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IT WAS THE BRAWL TO END ALL BRAWLS

SO BAD-THEY THOUGHT-THAT THEY TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS-DIDN’T THINK THAT PEOPLE COULD PUNCH IN THE DARK

IT WAS 12 YEARS AGO-January 4, 1987

YOUNG PROSPECTS-ONLY ONE LEFT IN THE NHL-Brendan Shanahan

Sergei Fedorov BACK TO RUSSIA

The brawl resulted in the disqualification of both nations, which caused the Canadians to lose a chance at the gold medal, while the Soviets had already been eliminated from medal contention. With Canada shooting for gold with a 4-2

The Punch-up in Piestany was an infamous bench-clearing brawl between Canada and the Soviet Union during the final game of the1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia on .

The brawl began off a face-off as Sergei Shesterikov collided with Everett Sanipass

Pavel Kostichkin also leveled a two-handed slash against a Flames’ prospect.

line brawl involving all players on the ice for both teams.

Evgeny Davydov was the first player from either team to leave his bench to join the melee, prompting all players from both teams to leave their benches.

The players were involved in at least a dozen separate fights over the entire ice surface.

The brawl was violent at times. Mike Keane paired off against Valeri Zelepukin, with the Canadian “fighting like it was for the world title” according to Fleury. In another fight, Vladimir Konstantinov leveled a head-butt that broke Greg Hawgood’s nose. Brendan Shanahan later described it as “the greatest head-butt I’ve ever seen.” Stephane Roy was pummeled by two Soviet players.

Pierre Turgeon, Glen Wesley, Luke Richardson, Steve Chiasson, Pat Elynuik, Yvon Corriveau, Chris Joseph, David Latta,

Dave McLwain, Stephane Roy, Steve Nemeth, Scott Metcalfe, Shawn Simpson, Jimmy Waite.

Alexander Mogilny, Alexander Galcheniuk, Valeri Ivannikov, Vladimir Malakhov, Alexander Kerch, Pavel Kostichkin, Dmitri Medvedev, Igor Monaenkov, Igor Musatov, Sergei Osipov, Valeri Popov, Vadim Privalov,  Andrei Smirnov, Dmitri Tsygurov, Anton Zagorodny.

MOST RUSSIANS WOULDN’T MAKE IT TO THE NHL-COLD WAR

Theoren Fleury

IT WAS THE BRAWL TO END ALL BRAWLS

SO BAD-THEY THOUGHT-THAT THEY TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS-DIDN’T THINK THAT PEOPLE COULD PUNCH IN THE DARK

IT WAS 12 YEARS AGO-January 4, 1987

YOUNG PROSPECTS-ONLY ONE LEFT IN THE NHL-Brendan Shanahan

Sergei Fedorov BACK TO RUSSIA

The brawl resulted in the disqualification of both nations, which caused the Canadians to lose a chance at the gold medal, while the Soviets had already been eliminated from medal contention. With Canada shooting for gold with a 4-2

The Punch-up in Piestany was an infamous bench-clearing brawl between Canada and the Soviet Union during the final game of the1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia on .

The brawl began off a face-off as Sergei Shesterikov collided with Everett Sanipass

Pavel Kostichkin also leveled a two-handed slash against a Flames’ prospect.

line brawl involving all players on the ice for both teams.

Evgeny Davydov was the first player from either team to leave his bench to join the melee, prompting all players from both teams to leave their benches.

The players were involved in at least a dozen separate fights over the entire ice surface.

The brawl was violent at times. Mike Keane paired off against Valeri Zelepukin, with the Canadian “fighting like it was for the world title” according to Fleury. In another fight, Vladimir Konstantinov leveled a head-butt that broke Greg Hawgood’s nose. Brendan Shanahan later described it as “the greatest head-butt I’ve ever seen.” Stephane Roy was pummeled by two Soviet players.

Pierre Turgeon, Glen Wesley, Luke Richardson, Steve Chiasson, Pat Elynuik, Yvon Corriveau, Chris Joseph, David Latta,

Dave McLwain, Stephane Roy, Steve Nemeth, Scott Metcalfe, Shawn Simpson, Jimmy Waite.

Alexander Mogilny, Alexander Galcheniuk, Valeri Ivannikov, Vladimir Malakhov, Alexander Kerch, Pavel Kostichkin, Dmitri Medvedev, Igor Monaenkov, Igor Musatov, Sergei Osipov, Valeri Popov, Vadim Privalov,  Andrei Smirnov, Dmitri Tsygurov, Anton Zagorodny.

MOST RUSSIANS WOULDN’T MAKE IT TO THE NHL-COLD WAR

Theoren Fleury