Wild Brawl Breaks Out Involving The Maple Leafs And Canadiens Affiliate Teams
Tonight the Toronto Marlies and Laval Rocket took the ice in the AHL against one another. This AHL iteration of an original six matchup lived up to expectations when a former NHL enforcer started a brawl.
Former NHL Enforcer Causes A Brawl Involving Maple Leafs And Canadiens Affiliates
With less than 5 minutes left in the first period of an intense AHL matchup, Toronto Marlies forward Kyle Clifford who formerly played in the NHL for many seasons went looking for a fight. He found one after running over Rocket goaltender Jakub Dobes. Almost immediately Rocket player Olivier Galipeau stepped in to protect his goalie.
Kyle Clifford runs into Jakub Dobes and then gets into it with Olivier Galipeau.
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The fight would go on for a while before referees could get a handle on the game again. Eventually, penalties were given to both Clifford and Galipeau. Clifford would get 4 minutes for roughing while Galipeau would only get 2 minutes also for roughing.
Kyle Clifford gets 4 for roughing and Olivier Galipeau gets 2 for roughing at 15:20. Our penalty kill gets to work.
In the end, the Marlies would head home with a 7-1 win over the Rocket. This put the Marlies up on the Rocket in the standings by 3 points. The two sides will meet one more time in the regular season a week from today.
| POLL | ||
17 MARS | 235 ANSWERS Wild Brawl Breaks Out Involving The Maple Leafs And Canadiens Affiliate Teams Will these two teams fight again the next time they meet? | ||
| Yes | 186 | 79.1 % |
| No | 49 | 20.9 % |
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