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Pro Hockey Fight Ends in Scary Moment: Player Knocked Unconscious on the Ice

Mar. 7, 2013 7:58am Jonathon M. Seidl

In an age where player safety is becoming an increasing buzz phrase, there are still fights in hockey. It’s a tradition of sorts. And on Wednesday night that tradition took a slightly scary turn when one player hit the ice face down and laid unconscious after a fight with an opposing player.

Twenty-six seconds into the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottowa Senators, the Leafs’ Frazer McLaren and the Senators’ David Dziurzynski went fist-to-fist. It ended fairly quickly after McLaren landed a series of head shots that sent Dziurzynski to the ice and passed out momentarily.

Here’s how it looked in pictures:

And here’s how it looked in video:

A woozy Dziurzynski was slow getting up and eventually needed help from two teammates to skate off.

He did not return, and the Senators said he had a concussion. He logged a total of 3 seconds in his 10th NHL game.

It’s a stark contrast to the other hockey fight from earlier this week that didn’t include a single punch.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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icebergslim27
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:07pm
Just a good solid overhand right that landed. He wasn’t knocked on conscious, he was dropped and in pain, but he wasn’t out cold. Nothing more to see here other than for educational purposes. “Kids, this is how you throw a proper punch.” My dad taught me that when I was 11, only had to use it twice in self defense and I walked away both times. Keep the elbow tight and come right off the ear.

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- SquareHead
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 3:31pm
  I watch MMA for a real fight. These wimps should step into the octagon, for a real MMA fight. I stopped watching hockey years ago because of this.
  
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- KevINtampa
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 4:08pm
  @Square,
  
  I’ll take that challenge. Zenon Konopka vs. any MMA fighter of your choice.
  
  They can fight in an octagon cage on a sheet of ice.
  
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- SquareHead
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 7:17pm
  Ice is for girls, these guys are way to wimpy. Hockey used to be more about sportsmanship, and not thuggery, as we see today.
  
  The MMA fighters are gentleman with courage, compare to the cowardice NHL players.
  
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paperpushermj
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:43am
Some time ago I went to watch a fight and was surprised when a Hockey Game interrupted it.

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- AngryK9
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 1:18pm
  Wow. Clever. Never heard that before.
  
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- AngryK9
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 1:21pm
  Wow. Clever. I never heard that before.
  
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McDigger
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:41am
I must’ve missed the “Scary” part. There was a hockey fight. . .a good one at that, and the guy got knocked out.

Hockey players fight, and it sounds like the Blaze is trying to kill the sport by posting “Scary” on it. I find it pretty amusing, and I will probly end up watching more hockey because of it. Wish there were more hockey fights, and I truly think that NASCAR drivers should be able to fight.

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- Rowgue
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 2:26pm
  That was not a good fight. It was crap. Both guys just grabbing a handful of jersey, yanking the other guy around wildly, and flailing their arms aimlessly. It was pure luck that any punches actually landed and a miracle that one landed so solidly. If you think that was a good fight then you’ve never seen one.
  
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AmericaMustBeFree
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:40am
Hockey… the stupidest game ever. Anytime a game causes grown men to fight over a little black puck it isn’t a game, its just a way to have a free for all and not get arrested! But I hate any game where there is abuse to the body and men are inflicting it on each other. But boys will be boys!!

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- Sandy
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:57am
  Actually Hockey is a great sport that takes unbelievable athletic ability. The stupid part is they continue to allow fighting in this sport. I play hockey in adult leagues, we are NOT allowed to fight. This should be the case for NHL too. I think the guys should wear cages on their helmets, this game is too fast and a hard rubber puck flying around at 80 – 90 mph is just receipt for major injuries with no face mask.
  
  NO SPORT SHOULD ALLOW FIGHTING!!!!!!
  
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- McDigger
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:58am
  Ever been to a hockey game?
  
  I didn’t think so.
  
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- bigmac1990
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:14pm
  @Sandy so do you think that MMA or Boxing (both very Respected sports) should be banned?
  
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- Sandy
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 1:52pm
  @bigmac1990 — As for MMA, it is NOT a sport. It is a brutal false image of the martial arts. I’m a 6th degree Black Belt and have trained for 25 years. I would use some of the moves in self defense then seek help, BUT I would never continue beating someone lifeless. The strength of those men and how they pound each other is brutality and is NOT good for those athletes bodies. Notice the fighters don’t have long careers. It’s all about the money because MMA was initially started by the Gracie Family to promote their grappling. They sold the rights to it.
  
  As for boxing, I’m not a fan, however I would never indicate it’s the stupidest sport in the world.
  
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rx4nv
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:28am
I’m sorry, but hockey players, football players, rugby players… all understand the risk of injury or death from their sport, that’s why they play it. They love the hard hitting, violent retaliation aspect of the game. Any player that says they did not know the risks is a complete liar or so doped up on their pain meds and other illegally obtained drugs that they don’t know anything. I think these players have to man up and take the blame themselves for these types of injuries (ie concussions in football), because they are the ones that have created them. The leagues give them a venue to play, it’s the players that have tainted the sport.

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BlasberryStrat
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:07am
That’s it. Changes to be made immediately. Nurf pucks and sticks; No ice (way too fast); Full body armor and helmets that cannot be removed without electronic lock releases; Periods reduced to 5 min. followed by a ‘healthy snack’ between each; And only chicks can be goalie’s (reduced return puck velocities).

How’s that Queen Feinstein?

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ares338
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:01am
I would rather watch grass grow than watch ice hockey!

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- McDigger
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:12pm
  You should go to a hockey game. I used to think that too. Hockey is by far the funnest sport to watch in person. TV doesn’t do justice to the skill level or intensity these guys have.
  
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pap pap
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:50am
He picked the wrong dude.

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Recceman90
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:30am
Uh, knock outs happen….look at Boxing and now MMA! He choose to fight, period. Hockey is an emotional and sometimes frustrating sport. Today we have more injuries and the rules have tightened too much to allow the players to police their sport.

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toledofan
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:17am
And at the end of the game everybody goes to the center ice and shakes hands; everygame, win or loose. So, hockey is a tough sport but one of the last true sports that leaves everything on the ice at the end of the game. So, here’s the secret, if you don’t want a bloody nose, don’t piss off your opponent, don’t high stick him, trip him, or throw him into the boards because you’ll get the same treatment as the game wears on.

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- Guerrino_P
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:33am
  @TOLEDOFAN
  
  Both teams shake hands at the end of every game? You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about.
  
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- Canada_Goose
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:01pm
  This only happens after the final playoff game of a series when one of the teams gets eliminated.
  There is no handshaking during the regular season in the NHL.
  
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GroundZero is Nuclear Demolition x3
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:49am
If the state is not going to prosecute blatant assault/battery or even charge them w/ engaging in a fray, encourage them to carry hand guns on the ice. This is nothing more than glorifying violence under the rouse of a sport.

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- PublicArtillery
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:15am
  I think since they are playing a full contact sport, they sign wavers, and they are allowed to fight by the reffs it is perfectly ok to beat another player. A lot like how MMA is considered a sport and the state does’t charge them with battery. Plus how can they carry guns with thebig friggn’ gloves they wear?
  
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- GroundZero is Nuclear Demolition x3
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:26pm
  MMA are specifically trained to fight and have rules for their sport.
  A contract is not binding on an illegal act.
  
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sndrman
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:36am
there are a lot of underhanded stuff done in hockey unseen by the refs like the **** of the stick under the chin,lots of “talking” and it goes on and on,that can wear down the “star” player(s) and bring down the momentum of the team,so the “fighter,tough guy” has to step in and STAND UP for his team.win or lose it sends a message to both teams…………

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DeavonReye
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:15am
I was never into hockey. . . but my brother got me into watching it. One of the ONLY sports I will watch. Will not watch basketball, football, baseball, . . . but do enjoy a hockey game. Those guys actually have it tough, . . . and do it on slippery ice!

But one thing that amazes me about it is, . . . in any other sport, a fight is broken up immediately [if it can be]. In hockey, . . . the refs stand back and watch it happen. I just have to laugh at that when I see it. Seeing them circle around the two brawlers until they feel it necessary to step in.

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AUsername
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:13am
Ottawa has been so unfortunate, there players have been getting hurt left and right this season which has been stopping them from playing at their best. that team has the potential when playing at full gear to win the cup or be in the top rankings, such a bummer.

that player is one of Ottawas worst so it doesn’t matter anywhere as much as Karlson being out.

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dadsrootbeer
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:10am
Too bad the socialist doesn’t play hockey.

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- gipb
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:29am
  LOL – EXACTLY!!!… their name could be the Fierce Kitties, Savage Poodles, Twinkle Pusses….
  
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Warpath18
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:01am
That’s conflict resolution!!!

I love hockey too. The fighting is a necessary evil of the game, and it’s not all that prevalent in my opinion. It was worse years ago. I wish they would get the linesmen off the ice, like the goal judges. Sure they serve a function, but nothing is stopping the NHL from putting them in boxes, on opposites sides of the ice on the blue lines. Then, the could still handle face offs, call offsides, and break up fights. I think it would open the ice and let the talent rise to the top.

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jungle J
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:50am
hockey fans would enjoy watching infants roasted over an open fire.So very sick people.

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- joeslick
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:03am
  Don’t worry. They’ll wussify hockey down to where they have them silky outfits, let girls play, give everyone flowers and trophys at the end of the game so even the libs can watch it.
  
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- McDigger
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:17pm
  What? Because we like to see hockey fights we now want to roast babies? Did I miss something?
  
  How did you get to that conclusion?
  
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mlimberg
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:49am
Can we elect these guys to the House or Senate? Maybe something might get done that way?

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- PublicArtillery
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:12am
  The only down side would be the need for protective glass around the peanut gallery.
  
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samurai2112
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:34am
Good old fashon hockey donch ya know. Jab them in the ribs, let them know you are there.

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- biohazard23
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:52am
  “Jab them in the ribs, let them know you are there, eh?”
  
  You forgot the last part, eh? :) LOL!
  
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huey6367
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:33am
I watch hockey for the game and stradegy. When fights break out, I go pee.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:36am
  I’m with you. If I want to watch a fight, I’ll watch MMA.
  
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- Idrinktoomuchcoffee
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:27am
  Wich you do sitting down!!!!!!
  
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- HelloWorld
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:24am
  Why are there so many fights like this in Canada this year. This is not tolerated in the younger leagues in the U.S. You can get thrown out of the AHL permanently. I don’t get why they are doing this. I love hockey too – and I don’t mind an appropriate fight but there appears to be way too many this year that are not necessary.
  
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woodyee
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:17am
Going to extremes: While the NHL seems to be progressing towards combining MMA with speed-skating, the NFL is digressing towards combining football with Tiny Tim (RIP).

“Tiptoe, through the tulips, by the tulips, won’t you follow me? And tiptoe, through the tulips with meeeee…”

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- biohazard23
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:24am
  Woodyee, ROFLMAO!!!!!
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skU-jBFzXl0
  
  That song is like “It’s a Small World”. It gets stuck in your head and it NEVER EVER LEAVES!!!
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:44am
  LOL!
  
  Wait until you go to put the children to sleep tonight – you’re going to catch yourself thinking about this, and crack up again!
  
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BigSky
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:17am
Ottawa, not “Ottowa”.

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- BaldingEagle1776
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:00am
  It’s barely morning and The Blaze is hard at work making errors!
  
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biohazard23
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:13am
Yikes….

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hauschild
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:12am
That’s the great thing about the NHL. Two guys have a beef and it gets settled.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:19am
  I enjoy Olympic hockey just as much without the fights.
  
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- atechgeek
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:28am
  A beautiful thing .. we had the same in lacrosse practices in college (they wouldn’t allow it in games .. total BS in my opinion) but yep .. two guys have a problem on the field .. everyone backs away and they have at it .. winner takes all. I loved it.
  
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MiCurmudgeon
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:07am
We need to crossbreed hockey players with politicians and end up with someone who has enough guts to fight for something in Washington.

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- mikem1969
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:14am
  Now there is an idea, politicians with balls. Never going to happen though, once you get elected, you get them cut off.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 8:25am
  @ Mike – no ****. Look at Rubio and Amnesty…
  
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