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2005-2006 Regular Season Fight Card

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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Oct 13, 2005	1pd 15:33	Arron Asham	@WAS	Brendan Witt
Witt is in the box after a hit on Jason Blake. He gets out of the box and Asham is on the ice. Asham finds him and the gloves fly. They square off and Witt moves in to grab on while Asham throws a punch. They tangle and quickly go down. Witt throws a right while they're on the ice and they get up and start throwing punches, Asham with the right, Witt with the left, but the linesmen have already moved in to break it up.
Voted winner: Draw (62.9%) - Voted rating: 3.1
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Oct 13, 2005	3pd 14:23	Jason Blake	@WAS	Ben Clymer
The two meet up just over the circle. Blake gives a hard, two-handed push to Clymer's chest. Clymer immediately drops the gloves and grabs on. Blake ties up and tries to bury his head in Clymer's chest. Clymer begins to pump the rights into Blake's head and the linesmen jump in quick. Blake skates away with a good cut on the bridge of his nose and blood coming from his nose. Other Penalties: Blake received a slashing.
Voted winner: Ben Clymer (89.1%) - Voted rating: 4.4
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Oct 15, 2005	3pd 03:54	Eric Godard	@PHI	Donald Brashear
With the Flyers up 5-1, Godard and Brashear meet in the neutral zone. Godard grabs a hold of Brashear and catches him with a few good rights. Brashear gets in close and gets the left going. Godard answers back with a few more good rights. Brash then throws two thundering lefts. Godard returns fire with three or four rights, connecting. Brashear gets the left going again and Godard loses his balance and falls on Brashear. Brashear leaves the ice with a cut above his left eye.
Voted winner: Donald Brashear (42.4%) - Voted rating: 8.2
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Nov 05, 2005	2pd 13:21	Eric Godard	@OTT	Brian McGrattan
They come together behind the play and drop the gloves. They grab on and exchange right hands. McGrattan gets Godard's jersey in his face and lands a right that knocks Godard's helmet off. Godard shakes off his elbow pad and throws two rights as McGrattan returns fire with a right of his own. They wrestle around for a bit as Godard rips McGrattan's helmet off. They get loose and exhange right hands before McGrattan throws an uppercut and right hook combination. Godard ducks under another McGrattan right and throws a left. McGrattan responds with 4-5 rights and an uppercut as Godard throws a right during the exchange. McGrattan throws two more rights as Godard switches hands and ducks under another McGrattan right. McGrattan throws two more rights as Godard just holds on. Finally the two stand there until the linesmen come in and break things up.
Voted winner: Brian McGrattan (54.3%) - Voted rating: 7.3
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Nov 08, 2005	1pd 02:57	Eric Godard	@NJD	Darren Langdon
They drop the gloves immediately after a Brad Lukowich goal. The camera shows them tied up as Godard throws three rights, the last one knocking Langdon's helmet off. Godard lands another right before they tie up again. Godard gets his right free and throws a nice uppercut and a strong right. Langdon finally gets an arm loose as Godard comes over the top with a right. Langdon lands a quick left that catches Godard off-guard. Godard tries to throw some rights, but Langdon has him tied up. Both players miss with a right as Langdon lands a couple of jersey-jabs. Both players exchange rights and then just hold on until the linesmen come in.
Voted winner: Draw (56.6%) - Voted rating: 5.2
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Nov 10, 2005	1pd 15:32	Arron Asham	@PHI	Mike Richards
They drop the gloves at the blueline, shedding their helmets in the process. They grab on and Asham lands a big right to start things off. Richards comes back with a right of his own. They start exchanging rights for a few seconds with Asham landing the majority of his punches. Asham throws another right and loses his balance as both players fall to the ice. Asham throws a couple rights as they are falling.
Voted winner: Arron Asham (93.8%) - Voted rating: 6.7
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Nov 19, 2005	3pd 06:49	Eric Godard	@FLA	Eric Cairns
Cairns gives Godard a shove as Godard is skating back up ice. They talk for a little bit and decide to drop the gloves and square off. They grab on as Cairns lands two jersey-jabs before Godard misses with a flurry of locked out rights. Godard then lands a number of jersey-jabs of his own on Cairns. They exchange right hands before Cairns throws about 8-9 rights with Godard returning fire in the form of two left hooks as Cairns is still throwing. They exchange more punches before Godard lands an overhand right that causes Cairns to stop throwing. They pause for a moment and begin throwing again, Godard with uppercuts and rights; Cairns with rights and jersey-jabs. They exchange punches before tiring out and ending the fight themselves as the linesmen come in as escorts.
Voted winner: Eric Godard (85.2%) - Voted rating: 7.2
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Nov 25, 2005	1pd 02:57	Eric Godard	OTT	Brian McGrattan
They talk for a bit and decide to drop the gloves right after a faceoff. McGrattan bends down to size up Godard as Godard grabs on to him as soon as McGrattan stands up straight. Godard throws a right and the two start exchanging big right hands. McGrattan lands a jersey-jab and a right cross as Godard comes back with a right of his own before they start exchanging rights again, with McGrattan's helmet being knocked off in the process. McGrattan misses a right allowing Godard to throw two quick rights before McGrattan returns fire with rights. Godard throws a number of jersey-jabs while McGrattan continues to throw rights. Godard lands a hard jersey-jab before they throw a couple right hands each. After this short exchange they are visibly exhausted and the linesmen come in to break things up.
Voted winner: Draw (41.3%) - Voted rating: 7.9
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Dec 06, 2005	3pd 08:06	Kevin Colley	@STL	Kevin Dallman
Behind the play, the two drop the gloves near the boards. They tie up as Colley tries to get loose while Dallman just holds on. Colley tries to rip Dallman's helmet off and get his left hand loose but is unsuccessful. Dallman then trips Colley up and the two fall to the ice. Other Penalties: Colley received a slashing, instigator and misconduct.
Voted winner: Draw (85.1%) - Voted rating: 1.3
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Dec 08, 2005	1pd 17:47	Kevin Colley	@CBJ	Manny Malhotra
They drop the gloves right off the faceoff and square off. Colley comes in as Malhotra misses with a wide left. Colley throws a couple of short lefts as Malhotra struggles to get loose. Malhotra misses with a left over the top as they wrestle around. They both miss with punches as Colley loses his balance and goes down to a knee with Malhotra landing a right while he is down. Colley gets back up and tries to wrestle Malhotra to the ice, but can't quite get his feet off the ice. Colley throws a couple of lefts before Malhotra slams him to the ice.
Voted winner: Draw (47.7%) - Voted rating: 5.0
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Dec 10, 2005	1pd 02:31	Eric Godard	EDM	Georges Laraque
They drop the gloves right after the faceoff and square off. Laraque reaches and pulls Godard towards him as he connects with a left. Laraque throws another left as Godard struggles to get loose. Laraque throws two lefts as Godard returns fire with 4-5 rights of his own. Godard throws three more rights as Laraque tries to get his hands free. They then lose their balance and fall to the ice with Laraque on top.
Voted winner: Draw (37.8%) - Voted rating: 5.2
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Dec 10, 2005	1pd 16:44	Kevin Colley	EDM	Raffi Torres
They skate past the play pushing and shoving as they drop the gloves near the blueline. Torres throws a couple of quick rights before slamming Colley to the ice. Torres throws a few short rights while they are down.
Voted winner: Raffi Torres (51.2%) - Voted rating: 1.7
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Dec 17, 2005	3pd 02:24	Eric Godard	COL	Brad May
Godard throws a check on John-Michael Liles, who gets sent to his butt and slides into the boards. Cody McCormick skates over to Godard and gives him a slash to get him to go, but May comes skating in fast and Godard drops his gloves to go with an already gloveless May. They grab on and Godard throws a quick 4-5 rights, all landing to the side of May's head. They grapple a bit and exchange punches that don't land. May throws a right that misses and Godard counters with two rights that land. Godard waits, throws a couple of more rights, shakes off the elbow pad sticks with the right for a couple of more shots. May goes to switch to the left and when he does he opens himself up for a big right hand from Godard. They grapple a bit more and May tries to sneak in a right. Godard counters with a couple of more big shots that snap May's head back. They then hold on for the linesmen to come in. Both skaters skate a way with a smile. Other Penalties: Cody McCormick received a slashing.
Voted winner: Eric Godard (96.8%) - Voted rating: 7.6
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Dec 23, 2005	1pd 05:13	Eric Godard	OTT	Brian McGrattan
Right after the faceoff, Godard skates over and shakes his glove, letting McGrattan know that he wants to go. They drop the gloves and square off. They grab on and immediately begin to exchange heavy rights. McGrattan switches hands and throws a few jersey-jabs as Godard comes back with a right. They start to exchange right hands again with both players are mixing in a couple of jersey-jabs. McGrattan then throws two rights with Godard landed a body shot as McGrattan's helmet comes off. McGrattan throws a few jersey-jabs and rights as Godard tries to shake his elbow pad off. They go back and forth with jersey-jabs and rights as Godard almost falls to the ice at one point. Godard keeps his balance and throws a jersey-jab before the linesmen come in.
Voted winner: Draw (50.6%) - Voted rating: 8.0
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Jan 12, 2006	1pd 04:22	Eric Godard	CAL	Chris Simon
Godard takes a run at Simon after Simon plays the puck up ice. Simon chases Godard and checks him into the boards. Godard gives Simon a few shots while Simon has his back turned. Simon turns around as they drop the gloves and square off. Simon grabs on and throws a left that Godard is able to duck under. They wrestle around as Godard lands a quick right with Simon returning fire with 6-7 lefts as he tries to keep his balance; a few of the punches connect. Simon connects with another left as Godard throws two rights that knock Simon off-balance and to the ice with Godard on top.
Voted winner: Chris Simon (40.6%) - Voted rating: 5.9
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Jan 12, 2006	3pd 13:33	John Erskine	CAL	Chris Simon
They drop the gloves behind the play and grab on as Simon is able to rip off Erskine's helmet. Erskine then throws two rights before Simon falls to the ice. Erskine lands a right to the back of Simon's helmet as they are falling.
Voted winner: John Erskine (88.8%) - Voted rating: 4.5
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Jan 14, 2006	1pd 11:59	Kevin Colley	VAN	Kevin Bieksa
Bieska gives Colley a cross check to the back as Colley plays the puck up ice. Bieska goes to play the puck up against the boards and is the victim of two consecutive checks from Eric Godard and Colley. Colley falls and drops the gloves with Bieska as soon as he returns to his feet. Colley throws a gloved right and two right crosses as Bieska throws four quick lefts with one or two landing. The two then go toe-to-toe with punches: Bieska with rights, Colley with lefts. Colley throws a left as he buries his head in Bieska's chest. Bieska throws a right and tries to get Colley's jersey over his head as Colley goes down to his knees. Bieska throws a couple of rights to the back of a kneeling Colley before the linesmen intervene.
Voted winner: Kevin Bieksa (98.6%) - Voted rating: 7.0
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Jan 19, 2006	2pd 02:33	Kevin Colley	@CAR	Danny Richmond
Shortly after the faceoff, the two drop the gloves and skate out to the blueline where they square off. Colley grabs on and misses with three punches before connecting with four straight rights as Richmond lands two lefts. Richmond throws two lefts to the side of Colley's helmet before Colley switches hands and throws two lefts, connecting with one that stuns Richmond. Colley then throws an overhand right and a short left before Richmond goes down to his knees, causing the linesmen to quickly move in.
Voted winner: Kevin Colley (94.4%) - Voted rating: 6.7
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Jan 28, 2006	2pd 14:20	Kevin Colley	@BOS	Dan LaCouture
Behind the play, the two talk for a bit before dropping the gloves and squaring off at center ice. They grab on as Colley throws a left to start things off. LaCouture then wrestles Colley to the ice, holding him down there until the linesmen come in.
Voted winner: Draw (71.7%) - Voted rating: 1.5
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Feb 02, 2006	1pd 07:38	Eric Godard	NYR	Colton Orr
The two come out of the penalty box and drop the gloves as they square off at center ice. Orr grabs on and throws two rights as Godard connects with a right of his own. Godard misses with a right before the two begin to go back and forth with hard rights, each landing a few. Orr throws two rights to the back of Godard's helmet as Godard connects with a straight right. Godard shakes off his elbow pad and the two start to exchange right hands again, each landing two. Orr misses with a right that Godard ducks under as the two wrestle around for a bit. Orr throws two rights and a jersey-jab before missing with a right. They exchange right hands once again before Godard lands a jersey-jab and Orr falls back, bringing Godard with him, ending the fight. Godard skates off with a bloody nose.
Voted winner: Colton Orr (48.5%) - Voted rating: 7.6
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Feb 11, 2006	1pd 02:54	Arron Asham	@NJD	Cam Janssen
Right off of the faceoff, the two drop the gloves and square off. Janssen quickly picks his mouthpiece off of the ice. They grab ahold of each other as Janssen throws three rights as Asham returns fire with a jersey-jab and right combination. They exchange right hands as Asham lands a few jersey-jabs before the two exchange rights once more. They each throw a couple of more jersey-jabs as Asham lands another right while Janssen waits for an opening. Asham throws two more rights and a jersey-jab before the two go back and forth with rights for a short while. Asham connects with two short lefts before the two exchange rights once more for an extended period of time. Janssen then connects with three straight rights before the two throw simultaneous rights. Asham then pushes Janssen to the ice and the linesmen come in.
Voted winner: Draw (47.8%) - Voted rating: 7.2
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Mar 02, 2006	1pd 14:20	John Erskine	NJD	Cam Janssen
Behind the play, Erskine gives Janssen a little slash, letting him know that he wants to go. Janssen turns around, quickly drops his gloves, and grabs ahold of Erskine before throwing a quick right to start things off. They exchange right hands and Erskine knocks Janssen's helmet off during the exchange. Erskine then throws three rights and a jersey-jab while Janssen returns fire with two rights. Erskine throws a couple of more jersey-jabs as Janssen shakes off his elbow pad and lands a hard right to the side of Erksine's head. Erskine comes back with a right of his own as the two struggle to get free. Janssen throws a right and the two go back and forth with right hands. Erskine is able to tie Janssen up and throw three more rights as Janssen throws one. They exchange words and Janssen cracks a smile before the two go back and forth with rights once more. The two yap some more before Janssen throws a jersey-jab and a right while Erskine connects with a right cross. Erskine then throws two uppercuts as the linesmen come in and break up the long bout.
Voted winner: Draw (46.3%) - Voted rating: 6.6
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Mar 07, 2006	1pd 06:38	John Erskine	NJD	Cam Janssen
Janssen takes a run at Erskine near the Islanders' net and knocks him into Rick DiPietro. Erskine skates over to Janssen and puts a right hand in his face before they drop the gloves. Erskine throws two overhand rights and tries to shake his elbow pad off as Janssen returns fire with a body shot. They wrestle up against the glass and Erskine throws two more overhand rights and misses with an uppercut while Janssen struggles to get an arm free. They exchange right crosses before Erskine connects with a few jersey-jabs and Janssen knocks Erskine's helmet off with a right. Janssen then throws six overhand rights, connecting with four of them while Erskine tries to duck away from the punches. Erskine throws two short uppercuts as Janssen connects with two more rights to the side of Erskine's head. Erskine throws a wide right just as the linesmen come in and break things up. Other Penalties: Erskine received an instigator and misconduct.
Voted winner: Cam Janssen (83.5%) - Voted rating: 6.7
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Mar 11, 2006	2pd 08:21	Eric Godard	@BOS	Hal Gill
Godard exchanges words with Travis Green before the faceoff and Godard goes after him once the puck drops. Gill skates after Godard and cross checks him from behind, knocking him to the ice. Godard returns to his feet and the two drop the gloves. Godard throws a quick right and Gill misses with a right over the top. Gill throws two rights as Godard throws a right and tries to shake his elbow pad off. Godard loses his balance and goes down to his knees before getting back up and throwing a short right. Gill connects with a right cross and then the two exchange right hands. Godard throws a jersey-jab and an uppercut for good measure. Gill pulls Godard around by his jersey before throwing a right. They wrestle around some more and Godard lands a right before Gill knocks Godard's helmet off with some left jabs. Godard rips Gill's helmet off and then Gill gets Godard bent over and wrestles him to the ice. Other Penalties: Wayne Primeau received a hooking.
Voted winner: Hal Gill (47.1%) - Voted rating: 4.6
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Mar 25, 2006	3pd 08:08	Eric Godard	ATL	Eric Boulton
The puck is dumped into the Islanders' zone and Denis Grebeshkov goes back for it, gets low, and Boulton gives him a push. Grebeshkov goes sliding into the boards and Godard goes right after Boulton. Boulton's ready for him, drops the gloves immediately, and the two tie up. Boulton gets in two rights while Godard is attempting to get his right arm free. They're tugging at each other, Godard still trying to get loose, and Boulton gets in a couple of uppercut-like rights. Godard then responds with a few rights of his own. Godard comes up short with a straight right and Boulton follows-up with two good, long, right uppercuts. Godard throws an overhand right and Boulton responds with another uppercut. The two exchange a few more right hands: Godard sticking up top, possibly landing, and Boulton effectively mixing it up, going under and over with his punches. The two are then tired out and wait for the linesmen to come in. Other Penalties: Godard received an instigator and misconduct.
Voted winner: Eric Boulton (71.8%) - Voted rating: 5.7
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Mar 28, 2006	1pd 14:47	Eric Godard	@MON	Michael Komisarek
Godard makes contact with Cristobal Huet while circling the net and Huet goes down. Mid-zone Komisarek gives Godard a poke in the back. Godard turns around to face Komisarek and Komisarek drops his gloves and grabs ahold of Godard while Godard keeps his gloves on and doesn't let go of his stick. They're over by the boards now and Komisarek feeds Godard about six rights while Godard covers up. The linesmen then move in to stop it. Other Penalties: Komisarek received an instigator, misconduct and game misconduct; Godard a roughing. Eric Godard did not receive a fighting major.
Voted winner: Michael Komisarek (92.6%) - Voted rating: 3.9
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Mar 29, 2006	1pd 03:11	Eric Godard	NYR	Colton Orr
Petteri Nokelainen and Godard sandwich Darius Kasparaitis with a huge hit along the boards. Orr skates over and challenges Godard. They drop the gloves and skate further down ice. Godard grabs ahold of Orr and throws four rights with three of them hitting the back of Orr's helmet while Orr tries to maneuver away from the punches. Orr misses with an uppercut before throwing a flurry of three rights, one of them connecting and sending Godard quickly to the ice.
Voted winner: Colton Orr (88.8%) - Voted rating: 6.8
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Mar 29, 2006	2pd 05:47	John Erskine	NYR	Colton Orr
Orr throws a hit on Petteri Nokelainen by the Rangers bench and Erskine's right there to take a run at Orr. Erskine falls to the ice, taking a little cross-check to the back from Orr while he is down. Erskine gets back to his feet, drops his gloves, and goes straight after Orr. Erskine throws three rights while Orr sheds his gloves and grabs on. One of the shots hits the back of Orr's helmet before they fall to the ice. Erskine gets a right in while Orr is down, just before the linesmen quickly jump in. Other Penalties: Erskine received an instigator, roughing and misconduct.
Voted winner: John Erskine (74.6%) - Voted rating: 4.2
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Apr 02, 2006	1pd 10:41	Joel Bouchard	PHI	Mike Richards
Richards nails Bouchard with a hard open-ice hit near the side boards. Bouchard gets back up and challenges Richards, who obliges, and they drop the gloves and skate to center ice before locking horns. Richards connects with an uppercut and three overhand rights while Bouchard leans away from the punches. The two go back and forth with rights before Bouchard is able to grabs Richards right arm, preventing him from throwing. Richards gets free and throws an uppercut followed by two rights. Bouchard attempts a locked-out right that misses the target, allowing Richards to switch hands and throw a flurry of left hooks and uppercuts. Richards pushes Bouchard against the bench and throws a body shot-overhand right-uppercut combination while Bouchard fights to get loose. Richards then switches hands and connects with one final left before the linesmen decide that it's time to end the fight, grabbing the two while they fall to the ice.
Voted winner: Mike Richards (96.9%) - Voted rating: 6.4
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Apr 11, 2006	1pd 07:37	John Erskine	@NYR	Colton Orr
Orr poke-checks Erskine along the boards, causing Erskine to trip over Orr's stick. Erskine gets back up and skates over to Orr with the two waiting until the puck moves away from them before they drop the gloves and square off. Orr grabs ahold of Erskine and throws a right, pauses, and then throws another right that clips the top of Erskine's helmet. Erskine returns fire with two rights that cause Orr to lose his balance. Erskine falls on top of him and the linesmen are in there quickly.
Voted winner: John Erskine (70.8%) - Voted rating: 4.2
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Apr 15, 2006	2pd 11:46	John Erskine	PIT	Andre Roy
Behind the play the two drop the gloves and square off near the side boards. They grab ahold of each other and grapple with Roy being able to get behind Erskine and throw three rights to the back of his head. Erskine returns fire with three rights of his own while Roy is bent over. Roy then throws a quick right before throwing a flurry of five straight rights while Erskine tries to avoid the punches and throw the occasional shot. The two exchange jersey-jabs and Erskine misses with a big overhand right just as Roy loses his balance and falls to the ice.
Voted winner: John Erskine (66.7%) - Voted rating: 6.9
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Date	Time	Player	Team	Opponent
Apr 17, 2006	2pd 08:35	John Erskine	@PIT	Eric Cairns
Cairns hits Steve Regier from behind along the boards. Erskine skates over and challenges Cairns with the two skating away from the boards, dropping the gloves, and squaring off. They grab ahold of each other and Cairns throws a right and two jersey-jabs. Erskine throws a right that hits Cairns' helmet. Erskine then throws a jersey-jab which sets up a right cross that connects and sends Cairns to the ice. The linesmen quickly jump in right after.
Voted winner: John Erskine (92.6%) - Voted rating: 5.7
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