Not the point.
The point is: Croatian team + hockey brawl = PURE FRIGGEN AWESOMENESS
KHL Medvescak Zagreb (Croatia) vs. EC KAC (Austria)
Just take a look (YouTube link here):
Ok, first things first (puts on Pens fans Cooke/Savard hat) totally legal hit by Frank Banham.
Second (for the pacifist out there) this more so stems from the refs not escorting Banham back to the dressing room. He gets to the bench (solo) then all hell starts to break loose.
This view best describes whats going to happen. On the left, a Zagreb player just drags his opponent along. On the far right, EC KAC calls for backup.
What would be a brawl without a goalie fight? Nothing I tells ya. In blue, former Slovakian national team goaltender: Karol Krizan. In white, former Pittsburgh Penguins goalie (for all of 8 games): Andy Chiodo.
Kind of feel sorry for Chiodo here, it took him a while to get his balance before doing anything. That being said, you think that the years he spent in the ECHL should have helped him here. Apparently not.
The aftermath. A barren ice-land of gloves, sticks, an the odd isolated fight. Brings a tear to my eye that this one has ended. Overall, there was 9 ejections and 239 total penalty minutes. Talk about intensity being upped during the playoffs.
Oh, and since KHL Medvescak Zagreb is an applicant to join the (league) KHL, I think Vityaz Cherkov has some competition.
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