Kyle Clifford knocks down Brad Staubitz. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

A Night of Variety

The usual heavyweight bout didn't take place on Saturday, but an interesting mix of other scraps did.

Kyle Clifford notched an impressive win over Brad Staubitz during Wild-Kings, scoring with lefts and rights before knocking Staubitz down. They were followed by a battle between Eric Nystrom and Wayne Simmonds.

John Tavares participated in his first NHL bout, as did his opponent, fellow youngster Alexander Burmistrov. There was even a Red Wings fight as Jonathan Ericsson grappled with David Clarkson.

In all, eight fights took place as well as another on Friday.

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Eric Nystrom vs Wayne Simmonds Dec 11, 2010
Brad Staubitz vs Kyle Clifford Dec 11, 2010
Brian Sutherby vs Ed Jovanovski Dec 11, 2010
Alexander Burmistrov vs John Tavares Dec 11, 2010
Jay Harrison vs B.J. Crombeen Dec 11, 2010
Cody McLeod vs Matt Bradley Dec 11, 2010
Jonathan Ericsson vs David Clarkson Dec 11, 2010
Matt Cooke vs Jason Pominville Dec 11, 2010
Pavel Kubina vs Dustin Penner Dec 10, 2010
Ethan Moreau vs Steve Ott Nov 7, 2005
Jason Smith vs Bill Guerin Nov 7, 2005
Darcy Tucker vs Chris Clark Nov 6, 2005
Derek Boogaard vs Trevor Gillies Nov 6, 2005
Lee Goren vs Jason Wiemer Nov 5, 2005
Trevor Linden vs Marcus Nilson Nov 5, 2005
Wade Brookbank vs Darren McCarty Nov 5, 2005
Jarkko Ruutu vs Byron Ritchie Nov 5, 2005
Steve Ott vs Ian Laperriere Nov 5, 2005
Bob Nystrom vs Jim Korn Mar 3, 1984