In last night’s pre-season game between the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils,
Gallant and Krys Barch dropped the gloves three times (!). They each received
an automatic game misconduct after the third tilt.
It was their second fight of the night that is going
viral. According to HockeyFights.com, “starting this season players that remove
their own helmet before a fight will receive a minor penalty.” So Gallant and
Barch made the ingenious decision to remove the other’s helmet.
Puck Daddy and Deadspin also have details on the fight. The YouTube
clip already has over 12,000 views.
Gallant has four fights in pre-season action this year. You can check out all those on HockeyFights.com.
I know many will disagree with this, but here is my 2 cents' worth.
ReplyDeleteIf I want to watch fighting, I'll go to a boxing match where they do it right. I watch hockey for hockey and the skill it takes to work the puck and score goals. The constant fighting is the reason I stopped attending or watching hockey.
Decide in which sport you wish to participate and stick with it. Fighting in hockey simply means you do two things badly instead of one thing well.
People go to a baseball game to watch a game, sometimes a fight breaks out.
DeletePeople go to a hockey game to watch a fight, sometimes a game breaks out.
Go watch figure skating then Anne. It's a part of hockey, always will be.
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