re: Hockey fan OTers

That’s reminiscent of Red Wings v Avalanche fights in the 1990s, although those were far more brutal and involved far more blood. They fought off of the puck drop on multiple occasions, at the same time both were at the highest level of hockey and winning Stanley Cup. The mid Ice goalie throw down ala Patrick Roy is pretty rare.

The NHL has a code. As long as it was “ fair “ and all were game for the fight and no sticks were involved, it’s a slap on the wrist. Any intent to injure combined with injury is where they throw the book at a guy. They have cleaned it up a LOT .