[Shoryuken]

2003.. the time that Brash and Laraque were Hwt champs on a shared basis. A lockout was looming a little more than a season from now. From Merlin's thread:

2002-2003:

1) Donald Brashear, PHI
2) Georges Laraque, EDM
3) Eric Cairns, NYI
4) Peter Worrell, FLA
5) Wade Belak, TOR
6) Scott Parker, COL
7) Reed Low, STL
8) Eric Godard, NYI
9) Stephen Peat, WAS
10) Tie Domi, TOR

Notable Fights:
* Brashear demolishes Sandy McCarthy in pre-season, virtually ending his career
* Worrell breaks Eric Boulton’s orbital bone
* Aaron Downey’s brutal one-punch KO of Jesse Boulerice

It was, although we didn't quite know it at the time, the very last glimmer of twilight for the hockey fighter/enforcer as we knew them from the glory days of around 5 years prior, and beyond..