Olympics 2010 Break
The Olympic break is here for the NHL. That’s it for February. March 1st will feature the 90s rivalry of Detroit–Colorado and 24 other teams will resume play on the 2nd.
I’ve had a surprising amount of email about the Olympics and fighting, asking me if I think there will be any fights. In a word: no. It’s not so much about the ejection as it is an all-star round robin, then single-elimination tournament.
If there is one player who might drop his gloves a little easier than the rest, it’s Team USA’s David Backes. He has four fights this season, three against Team Canada members. He’s also fought in international play before, when he took on Team Finland’s Anssi Salmela in the 2008 World Championship.
Last weekend jitters
There was a lot of activity this past weekend. A few notes:
- Krys Barch and Paul Bissonnette fought twice Saturday. Both scraps were pretty good, but the first was the highlight of the night.
- Adam McQuaid easily handled a willing Victor Oreskovich.
- Cam Janssen levelled Matt Bradley (late) before dispatching of Quintin Laing.
- On Sunday the two league leaders in fighting majors played each other, but fought different opponents. Zenon Konopka had a lengthy fight with Aaron Voros while Brandon Prust went with Matt Walker.
- Darcy Hordichuk went after Derek Boogaard. Again. This time it was clearly for a hit Boogaard laid on Ryan Kesler, not because the "coach told him to".
Over the break
Just because the NHL is on break, doesn’t mean any other league is. There’s still lots of hockey going on and we’ll be covering it just the same as always. I’ll also upload some vintage clips, plus fill the logs from a few years back each day.
Videos added
Kyle Chipchura vs Gilbert Brule Feb 14, 2010
Mike Brown vs Ladislav Smid Feb 14, 2010
Troy Brouwer vs Anton Stralman Feb 14, 2010
Darcy Hordichuk vs Derek Boogaard Feb 14, 2010 x2
Aaron Rome vs James Sheppard Feb 14, 2010 x2
Matt Walker vs Brandon Prust Feb 14, 2010
Zenon Konopka vs Aaron Voros Feb 14, 2010
Matt Beleskey vs Curtis Glencross Feb 13, 2010
Cody McLeod vs Richard Clune Feb 13, 2010 x2
Troy Bodie vs Adam Pardy Feb 13, 2010
Quintin Laing vs Cam Janssen Feb 13, 2010 x2
Krys Barch vs Paul Bissonnette Feb 13, 2010
Adam McQuaid vs Victor Oreskovich Feb 13, 2010 x2
Matt Corrente vs Tom Kostopoulos Feb 13, 2010
Krys Barch vs Paul Bissonnette Feb 13, 2010
James Neal vs Martin Hanzal Feb 13, 2010
Ian Laperriere vs Ryan O’Byrne Feb 13, 2010
Nate Thompson vs Matt Martin Feb 13, 2010
