lapointe threw Stortini down to the ice. I would give that fight a draw.

Scott Walker throwing down

Yesterday there were only two hockey fights. In the Hurricanes-Bruins game, Scott Walker went after Andrew Alberts after Alberts tripped him and they were slugging it out for a little bit there. That was a good fight, which seemed to spark the Hurricanes as they scored 4 unanswered goals against the Bruins after that fight. I would give a slight edge to Walker. The other fight was in the Maple Leafs-Predators game, with Kris Newbury vs Sheldon Brookbank. I would give that fight a draw because neither guy looked to have an edge in that fight.

Scott Walker vs Andrew Alberts

Scott Parker and George Parros rumble again

Last night there were only two fights. Sharks' Scott Parker had a rematch with Ducks' George Parros, which turned out to be better than Tuesdays' fight they had. Still nothing looked to cleanly land but at least it lasted for longer than 10 seconds. I gave their fight a draw. The other fight that happened last night was between Canucks' Kevin Bieksa and Blackhawks' Karl Stewart. It was all Bieksa in that one as Bieksa had a good hold on him and Stewart looked to be tied up with his jersey. Bieksa threw some bombs that missed Stewart, if he would have caught him, Stewart would have went down. Bieksa I believe still has not lost a fight in the NHL in his career.

Woops excuse me, as I look at Kevin Bieksa's NHL fight card it looks like he has one loss and that came in the pre-season this year against the Ducks' Travis Moen. So Bieksa is 7-1-3 so far in his NHL career in fighting. That's pretty good.

Karl Stewart vs Kevin Bieksa

Look at everyone in the stands on their feet watching Stewart and Bieksa go at it. And there are some that say people don't like fighting in the NHL. Hello, look at the picture, everyone is standing and watching. No one goes to get a hot dog when a fight is going on.

9 fights on Tuesday, keep them coming!

Tuesday night had 9 fights and most of them were pretty good. First there was Bruins' Jeremy Reich in his second game with the Bruins, he got into a fight with the Capitals' Ben Clymer. Reich dominated that fight but nothing looked to cleanly land. Decision goes to Reich. In the Blue Jackets-Coyotes game there was some rough stuff with Nick Boynton and Jody Shelley trying to get at each other with a linesman between them. Then Zenon Konopka and Owen Nolan fought in a short spirited bout. Nolan went down, I think he slipped and didn't go down because of a punch from Konopka.

In the Hurricanes-Canadiens game Andrew Ladd and Craig Rivet had a pretty good scrap. Both guys threw some bombs, the better coming from Rivet. I would give the edge to Rivet in their fight. See a video of the fight below. In the Penguins-Predators game Darcy Hordichuk layed out Alain Nasreddine with a huge hit and Maxime Talbot skated right over to Hordichuk and they dropped the gloves and Talbot mostly hugged and held on for dear life. He must have remembered last season when Hordichuk beat his ass.

In the Kings-Lightning game, Raitis Ivanans and Andre Roy dropped the gloves and went at it. Roy got in an early shot and Ivanans came back late in the fight. I would give this one a draw. In the Canucks-Oilers game, Jeff Cowan and Zack Stortini dropped the gloves off a faceoff
and went at it. Not much of a fight with them in close. I call that one a draw. In the Blackhawks-Flames game, Dion Phaneuf hit a Blackhawks player and Brent Seabrook went over and challenged Phaneuf and they dropped the gloves. I would give the edge to Phaneuf.

The last two fights were Avalanche' Ian Laperriere vs Panthers' Steve Montador and Sharks' Scott Parker vs Ducks' George Parros. I didn't see the Laperriere vs Montador fight yet. The Parker vs Parros fight I would call a draw because not much happened as Parros lost his balance and went down quick. Parker did throw a late punch but I don't think it landed. Last night was a busy night for hockey fights. Hopefully more nights have a lot of fights like Tuesday night did.

Andrew Ladd vs Craig Rivet

Saturday night had fight fever

What a night last night was. There were 8 hockey fights in 14 games last night. Yesterday I wrote about maybe a heavyweight title bout against the Coyotes' Georges Laraque, but we didn't get it last night because the Minnesota Wild scratched Derek Boogaard, so we were robbed of seeing a Boogaard-Laraque fight. Word is that Boogaard either has the flu and that is why he was scratched, or he was scratched by Jacques Lemaire because Lemaire was upset with Boogaard who fought Laraque in their last meeting, which turned around the game.

We'll start off with the Edmonton Oilers-Colorado Avalanche game which had two fights. First Ian Laperriere layed out Ladislav Smid with a good check. Matt Greene didn't like it so he went right after Laperriere and they went at it. Not much of a fight though, it was all wrestling really. The second fight did not include Laperriere for the Avs, what a surprise right? Finally, somebody else on the Avs stood up and dropped the gloves besides Laperriere. Mark Rycroft bumped Oilers' goalie Dwayne Roloson and Ladislav Smid didn't like it, so they exchanged some shoves and nods and off came the gloves. Smid threw all the punches in this fight, nothing looked to cleanly land, but win to Smid in this fight.

In the Los Angeles Kings-Florida Panthers game there were also two fights. The first fight was between Tom Kostopoulos and Chris Gratton. I would give the decision to Gratton in their short bout as he dominated it. Then the guy everyone loves to hate, Sean Avery, got into a fight with Gregory Campbell. I would call that fight a draw.

In the Anaheim Ducks-Nashville Predators game there was action near the end of the game with two fights. First there was Sean O'Donnell and Scott Hartnell going at it in a short fight with O'Donnell mostly getting in shots. Then off to the side while O'Donnell and Hartnell are being broken up by a linesman, Travis Moen and Shea Weber decide to go. Half-way through their fight Weber gets the jersey over Moen's head and Moen throws a blind punch that lands right on Weber's chin that sends Weber down to the ice. Weber was stunned and needed help to get up and off the ice. Wow what a punch by Moen. You got to see that punch, view the video below.

In the Dallas Stars-St. Louis Blues game Krys Barch was back at it again. Barch layed out Ryan Johnson with a big check and Matt Walker came right over to him and away they went. It was a good fight but nothing looked to cleanly land on either player. I would give that fight a draw. Later in the game Barch layed out Blues' Captain Dallas Drake with a good check and Ryan Johnson went after Barch and they had a quick go. It was mostly Barch in that fight and decision to Barch, but good to see Johnson stand up for a teammate (the Bruins should watch that and take a note).

In the Vancouver Canucks-Calgary Flames game Jeff Cowan tried to get Eric Godard to go but Godard kept his gloves on as Cowan dropped them. At that same moment Alex Burrows and Byron Ritchie were getting into it. They dropped the gloves and had a spirited bout with Ritchie getting the upper hand. Decision to Ritchie in their fight. View the video of their fight below.

O'Donnell vs Hartnell and Moen vs Weber


Alex Burrows vs Byron Ritchie

Heavyweight title on the line tonight

The NHL heavyweight title could be on the line tonight when the Minnesota Wild and Phoenix Coyotes play later tonight. Most hockey fight fans know Georges Laraque holds the title right now and Derek Boogaard is probably #2 in the league and he'll get his chance tonight to take the title from Laraque. Hopefully they both are playing in the game tonight. These two have fought before 4 times and Laraque is 3-0-1 against Boogaard. Boogaard has suffered losses in two of his last three fights (against Laraque on 11/14 and against Godard 1/9). Godard showed us all that Boogaard is human just like every other fighter in the NHL. We'll see what happens tonight.

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.

Six fights in six different games

Thursday night had quite a few hockey fights which made me happy. There were six in total and they all happened in different games. First there was the Devils' David Hale and the Flyers' Ben Eager going at it with Eager getting the decision in that fight.

Then there was two surprise fighters going at it in the Bruins-Sabres game. The Bruins have been playing bad and haven't been showing any kind of team-play (sticking up for each other) and in this second game in a few days against the Buffalo Sabres, Bruins' fans were waiting to see what they would show tonight. They came out hitting and playing with intensity and in the second period a spirited bout took place. Bruins' Brad Boyes got into a fight with Sabres' Toni Lydman and Boyes bloodied Lydman pretty good. It was good to see some Bruin player stand up and beat the crap out of someone. See video below of this fight.

In the Predators-Coyotes game, Hordichuk and Laraque had a fast paced fight with both guys throwing wild punches. I gave the decision to Laraque in that fight. In the Lightning-Hurricanes game, Andre Roy and Tim Gleason dropped the gloves but not much happened in that fight. In the Canadiens-Penguins game Colby Armstrong absolutely decked Canadiens Captain Saku Koivu with a clean check and Sheldon Souray went right after him. Not much of a fight but good to see a player stand up for his Captain. Souray got the instigator and a game misconduct for that. View the video of the fight below.

The last fight of the night was between Sharks' Doug Murray and Stars' Krys Barch. This was a good spirited bout which started because Murray and Eric Lindros were roughing around before the fight and Murray challenged Lindros, but Barch flew right in at Murray and away they went.

Brad Boyes vs Toni Lydman


Sheldon Souray jumps Colby Armstrong