Nominees
Sheldon Souray KOs Craig Weller - January 15, 2009
Weird fight as Souray and Moreau both come after Weller looking to fight him with their gloves dropped. Weller chooses Souray and that was probably a bad decision. A piston pumping series of rights ends with one that knocks Weller woozy and cuts him open badly.
Souray KOs Weller
Eric Godard knocks down Colton Orr - January 28, 2009
Their third of four great fights ends with Godard getting a TKO victory over
Colton Orr. Perhaps not as epic as some of the other nominees but it came in the biggest rivalry in the year between two top 5 guys.
Godard TKOs Orr
B.J. Crombeen KOs Derek Dorsett - February 18, 2009
B.J. ended his fight losing streak in a big-way, landing a wild right at the end of a good fight with flyweight
Derek Dorsett that rocked his world. Dorsett was down, tried to get up, fell down again, giving Crombeen a KO victory.
Crombeen KOs Dorsett
Wade Belak TKOs Donald Brashear - March 10, 2009
Ah, the epic victory. One moment,
Donald Brashear was co-champion with
Georges Laraque (possibly
the champion, due to Laraque's inactivity. The next he was struggling to pick himself off the ice. The difference?
Wade Belak destroyed him with a thunderous left hand (thanks jkidd).
Belak Knocks Down Brashear
My Pick
There were so many TKOs this year, even
Patrice Bergeron had one. Most of them were good, run-of-the-mill type knock-downs. The four above represent two sweet KOs, and two important TKOs. Which one wins? The KOs were nice, but between relative fighting no-names. In the stream of time we'll remember one big punch this year:
Belak knocking out Brashear.
Previous Winners
2003-04:
Matt Johnson KOs
Andrew Peters
2005-06:
Derek Boogaard KOs
Trevor Gillies
2006-07:
Colton Orr KOs
Todd Fedoruk
2007-08:
Daniel Carcillo KOs
Krys Barch