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- BANNING - 10-28-2016
It's Game 167, in the future. The Montreal Militia are playing in Halifax, no doubt being toyed with by the powerful Raiders. Committed to showing dominance over his lessers, Halifax defenseman Colin Banning does something someone should have done a long time ago. He meanders towards the neutral zone, finds his target, and skates up next to him, foregoing any interest in the game around him.
I've got a bone to pick with you
I am, how you say, big cocksucker
And with that, it was on. Banning vs Nerokov, the silent feud that's been simmering ever since the beginning of Season 29. Banning wastes no time, throwing right straights at a scrambling Nerokov. His third haymaker is accompanied by a loud crunch heard well through the stands, as Nerokovs cheekbone caved under the might of Bannings superior fighting skill.
Left eye already beginning to swell, Nerokov flails his available arm, attempting to mount some sort of comeback, but Banning is able to avoid any significant contact. He catches Nerokov off balance and punches him square in his dumb nose, bloodying but not breaking it. Nerokov is now weeping, begging for his life, Jamie Benn against Jarome Iginla style, and Banning, being the merciful and fair man that he is, releases him from his suffering and takes a victory lap, to the delight of the packed arena in Halifax.
And that's how that happened.
- c00kies - 10-28-2016
It was game 123 of the SHL schedule between the visiting Dragons and the home Wolfpack in New England. The Dragons had dominated the first two periods and led 4-1 after two periods. Early in the third period, Clayton hit Laflamme to get the puck, but was called for a tripping minor. The Dragons scored on the goal and the Wolfpack bench was even more angry about the bad call.
Less than two minutes after the goal, Jagr and Lundberg faced off in the neutral zone. Lundberg won the draw, but Jagr slashed him and retrieved the puck. Lundberg was furious that there was no call and hit Jagr from behind. Jagr took offense to that and the former teammates ripped off their gloves. Lundberg threw a heavy right hand blow to Jagr, which left him visibly sore. Jagr grabbed a hold of Lundberg's jersey and started smacking him with his free left hand. The struggle continued between the two until the refs noticed something shiny on one of the player's hands...Lundberg had brass knuckles on his right hand! Philip Fry took a hold of Lundberg's right arm and then Justin St.Pierre pulled Jagr away from Lundberg. Although the fight ended in a draw, it was Jagr who would get the last laugh, as Lundberg was giving a game misconduct for using the brass knuckles, and the Dragons won the game 5-2.
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232 words- psocoptera - 10-28-2016
Cara Hohenberg doesn't fight but if you piss her off she'll wave to you the next time she sets up a goal.
Cara Hohenberg doesn't fight but if you yell "you and me, let's go!" at her she'll act very confused and tell you in German that she's fine where she is, thank you!
Cara Hohenberg doesn't fight and if she tells you she wants to learn and asks you to meet her for extra practice, DO NOT DO IT, someone has asked her to help set you up for a prank. Check your gear/clothes/phone very carefully once you realize she's not showing up.
Cara Hohenberg doesn't fight but if she thinks the team needs momentum she'll make up embarrassing and completely spurious gossip about the troublemakers on the other team to make her team feel superior, and, hey, Hohenberg's been in the SMJHL forever, she probably knows stuff, so her teammates occasionally buy it. That rumor that you accidentally washed your gear with oil instead of vinegar? That you were trying to stick handle in your billet's living room and lost control and shattered the urn with their grandma's ashes? That was Hohenberg. Good luck living that down.
Cara Hohenberg doesn't fight but I heard one time she stabbed a guy at a club in the hand with a knitting needle when he groped one of the rookies.
- tweedledunn - 10-29-2016
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280 words - IN THE FUTURE:admirals: v
The latest Portland Admiral to stand up and make a statement, last night against the Riot, was none other than baby-faced budding star Geronimo Otto. Otto destroyed winger Trevor Wilson in the third period of a 3-1 victory, at a point where the outcome of the game was by no means certain.
First a few notes on the fight itself. This was the first career fight for both Otto and Wilson, once best friends & roommates off the ice. Otto impressed though, landing anywhere between 3 and 6 direct hits on Wilson’s face with one more that glances off the back of the helmet. Wilson managed to do a pretty good Alex Light impression, landing zero punches before falling to the ice in what appeared to be the fetal position. I believe the technical term is ‘damn, Wils, you got WRECKED son!’
Did anything good come of the fight? Well, in a microcosm, maybe. Although it's hard to pin the results of the game on any single event, especially a fight, it conceivably could have provided the emotional boost the Admirals needed to finish the period strong and win the game. And, it provided an outlet for some of Otto’s scoring frustrations - as he said in the post-game interview, he knows he isn't scoring. 2 games into the season, that's got to be a nagging voice in the back of the head of a guy who was a top point producer for the Knights in juniors last season. If fighting Wilson helped get some of the frustration out, maybe that's a good thing. After the bout - the two hugged and have a good laugh on the way to the penalty boxes.
- Zoone16 - 10-29-2016
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Alex Light is not a player that is known to get rough on the ice, let alone drop the gloves. So one can imagine what being a spectator at the Knights-Falcons in Kelowna was when a line brawl broke out late in the second period. With the Knights leading 3-1, the Falcons were getting visibly frustrated by the lack of chances they were generating. It was then that Alexis Metzler hit Geronimo Otto into the boards in the Falcons's own end. As all the Kelowna skaters on the ice converged to confront the assailant, they were met by Falcons players and the line brawl broke out.
Alex Light decisively dropped the gloves, grabbed the first Falcons player he could and started punching. His opponent, ironically, was none other than Zach Evans, the star sniper on the Detroit team. Evans welcomed the fight and began to pummel Light in return. With both snipers going at it, the fans in the arena that night roared in approval. The Knights weren't the toughest team in the SMJHL but they certainly were not soft. After a minute of intense back and forth the referees, having dealt with the other ongoing fights on the ice, finally broke up the exhausted pair and sent them to their respective locker rooms. Alex Light put his hands up in the air one last time and the crowd acquiesced, roaring even louder. Fighting majors and game misconducts for both players. Disciplinary hearings with the commissioner of the league. Fines handed out. It was a wild night, and one no one present will easily forget.
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- enigmatic - 10-29-2016
Maria Maximova was a bit of a fighter back in her junior days. The fact that she hasn't fought since moving up to the SHL is an indication that this might've never been a part of her actual personality but was because she could barely understand a thing in English when she first arrived in Kelowna.
One of the fights she picked was with teammate Kristjan Vilhjalmsson during a pregame warm up, when he said Sigourney Weaver's best role was in Ghostbusters. Maximova being a hardcore Alien fan, she tried arguing her point but couldn't find the right words (or any word at all if we're being honest) and just ended up punching Vilhjalmsson in the face. She might have fractured some bones in her hand while doing this since her teammate was wearing a helmet with a visor and we all know accuracy is not one of Maxi's biggest strengths. Legends say this hit might be the reason why she misses the net even more than before. Being a tough viking, Vilhjalmsson barely felt a thing and calling this a fight is honestly a bit of a stretch.
When asked if she regrets this because now she's pretty much a scrub, Maximova simply replies that no one fucks with Ellen Ripley.
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- twils - 10-29-2016
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231 words - In the future - goes along with Geronimo Otto's PT<a href='index.php?showuser=2279' rel='nofollow' alt='profile link' class='user-tagged mgroup-3'>tweedledunn</a>
Wilson’s view on his fight against, if it can be called a fight, is very different from the glorified victory that Otto claims to have won. This “fight†occurred while the Admirals, Otto’s team, were already up by 3-1 in the game.
Let’s look at how this fight started. Otto approached an unsuspecting Wilson from behind and laid a fist right into the back up Wilson’s neck. It was a very dangerous play, why Otto decided to do it I have no idea. Otto then proceed to grapple the stunned Wilson, and started feeding him punches. He got in a solid 4 to 6 punches before Wilson slumped to the ice. Otto claims that Wilson was “wrecked,†however to most people this looked like a very dangerous play that should result in a suspension for Otto.
What made Otto proceed to beat on the Riot’s future first line winger is under debate by professionals all around the league. This was only the second game of the season and the the Admirals were up by two, so this fight had almost no impact on the outcome of the game. All it accomplished was putting Wilson’s career in danger. It speculated that after going two games without tallying a goal Otto figured he should make an impact in the game for his team, and decided to go after his old Knights friend.
- Kevin Juice Bieksa - 10-30-2016
Patrikov Bure isn't known in New England for getting into fights, he's known for getting goals, assists, and poutine. However back when he played for Winnipeg, he got in a few scraps as he was a third liner trying to make it into the SHL. Ever since he was given the responsibility of scoring though, he's hung back and became a top scorer for the Wolfpack. Just yesterday, Bure finally dropped the mitts in a mini line brawl against the Toronto North Stars.
After a messy altercation with Jasper Clayton and Toki Wartooth, Kristian Eriksson got in the face of Clayton for high sticking his teammate and face washed him in the process. Mainio Makinen didn't stand for it as he dropped the gloves with Eriksson. Jonathan Lundberg and Chester Cunningham tried to get in the fight but dropped the gloves with each other. Meanwhile Patrikov Bure was being held by Adam Kylrad the veteran near the neutral zone and they too dropped the gloves and their helmets.
Bure delivered the first punch to the face as Kylrad grabbed him and began pushing and pulling Bure around while nailing him with some good left hooks to the head. Kylrad pulled Bure's jersey over his head but Bure took off his jersey and almost his shirt but the shirt stayed on much to the dismay of the female fans. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). As Bure tried to grab Kylrad again, the veteran pulled him down and delivered a few punches before the refs stopped the fight.
Kylrad: 1, Bure:0, Female Fans: Disappointed ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- ztevans - 10-30-2016
It was only a matter of time before Zach Evans dropped the gloves in S31. Between an unexpected (and controversial) transfer to Russia, adopting a more physical playing style, and being of the few veteran faces of the Detroit Falcons following their signing of The Deplorables, a fight for the second-year SMJHL player seemed inevitable. It took just eight regular season games.
Near the midway point of the second period of a game against the Montreal Militia, Evans dumped the puck on a penalty kill, then skated down for the forecheck. Filip Granlund fielded the puck for Montreal after goaltender Stephen Harris recovered the dump. Evans and Granlund quickly entangled, drawing the ire of the Finnish center. Soon, the two were staring toe-to-toe, ready to scrap.
Despite his stature (5’10â€, 174 pounds), Granlund has never shied away from a fight. Nonetheless, Evans’ reach and height (6’1â€, 195 pounds) gave him an edge to make up for his fighting inexperience. After a good bout, Evans dropped Granlund with a right hook, earning the praise of his teammates and the adulation of the Detroit crowd. Evans has since been in two other fights in S31, but this one remains his only victory so far in his young fighting career.
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- Nereus - 10-30-2016
Ever since I was in the juniors I played a nice two-way style. It's not like I was super physical, but I was a big fucker and everyone could see that. So they laid me out. Game after game I was getting destroyed and I can't tell you how many times I got my head rattled. Needless to say as I made my way to the SHL and gained my footing as the bad mofo I am today, I had to bash a few skulls in to prove my worth.
The fight I most remember, or rather, the fight I remember the least, was the one in which I went against a former mentor of mine, Bronsen Zerchai. He was one bad dude and looked the part, with his massive red beard standing at 6 foot 4 and 225 pounds. The beard itself. Not the man. Anyways since the Calgary Dragons and the Winnipeg Jets hate each other so much, Zerchai and I went head to head in my rookie season. All I remember is fists flying in both directions and a bunch of white flashing lights. I skated over to my bench after the refs broke the exchange up and went directly to the locker room. The boys bought me a round later that night and I'm still not exactly why. Not like I asked them.
- GCool - 10-30-2016
Danny Foster has built a solid reputation as one of the most feared defensemen in the entire SMJHL. It's not really because of the threat he poses to offensive players on the scoresheet--it's more because he has no qualms with fighting anyone around him.
Just last week, in a home game against the Detroit Falcons, Foster dropped the gloves against Joey Ryan:
"Here's Targaryen with the puck after the Falcons dumped it down ... he passes to Foster. Foster moves it back to Targaryen ... Joey Ryan! Out of nowhere, gets into Foster's face -- and they're gonna GO! Oh goodness, Foster is letting him have it! Punch after punch - has Joey responded? I don't think so! Foster pauses to let Joey Ryan get a punch in--it just grazes his cheek. The ref sees an opportunity and it's all over. Ring the bell, it's done! Foster cashed Ryan's check emphatically."
In a rare post-game presser, Foster was asked about the fight:
Quote:Originally posted by Danny Foster on Joey Ryan+--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1' id='QUOTE-WRAP'><tr><td>QUOTE (Danny Foster on Joey Ryan)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I really don't know. Haven't talked to the guy before, the second period was pretty slow and they were up 2-1 ... don't really understand what he was thinking.[/b]
[i]What'd he say to you?<!--QuoteBegin-Danny Foster on Joey Ryan[/i]
It was just a quick "fuck you" and then he dropped his gloves. The guy's a fucking moron, I hope he's alright but I didn't spare any expense trying to put him away. It's, like, ten times worse if there's no reason to fight. That's not what it's about.[/quote]
- bozzz - 10-30-2016
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- In an SMJHL first, Georgette Pel -- 1A and normally-starting net minder of the Halifax Raiders -- received a game misconduct, an immediate five-game suspension, and faces Player Safety review later this week following a highly-irregular set of circumstances where she left the bench during a not-so-irregular Halifax line-brawl to join in on the fight.
The Raiders played host to the Vancouver Whalers in the first game of the S32 Four Star Cup finals -- two teams with well-established reputations for resorting to lively and unruly tactics when on-ice tensions are high -- with Pel herself sitting the bench after a two-week-long groin injury has had her sitting out of the Raiders' play-off run. During the third minute of the 1st period, however, already bad blood (as the Whalers had a record high win against the Raiders in the last regular game of the season, both teams collectively racking up more than 40 PIMs that game alone) was infiltrating into the players' conduct on ice; after a particularly nasty chirp from the Halifax bench was directed towards Vancouver tough-guy Ieuan Llewellyn, a fight broke out following Llewellyn high-sticking a seated member of the Halifax bench.
All eight members on the ice were involved in the festivities, save the two goal-tenders, Carter Fleury for Halifax and Maximilian Wehner (<a href='index.php?showuser=2297' rel='nofollow' alt='profile link' class='user-tagged mgroup-54'>InciteHysteria</a>) for Vancouver, although 30 seconds into the melee, both Colin Banning for Halifax and Brynjar Tusk for Vancouver were doing their best to try and help officials separate the most irate of their players. All of that was for naught, however, as Wehner, skating out of net and over to the Halifax bench, took up a lively debate with Halifax coach Bowman regarding the appropriate conduct of his benched players. It's unclear what about the conversation set off Pel, who went from visibly agitated bystander to stumbling over the gate and swinging at Wehner almost too quickly to track.
Wehner made an attempt to defend himself, but lost balance in his pads fairly quickly and wound up belly-up on the ice. When Pel showed no sign of stopping her onslaught, veteran referee Pushkin went to try and pull the Halifax goalie off her Vancouver counterpart. Pel's elbow caught Pushkin under the eyeshield during the struggle, cutting open Pushkin's cheek and requiring field stitches -- one of only seven instances of referee injury in the last ten seasons of the league. Pel was immediately ejected from the game and informed of the suspension just as quickly.
Further sanctions may be levied pending Player Safety's evaluation of whether or not Pel's actions constituted intent to injure.
- Harry Hans - 10-30-2016
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- MP7 - 10-30-2016
S 31 Game 274 the Portland Admirals one more time hosts the Edmonton Blizzards, it was also the last clash of this two teams for this season. In 5 games between this two teams the home team never was able to win a game. So the Admirals wanted to break this streak and get this home win. And one guy wanted that win so badly, Portland Admirals captain Maximilian Wächter was motivated more than the other guys and he wanted to get the rest of his team to the same level. And how can you better motivate your team and get them prepared for the game as starting a fight?. So Wächter didn't waste much time and started a fight at 0:31 in the first period. He found his opponent in Edmonton top forward Theo Kane. But to be honest, everyone could see that this two guys aren't used to fight. Neither of them could land a punch that we were able to count. After a few moments dancing around and a little dirty talk between them the refs have had enough and went between this two goons and finished the fight. After counting out the points for this fight we are happy to announce that it was a draw. Thanks god that the game was better and showed us some goals. In the end the Admirals lost 5-3, but Wächter scored two goals for his team. So the early fight was at least good for him.
- LosGlennos - 10-30-2016
I'm no fighter, or atleast I never ever go in with the attitude that I'm going to have a fight tonight. But sometimes you do what you have to so that you're team doesn't slack off and the other team doesn't get momentum.
The game against Montreal Militia was one of those. We had the lead by one goal, the score was 1-0 in our favor. But my team started to slack off, we were losing the shots on goal, we were starting to hook our opponents instead of skating. At that pace, we were going to lose the game.
Ilmari Määttä was one of the hard knocks from Finland, he's in his third season and plays a very rough game. He always bunches up the PIM, but he's respected among his opponents. You have to have these players in you team that everyone hates playing against, but everyone loves to have in your team.
We had a face-off in the Montreal zone, and I was looking at Ilmari beforehand and gave him a nod. He knew that both teams needed it, they needed it to get more momentum, and we needed it to step up our game.
Soon as our offense was out, we dropped the gloves and went at it. He's much shorter than me so I had trouble getting a good punch in. But I could control the distance, which was to my advantage. I managed to land a good hook on his chin as he was looking up, and I had won the fight.
Since we were the away team, I had my fair share of bantering from the audience as I sat in my cubicle. But I knew that I had done a good thing for my team mates. And as it turned out... we won the game. May or may not have anything to do with the fight. But I'd like to think that it made some difference.