Hockey Fights of the Week: 12/29 – 1/4

Spoiler alert: Possibly our favorite hockey fight moment of the season took place last week. You probably already saw it as we covered it heavily when it happened, but how often do you see a guy punch himself in the head during a fight?

Oh, there were also four other fights which were pretty solid too.

5. Brandon Prust (MON) vs Brad Malone (CAR) – Dec. 29th

Is it just us, or do both men seem fairly uninterested in actually fighting? Malone in particular looks fairly bored as the fight begins, but all in all this was a fairly decent bout.

4. Zac Rinaldo (PHI) vs Jordin Tootoo (NJ) – Jan. 3rd

Blink and you’ll miss this fight, but it’s an intense one. The equipment goes flying, but neither fighter is in view. When they both emerge, it’s a flurry of quick punches and the fight is over almost as soon as it started.

3. Wayne Simmonds (PHI) vs Mark Fraser (NJ) – Jan. 3rd

The Flyers were trailing the Devils by four goals and Simmonds felt that the only way to settle the score was by fighting. That may have been a bad decision as Fraser wins by a lopsided margin.

2. Patrick Kaleta (BUF) vs Jared Cowen (OTT) – Dec. 29th

It was really, really hard not to name this the best fight of the week. Kaleta punched himself in the head (in Vine form!) and just kept on throwing. Kaleta was probably trying to loosen up some equipment and inadvertently hit himself, but it looked like Kaleta was a mad man trying to amp himself up. Incredible.

1. Jack Skille (CBJ) vs Joe Vitale (ARI) – Jan. 3rd

Who said guys with visors can’t fight? This is a great battle and we’re going to have to label it a draw. Actually, let’s label the officials as the losers of this one as once again they appear to break up a fight a bit prematurely.

Previous Installments:

December 22nd – December 28th

December 15th – December 21st

December 8th – December 14th

December 1st – December 7th

November 24th – November 30th

November 17th – November 23rd

November 10th – November 16th

November 3rd – November 9th

October 27th – November 2nd

October 20th – October 26th

October 8th – October 19th

Best Fights from 2013-14

A big “Thank you” to Hockey Fights, our #1 resource for hockey fight videos.

About David Rogers

Editor for The Comeback and Contributing Editor for Awful Announcing. Lover of hockey, soccer and all things pop culture.

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