Hit on Luongo Causes Ridiculous Hockey Brawl
March 30, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Chicago Blackhawks, Fights, NHL, Video
I was almost in tears I was laughing so hard when I saw this clip of a melee from the Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks game yesterday. I’ve heard some people even refer to it as “Mean Girls on Ice” and I can’t disagree. This fight was ridiculous!
image: Newscom
It all started when Dustin Byfuglien (Chicago) decided to push Roberto Luongo (G, Vancouver) in the face after he made a save. It was totally unnecessary and I can understand the outrage considering the fact that it’s almost playoff time and the team has also been without Luongo earlier this year due to injury. Plus, it’s just nasty to touch a goalie…
This sparked a brawl that can only be described as emotional because I saw some things I’ve never seen before. The Hawks were down by 3-0 so you can understand why they were frustrated and then the Canucks were pissed about the swipe on Luongo.
Ben Eager (Chicago) and Kevin Bieksa (Vancouver) went off to the side of the net and were the first to exchange blows. There were some good hits but then there were times when it looked more like something from the WWE (and I am not sure if it was because of the body slams or the lack of clothing by the end of it).
Next, a catfight broke out between Duncan Keith (Chicago) and Alex Burrows (Vancouver) with Keith putting Burrows in a headlock with him retaliating by grabbing Keith’s hair (around 1:30). He wouldn’t let go, either, and was trying to repeatedly use it to pull Keith down to the ice. I seriously couldn’t stop laughing. Watch the video:
In the end, Byfuglien earned a goaltender interference penalty but there were there were 12 additional penalties called, including six 10-minute misconducts. Vancouver went on to win the game 4-0 and have now tied with Chicago for fourth place in the Western Conference.
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