Tag Archives: bench clearing brawl
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Yet Another Bench-Clearing Brawl from a Russian Youth Hockey Game (Video)
For years and years, hockey hardliners in North America criticized European players as soft while praising the virtue of hard-nosed Canadians. However, judging by what we’re seeing at the youth level in Russia these days, the next generation of Russian NHLers will be pretty damn tough. A couple years back we saw a bunch of [...]
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QMJHL Playoff Game Ends in Massive Bench-Clearing Brawl (Video)
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs have been underway for quite a while now—36 days and three rounds, to be exact. And if you haven’t been paying attention, you may want to start. Why, you ask? Because if you don’t, you might miss another bench-clearing brawl, much like the one that unfolded following last [...]
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The 9 Nastiest Baseball Brawls of All-Time
Last Thursday, a bench-clearing brawl erupted between the Padres and Dodgers after San Diego’s Carlos Quentin took umbrage at being plunked by Los Angeles’ Zack Greinke. It was probably the most heated altercation we’ve seen in MLB since the Reds-Cardinals melee back in 2010, and it resulted in another altercation between Carlos Quentin and Matt [...]
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Dodgers-Padres Brawl Leaves Pitcher Zack Greinke with a Broken Collarbone (Video)
Last night the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers gave us the first bench-clearing brawl of the 2013 Major League Baseball season, and it wasn’t one of those half-hearted brawls like the one we saw from the Cubs and Nationals last September. This one left a $147,000,000 pitcher with a broken collarbone, and [...]
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World Baseball Classic Brawl: Canada Throws Punches With Mexico (Video)
If you were under the impression that nobody cares about the World Baseball Classic, think again. While it is true that the casual American baseball fan might not care that much about the tournament (or even know that it exists), many of the players take it very, very seriously. And as evidence of this, we [...]
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Sacramento State and UC Riverside Kick Off College Baseball Season with Epic Bench-Clearing Brawl (Video)
Normally college baseball doesn’t make any headlines until June, when the eight best teams in the nation head to Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series. It’s not that we don’t like college baseball or anything. It’s just that…well, actually, I guess it is that we don’t like college baseball. It probably has something to [...]
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Grand Rapids Griffins and Rockford IceHogs Engage In Bench-Clearing Hockey Brawl (Video)
With the NHL back in action, many of you hockey fans out there may have a tough time continuing to watch AHL games (that is, if you were even watching them in the first place). But on Saturday, the Rockford IceHogs and the Grand Rapids Griffins reminded the hockey world of one thing–when it comes [...]
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This Lacrosse Brawl Is Epic (Video)
Canadians sure do love sports brawls. Hockey games, baseball games, lacrosse games—whatever the sport, if it’s played in Canada, there’ll be a brawl sooner or later. I blame it on all the free healthcare. If they had to pay for the stitches out of their own pocket, it would be a different story. (I should [...]
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This Lax Brawl Is Exciting And Confusing At The Same Time (Video)
I guess the exciting part goes without saying. After all, when was the last time you saw a brawl in any sport that wasn’t exciting? As for the confusing part, where should I start? One minute it appears as though the players from the Allegany Arrows and the Tonawanda Braves were making a simple line [...]
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Bryce Harper Almost Started His First Pro Bench Clearing Brawl Last Night (Video)
Bryce Harper, one of the most highly touted baseball prospects ever and the Washington Nationals 2010 first overall draft pick, has yet to play a game in the big leagues, but that hasn’t stopped him from making a few enemies at the pro level. Among those enemies is West Virginia Power starting pitcher Tyler Waldron, [...]
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Zero Punches Thrown During Bench-Clearing NCAA Hockey Brawl (Video)
Bench-clearing brawls can spark some of the most violent incidents in sports, but during Friday night’s bench-clearing brawl between the Minnesota Gophers and the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, the only thing violent was the clean check that led to the entire incident. Just before the buzzer sounded to end the second period, Sioux forward Brad [...]
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Toronto Rock And Buffalo Bandits Engage In Bench-Clearing Lacrosse Brawl (Video)
The National Lacrosse League’s regular season has yet to start, but it is never too early for the brawling to begin. That was evident during last week’s pre-season game between the Toronto Rock and the Buffalo Bandits. These games are not televised, but thankfully there was a fan in the stands who was smart enough [...]
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19 Players Ejected After Bench-Clearing Brawl During SPHL Game (Video)
When it comes to bench-clearing brawls, this one is hard to beat. What started off as a few scuffles, turned into a line brawl, and eventually into a full out free-for-all inside, and around, one team’s bench. Just another Saturday night of Southern Professional Hockey League action. Why couldn’t I have been at this game, [...]
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Brawl Erupts During Basketball Friendly Between Italy vs. Canada
Total Pro Sports – It was supposed to be a friendly exhibition game, but things turned ugly late in the second half after Italy’s Stefano Mancinelli elbowed Canada’s Aaron Doornekamp in the back of the head. That would spark a bench clearing brawl between the two clubs, bringing back memories of previous incidents we have [...]
