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Gladiator Profile – Jordin Tootoo
January 9th, 2023 | Craig JonesComing off the heels of an amazing World Juniors tournament, and a huge team Canada win in Halifax (Sorry for the questionable calls USA), it felt like the perfect time to look back at a… Read more
Gladiator Profile – Stu Grimson
December 20th, 2022 | Craig JonesI have to start this one by saying something I know we’re all thinking…great nicknames are an absolute dime a dozen nowadays! Back in the day we had the likes of ‘The Hammer’, ‘Knuckles’, ‘The… Read more
Gladiator Profile – Darren Langdon
November 21st, 2022 | Craig JonesWaddaya at Fight Fans? Me? I am doing pretty damn good because I get the opportunity to not only write about one of the 28 Newfoundlanders to ever play in the NHL, but also give… Read more
Gladiator Profile – Darren McCarty
September 14th, 2022 | Craig JonesIn honour of recently finishing the AMAZING Unrivaled: The Detroit Red Wings vs Colorado Avalanche documentary (no recency bias I promise, it’s awesome!) I felt this would be the perfect time to write about one… Read more
Gladiator Profile – John Kordic
August 4th, 2022 | Craig JonesBefore I begin, I’d like to give a shoutout to @boone052 on IG for suggesting John Kordic as our next Gladiator profile. I am lucky enough to be able to research and share their stories,… Read more
Gladiator Profile – Tony Twist
July 4th, 2022 | Craig Jones“Come on, baby Let’s do the twist Come on, babyyyy Let’s do the twist” Let’s be real, two people with great names – Chubby Checker and Tony Twist. And to be fair, this is… Read more
Gladiator Profile – Todd Fedoruk
June 14th, 2022 | Craig JonesWhile I’ve never had the privilege of meeting the man they call The Fridge, as a fellow Albertan, I’m pretty, pretty, pretttttttty sure it would be an awesome time. Hell, it takes a pretty self-aware… Read more
Gladiator Profile – Link Gaetz
May 25th, 2022 | Craig JonesMy eyes lit up when IG user @winstonbucey suggested Link Gaetz to be the next Gladiator Profile. I still have a theory that Link Gaetz had incepted Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka of Nintendo after… Read more
Gladiator Profile – Craig Adams
May 6th, 2022 | Craig JonesAt Hockeyfights we pride ourselves on giving the fans what they want. This is a subtle reminder to other fight fans, if there’s a fighter you want to know more about, you just have to… Read more
Gladiator Profile – Dave Semenko
March 4th, 2022 | Craig JonesIf I had to place a wager, I would bet those that voted for Dave Semenko were a little more north than south in Alberta. In hindsight, I should have asked the fans if they… Read more