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This Pro Hockey Fight Was So Big, Even the Coaches Almost Came to Blows

Apr. 2, 2012 8:05am Jonathon M. Seidl

You’ve likely seen hockey fights before. And in general (but not always), the biggest fights nowadays take place in the semi-pro leagues. On Sunday, however, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers were sure to give their fans a show with an all out, multiplayer brawl that even featured the opposing coaches nearly coming to blows.

With the game all-but-over with about one minute left in the third period and the Flyers up by three goals, things got ugly. Pittsburgh’s Joe Vitale laid a massive hit on a Flyer player Danny Briere and all hell broke loose. Pay special attention near the 20-second mark when you see the coaches stand up on the boards and nearly come to blows:

“Those guys hadn’t been out there in 12 minutes,” Flyer’s Coach Peter Laviolette said, referring to the fourth line of players on the ice, generally enforcers used for hard hits. “It’s a gutless move by their coach. It’s gutless.”

But Pittsbrugh’s move might have been in retaliation for an earlier play by the Flyers, when one of their players took a questionable shot at Penguins’ star Sidney Crosby who has been sidelined much of the year with a concussion.

“It’s pretty cheap,” Crosby said of the hit. “He skates 10 feet in between the whistle. I don’t know. If that’s a sign of what’s to come it’s going to be a pretty tough playoff series.”

(H/T: Business Insider)

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Comments (73)

brohm0103
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 1:19pm
David1333, maybe you should get informed. I did watch the entire game and that’s simply untrue.

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Guitar Master
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 1:10pm
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
THE REPORTER’S View
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If only there could be this kind of enthusiasm at the voting booths !

Unfortunately, the American people care more about their really stupid sports than they do about who is squandering their tax dollars. Just pathetic.

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South Philly Boy
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 12:51pm
Just like the Old Broad Street Bullies

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- LookTowardsTheLight
  Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:22am
  Amen :-)
  
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wianno94
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:49am
My nephew was just protecting his players. Go Flyers.

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Al J Zira
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:28am
Here you go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjo_SfycR_A&feature=related

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Unix
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:38am
Went to see a fight and a hockey game broke out, what’s news?

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- CanadianMan
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:59am
  Watch the Flyers coach at 0:11 grab a hockey stick and break it over the glass towards the Penguins bench.
  
  Very bad sportsmanship by the Flyers – after stoppage of play just minutes before this happened a rookie on Flyers skated up behind Sidney Crosby – captain of the Penguins and cross checked him from behind knocking him to the ice.
  
  They play each other again this upcoming Sat and I expect they will be back in the news again – Flyers are sore loosers… even when they are winning.
  
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- Al J Zira
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:21am
  The best play of the day was Scott Hartnell giving the Hulk Hogan routine to the fan in the stands! Hilarious!!
  
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- DAVIDE1333
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:35am
  CANADIANMAN- I know this is not a sports page but if you are going to make a misinformed statement let me correct you. The reason Shenn crosschecked Crosby was because Crosby broke two sticks in the game slashing Flyers’ players. I doubt you watched the game to know that.
  
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- Heather Mae 74
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:38am
  So unless you aren’t Ron Paul your not conservative? Screw Ron Paul it was ROSS PEROT who called it showed it on easy to understand pie charts and you idiots ruined our country by wasting your votes on dole and bush.
  
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- CanadianMan
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:40am
  That’s part of playing – also happened during normal play… not 10 seconds after stoppage of play.
  I watched the game very closely so … no it was not misinformed. If the Flyers were so upset about it then you send your Captain out there to defend… not your newbie.
  
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- Heather Mae 74
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:42am
  AWESOME that was golden philly always p[lays dirty it’s about time that the pens smacked them in the mouth. Want to see more gold google pen’s goalie Johnson last year fighting Islanders goalie.
  
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- lars1701c
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:55am
  Canadianman, you must not know hockey you dont send your capt out to punish someone other player, you send out a goon and/or a fighter to “enforce” the rules.
  
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- AJ_T
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 12:55pm
  Canadianman is 100% correct. What Schenn did to Crosby was downright cowardly. First, Crosby didn’t slash any Flyer – he slashed their sticks…..big difference! And, if you have a problem with that, then be a MAN and don’t sneak up behind a guy well after the whistle and give him a blindsided crosscheck in the back. Schenn is a complete coward.
  You do that to ANY team’s star player and you can be assured there will be repercussions!
  So Bylsma sends out the 4th line and Vitale lays a huge but completely LEGAL and CLEAN check on Briere. I guess it’s OK for Flyers to cheapshot the Pens star, but not OK for a Pen to make a clean hit on their star?
  BTW….the Flyers lost the fighting end of this. Engelland destroyed Simmonds and the coward Schenn would have been killed by Asham if someone didn’t come and save him.
  
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- Rowgue
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 2:24pm
  Slashing the stick in the manner he was doing it is just as violent and dangerous, which is why it’s a penalty when the officials catch it. Guys get hurt all the time from bozos trying to slash their sticks and not hitting their mark.
  
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- AdamantiumVorlon
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:52pm
  To Canadian
  
  If you bothered to actually watch the game, Malkin throughout the game threw punches after the whistles and at one point in the game cheapshotted Giroux in the back of his head when he was on the ice, also Cindy Crosby (the NHL’s biggest whiner and fall down Queen and favorite player of Bettman) was slashing players left and right (he even slashed Schenn who was retaliating when he hit Crosby) so much he broke his own stick, yet no calls were made. Surprisingly, even the NBC announcers made mention of it. Also, Vitale hit Knee to knee on D man Grossman before hitting Briere.
  
  The Penquins are the dirtiest biggest Whiners in the NHL, but get away with it because they are protected by Bettman. 10 years ago the team almost MOVED from the city due to no one wanting to see them, so the NHL fleeced to the taxpayers of PA to help poor old Lemiux with his finances, give him a new stadium and then stacked the draft lottery to give them multiple number 1 picks to “restock” their system. Now here we are with thugs like Malkin, Vitale, Asham and of course a Whiner fall down king Crosby being touted as elite. Give me a break!
  
  Before you denigrate the Flyers, please know what you are talking about.
  
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- AJ_T
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:51pm
  AdamantiumVorlon: Maybe YOU should get YOUR facts straight before saying someone else doesn’t know what they are talking about.
  (A) The Penguins being protected by Bettman? Hilariously ridiculous whining. Is that why Cooke was suspended 17 games last year? Niskanen and Letang suspended this year? Conspiracy theories only make you sound like whiners in Philly.
  (B) The Penguins were never going to leave Pittsburgh because of lack of fans. They were PROMISED a new arena when the Steelers and Pirates got theirs. The politicians reneged on that promise. Lemieux had to threaten to leave to make people pay attention. And not a single penny of taxpayer’s money went into building the new arena!
  (C) As far as drafting #1 goes…the Pens didn’t finish last and there was a LOTTERY so even if they did, they weren’t guaranteed first draft pick. They did win that lottery and chose Crosby (who wouldn’t?)…that’s the way the draft is supposed to work. Malkin was #2 (Ovechkin was #1). Most every Penguin came through their system or was a trade. If you have a problem with how the draft works, then complain about every team that’s ever gotten the #1 pick and while you are at it, complain about the NFL Draft system which works almost exactly the same way (team that finishes last automatically gets #1 pick, but the NHL still has a lottery for #1 even if you finish last).
  
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- LookTowardsTheLight
  Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:25am
  @CanadianMan
  
  Wow, what a poor excuse of a Canadian if you don’t understand how or why this all happened. Thank you @DAVIDE1333 for painting the picture for this marginal hockey follower.
  
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666Sucks
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:23am
GETREALMAN, why don’t. You are a liberal poster child! How man last place trophies for lawn bowling do you have? Hockey is man’s sport, you need to spend more time on the cooking channel where you can’t get escard’!

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TantoRocks
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:07am
You have just watched a trailer for the 2012 general election.

It will get ugly, and it will get bloody. At least with hockey, the fans do not feel the affects 3 yrs after the fight.

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The MAFS
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:05am
Hey, The Blaze, we can tell you don’t watch hockey when you post a story that did not even make the lead article on NHL.com. Stick with your familiar territory please, it’s sad to watch you try and understand hockey from such a beginner’s perspective.

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- Quagmir
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:39am
  Hey The Mafs, It is the lead video on the Flyers top Pens tab. The second Tab. What Lead video on the game isnt good enough for you? Being a Doushe is though.
  
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jakartaman
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:00am
When they started playing European hockey – i stopped watching.
In the days of real hockey early 60′s – Philly and the Bruins – it was heads up hockey!!!

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lars1701c
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:56am
Sid slashes a flyer 3 times and doesnt get a penalty so he gets cross checked, suck it up sid.

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- bpodlesnik
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 4:06pm
  Umm, Sid didn’t complain. He got right back up and kept playing. Jealous much?
  
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CAINISABLE
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:48am
Canman32, you must have missed the part about 3 seconds before Schenn crosschecked Sindy. Ask yourself why would the Flyer player go and do that to the golden boy in plain view of every official out there? Maybe becasue Sindy gave him a shot? Also, did you see Sindy, as he was falling, looking for the ref to see if a penalty was called. Besides, I don’t think that little shove could have knocked you down, let alone a world class athlete like Sindy. Also, if I’m not mistaken, Sindy broke a few sticks on slashes of his own. Malkin practically mugged Giroux in the corner. Not saying the Flyers are innocent. They aren’t by any means, but please take off you black and gold glasses.

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- LookTowardsTheLight
  Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:27am
  @CAINISABLE
  
  Exactly. NBC during the replay of Schenn’s shove on Crosby neglected to inform the audience about the non-sense that Crosby was doing all game. As skillful as Crosby is, he’s a pathetic player and deserves back what he dishes out.
  
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Joe1123
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:43am
Another sensational headline. What a surprise. This “brawl” was nothing compared to the days of “real hockey” (late 1960s thru mid-70s or so). Now nearly every player has a shield covering his face and players get thrown out, suspended for barely touching someone. Meanwhile, players, almost kill each other with dirty hits. I say eliminate that (dirty hits from behind, with sticks etc.) and bring back the fighting. You’d have a much healthier sport. And a lot more fun to watch.

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GetRealMan
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:30am
Just another example of how stupid and barbaric “professional” hockey is. In what other sport would this be tolerated?

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- KickinBack
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:38am
  Boxing.
  
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- john luther
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:45am
  BOO HOO .Those mean nasty hockey players are just animals .Give me a break its a game
  
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- Joe1123
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:48am
  It’s that kind of thinking that gave us the watered-down sport of the NHL today. Why not put tutus on them and figure skates while you’re at it?
  
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- Hrothgar
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:50am
  The best sports are the ones that have a degree of violence in them. They are usually the most popular too (football). Fighting in hockey is like dunks in basketball they go together PB&J, Sid and Nancy, Ike and Tina, Bobby and Whitney.
  
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- darkknight91
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:46am
  This is stupid and barbaric? You don’t watch hockey, do ya? This is nothing. The Blaze doesn’t watch hockey neither if they think this is a “brawl”.
  
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- Quagmir
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:40am
  UFC mma
  
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KickinBack
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:22am
Heck that’s nothing. YouTube Detroit and Colorado brawl ’97, and ’98.

Of course, those days are gone since the NHL will now fine the coaches, owners, and who knows…perhaps even the fans if brawls like those happen again.

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- Hockeytown
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:43am
  The fights between us and Colorado were awesome. Even the goalies got into it. I was at the game where Chris Osgood and Patrick Roy fought. Good stuff!!
  
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- Hockeytown
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:46am
  The fights between us and Colorado were awesome, even the goalies got involved. I was at the game when Chris Osgood and Patrick Roy fought and it was great!! Claude Lemieux was a big baby and turtled.
  
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- KickinBack
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 5:49pm
  Heck yeah, I caught both those games at the bar. Place went WILD. Good times, and will be a looong time ’till there’s another rivalry like that one.
  
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- LookTowardsTheLight
  Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:32am
  @Hockeytown
  
  I’m a Flyers Fan being from the Delaware Valley and watching the Avs/Wings playoffs was simply awesome! Thank God for You Tube so I can watch it anytime I want. Of course I hate the fact your team swept my team in 97 :-(
  
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poster
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:04am
Let’s Go PENS!

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- VaVetVoice
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:11am
  Herewego FLYERS!
  
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- AJ_T
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 12:57pm
  “Herewego Flyers”……GOLFING again!
  
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- cous1933
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:43pm
  Lets Go Pens!!!!
  
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- LookTowardsTheLight
  Posted on April 4, 2012 at 10:25am
  Let’s go PENS…To a 1st round loss to the FLYERS!
  
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REDwhiteBLUEcommrade
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:50am
The Flyers aern’t as dirty as the Canucks. The Blackhawks fan I am, I’ve seen plenty of **** pulling, biting, knee to the groin, blindside hits, to last me a lifetime!

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- LookTowardsTheLight
  Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:30am
  @REDwhiteBLUEcommrade
  
  Really? I don’t watch enough Western Conference games to know how dirty the Canucks are. I know their fans like to riot when they lose. Sounds like Vancouver would be the perfect place to play for one Sean Avery.
  
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randy
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:47am
I’m surprised one of the flyers didn’t start swinging their purses?
Stopped watching Hockey when they came out publicly with their Gay Agenda.

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PA PATRIOT
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:34am
Signs of things to come.
Remember the last game. Philadelphia scored in overtime with LESS than 1 second remaining on the clock beating the Penquins. The rage must have been intense, too intense.
This series (RIVAL) will be…..forever great.

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:34am
One more case of gladiator games on ice.

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rebelwuf
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:31am
I’m thinking the writer doesn’t follow the NHL very closely, especially playoff/almost playoff hockey. :-D

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troymac20
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:30am
So hope they play each other first round!

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badpenguin
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:29am
Chances are it’s gonna be the Pens vs. Flyers in the first round of the playoffs…it’s gonna be great.

Bylsma is a great coach…I can’t wait for the post season…Go Pens!

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- bpodlesnik
  Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:01am
  Go Pens! I sure hope they can change the outcome when they go at each other in playoffs. Fleury better get with it, we can’t have no 5 goals scored on us and expect to win a post season game.
  
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southernman92
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:29am
You’ve got to love this. No matter how hard the NHL brass tries to make the sport “family friendly” the players continue to play old tyme hockey!

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MsMac
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:18am
Go FLYERS!!!!!!!

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