Ben Harpur destroys AJ Greer in preseason heavyweight tilt
The National Hockey League's preseason slate got underway, for the most part, on Sunday afternoon, aside from games in Australia and a pair of contests on Saturday.
Players on every team around the league are trying to prove their worth and that they belong on their respective franchise's roster for the start of the 2023-24 season and one way to show that is through showing your toughness and dropping the mitts.
On Sunday's game between Original Six rivals, the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers, a heavyweight tilt ensued, but it was severely one-sided.
Late in the third period, Rangers defenceman Ben Harpur dropped the mitts with Bruins forward AJ Greer. Harpur had a slight height advantage over Greer and destroyed him during the fight. The Rangers blueliner pulled Greer's jersey over his head and started throwing several rights before taking him to the ice, where they were separated and sent to their respective locker rooms.
While fighting has certainly decreased in recent years, we're bound to see a bunch more in the preseason as players look to win roster spots with their team for the opening of the new campaign.
Are you a fan of fighting or would you like it to go the way of the Dodo? Let us know what you think in the poll below!
POLL |
Are you a fan of fighting in hockey? |
Yes | 208 | 79.1 % |
No | 18 | 6.8 % |
It's part of the game | 37 | 14.1 % |
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