Anatomy of a Hockey Fight

My side hobby is Hockey, and the sub hobby of that hobby is watching and critiquing...is that right? anyways hockey fights from the nhl. This first video doesn't fall under the critiques of most fights but this caught my interest because T.J. Oshie is my favorite player, probably of all time no matter how many points he gets, how many games he plays, or what team he plays for hopefully he will be a Blue forever but that's here nor there anyway im rambling first up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZrsMe-t3cU

tj oshie vs ryan wilson-Oshie's first mistake was trying to grab Wilson's shirt with his gloves. This gives Wilson perfect opportunity to make the first move in which he did. Oshie was great because he fought someone bigger than him. Ryan Wilson is probably the only person to really hammer Oshie i.e. a few games back where he annihilated him. Oshie's other mistake is fighting with a visor on; which a no no in the NHL today. if you're going to fight either don't have a visor or take the helmet off. Oshie got some haymakers in there but it did nothing to stun or knock over the gigantic Wilson. I kind of hope this is Oshie's only fight because he's a class act player and doesn't respond to chirping, cheapshotting, or retaliations against him and i think he should keep it that way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZYxCUnF5I0

jesse boulerice vs aaron downey- The mistake here is that Boulerice didn't try and grab the jersey, he tried to knockout Downey and missed. This is sort of a bowing out of the great scrums before the NHL lockout where every team had a "goon"to enforce the ice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llWnBfoRfwQ

Gary Roberts vs Ben Eager- The lesson learned from this fight is never ever ever ever fight a guy who played in the 90's. The 90's most fights were "punch a thons" where there was no "turtle-ing" no blocks just a minute or two of just punching each others faces until someone gave up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX5PuAuc9fk
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xTtkozOvdg

The lesson here is "Pest's Get Squashed" Derek Dorsett and Jordin Tootoo are what i call "wannabees" because they cant fight and they cant play professional hockey but yet they are on Nhl teams. Derek Dorsett has neither the size nor the skill to be an nhl player or fighter. i have yet to see a fight in which he wins. Jordin Tootoo is a cheapshotting, annoying pest who i will concede gets points but with that mangled face and drinking problem isn't swaying my vote on him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqbgt625HNY&feature=fvwrel

The Showman Tony Twist really turned the enforcer into a commodity in the NHL he embraced his role and flaunted it with many bouts with Rob Ray, Bob Probert (RIP) and the like.


Greatest Fighter ever

Dave "Hammer" Schultz-single season PIM (penalties in minutes) record at 472 (will probably never ever be beaten) most PIMS today don't go over 120.

90's guys

joey kocur-bob probert
tony twist
gino odjick
rob ray
terry gillies
dave semenko

fighters will skill
gordie howe
jerome iginla
chris stewart
dan carcillo
darcy tucker

in a league of his own
Sean Avery

fan favorites
cam janssen
darcy tucker

my favorites
brad staubitz
tony twist
bj crombeen
dan carcillo
sean avery

unmentionble
zenon konopka
seaon's PIM leader 2 years in row
265
268

mentionables
david backes- 30 g 31 a 93 PIM
steve downie- 22 g 24a 202 PIM 2009-2010 season

THE WEEKLY TOP FIVE

this week's top five is going to be funny things i remember from chris nickel's birthday.

5-aj smith's way of dealing with cats in afghanistan.

4-reading one of dan cranford's drunken texts and realizing mid sentence that it would morally compromise him in front of his new girlfriend.

3-dan's girlfriend talking about her gynocological stories

2-getting denied at bossanova

1-constantly putting a pickle down my shirt at the cajun.