8 Players Ejected After Rangers vs. Devils Brawl 2 Seconds Into the Game | NHL on TNT

A full 5 on 5 line brawl broke out to start the game between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. 8 players were ejected, including Matt Rempe. 😬
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[@dw4867]

For non hockey people with questions: Rempe(73 blue) threw a bad hit on one of the Devils players last time they played, and refused to fight when MacDermid(23 white) tried to get him after. The Devils weren't happy about that so tonight Travis Green(Devils Coach) started his most physical players, and Peter Laviolette (Rangers coach) responded in kind. What you see in the video is the result of that 10 times out of 10, especially when the teams are rivals who just played a physical 7 games series in the playoffs last year.

[@kindofbluenyc]

Gracias

[@maattttt07]

I'm a hockey person but didn't know all that. Thanks

[@farakhhanif]

Appreciate the explanation. Thanks.

[@KT22672]

This is great for the non hockey fans who will inevitably ask why People don't understand that hockey is dangerous, like, very dangerous, you can end someone's career with a "revenge" hit, letting the players fight is ironically a few pegs down the ladder in terms of possible violence in a hockey game

[@strawberryacai6055]

👍🏻😂

[@curtismartin9054]

Thank you for showing what the NHL youtube account refuses to show

[@pjet8042]

But the camera work was still pretty selective, didn't zoom out to show everyone scrapping.

[@sottx8268]

​@@pjet8042skip to 3:50, they showed it in the replay

[@ianmckernin9154]

@@pjet8042 Tsn did a fucking horrid job, but again the main storyline heading into the game was rempe so thaat sorta makes sense why the focused his tilt

[@Midnightblew23]

The NHL is a business. Why would they show this? 😂

[@bingo5694]

@@pjet8042 would be totally badass if they split the screen for each fight

[@ATHIP12]

All those fans who showed up late learned an important lesson on time management.

[@DAYWOKR]

"AND EVERYBODY HAS GLOVES OFF AT THE GARDEN!" fuck yeah me too man, who am I scrapping with?!! Lol

[@MoabFrican]

You get to fight Edna, 430 lbs.

[@DAYWOKR]

@MoabFrican-nw9zg shit thats when I just tuck and roll

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

@@DAYWOKR 😂😂😂😂

[@Fallout3131]

@@DAYWOKRhahaha😂😂

[@973Luca973]

Man, as a Devils fan it does not bother me that we lost. What bothers me is that fucking camera guy who decides to show Shisterkin picking up gloves while a onslaught 5 vs 5 brawl is happening. That camera man is a dick and i hate him more than the rags.

[@tank100286]

Might as well let the coaches throw hands too.😂

[@Xylo-ls7fx]

Where all the women at?! Nuthin but dudes 🤔 I wanna see sum jugs 😁

[@siouxbear1281]

This comment too funny lmfao😆🤣

[@ianmckernin9154]

They almost did

[@Blackphillipsupporter]

Laviolette would pump Green’s eyes shut

[@ianmckernin9154]

@@Blackphillipsupporter 120% yeah. Laviolette don’t play games

[@BarnJ]

You gotta love the "me and the boys" in the penalty box after 😂😂😂

[@Nehemiahgutz]

Fighting 2 seconds in the game is crazy 😂

[@bigdrew565]

It happens. Not as often as it used to, but it happens. Last time this happened with Rangers Devils was in 2012 when John Tortorella was coaching the team.

[@DonCarne]

Hockey rivalries are long and hot. Its Rangers vs. Devils ain't the first time this has happened and it won't be the last. And to the Islanders fans out there, Potvin still sucks.

[@MrRogers1219]

it's really not that crazy. It happens, especially if there is some leftover bad blood from a previous game.

[@highonhorror3296]

Nah, it's to send a message

[@bigdrew565]

@MrRogers1219 it's like what Clemenza said in the Godfather. These things have to happen every few years. 😆 The only time I was ever slightly concerned about my well-being attending any sporting event was when I'd go to a Rangers/Devils war in the Garden or the Brendan Byrne arena in the mid-90s. The hate was real back in those days. The fights between fans during, before and after the games were legendary. Especially among the PAPD and the MTA PD

[@Divedown_25]

0:02.... 10x5 minute major and 8x10 min misconduct. Rangers in lead, Devils in lead, Ranger squares and won, Coaches screaming. What a start of a game, what a game.

[@mrquirky3626]

8 x full game misconducts. 8 players only played 2 seconds of this game.

[@bangyahead1]

@@mrquirky3626 Shouldve been ten according to that rule about scrapping withoout attempting to play the puck, and nobody attempted to play the puck, except maybe the centers, and they were secondary combatants anyway, so all 10 shouldve been ejected.

[@uwemoyela5973]

Rangers won? hahaha... i didnt see any winning moves...

[@IT10T]

@@uwemoyela5973 yeah ikr

[@jamesfitzpatrick9706]

@@uwemoyela5973they won 4/5 fights in this video lmao

[@chrisharrington4398]

My 2 year old watches the first few minutes of sports with me every night before he goes to bed. When the fights started he was confused and then shaking his finger telling them "no, no!" By the end of it, he had the biggest smile on his face and asked for more. So we rewound the tape and watched it again. And he asked for more. I explained that only hockey players are allowed to fight but I'm worried about daycare today...

[@arkhllraiser]

🤣🤣🤣that made my morning 🤣🤣

[@rhythmindset6996]

😂😂😂

[@kingof109]

Hahaha....love it.

[@beez7753]

Oh boy, c p s is on their way 😂 Hopefully someone reads him your letters

[@Childofbhaal]

My 2 year old son loves Hockey lol he smiles whenever someone gets hit

[@cowboy7170]

That escalated quickly. It was hockey for a few seconds than turned into a Royal Rumble melee.

[@nicknewell558]

Just to be an NPC a few is 3-5, so 2 seconds is less then a few.🙃

[@subhashinichette3532]

😊

[@intheshell35ify]

I'm so disappointed when I go to a fight and a hockey game breaks out.

[@anvimuma1949]

Underrated comment. 😂

[@shrim1481]

Usual suspects

[@seveglider8406]

That's because You're not a Hockey fan!

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@intheshell35ify]

@@seveglider8406 I'm more than a hockey fan... I'm a St Louis Blues fan.

[@mauricebutler9978]

This was like a throwback. Don’t see too many line brawls these days 😂

[@axe2grind244]

Yup, looked like an old Ottawa/Buffalo line brawl.

[@dper1112]

Old time hockey, like Eddie Shore used to play.

[@dylanmcdowell3894]

You're not allowed to have a good, old-fashioned 5-on-5 line fight anymore? What the hell?

[@Townshed55]

soft generations now

[@shady610]

Nah. Just smarter athletes.@@Townshed55

[@rogersgirl10]

Nope. Not since Bettman got involved where he should have just minded his own business.

[@KT22672]

@@rogersgirl10how we ever let someone who has NEVER played hockey become the commissioner I’ll never know..,

[@shady610]

@@KT22672 Becasue he has experience running a business. That's what the owners want.

[@RL_Sin]

There needs to be a Montage with the best footage of all DEVILS Vs. Rangers Line Brawls '92, '96, '12, & now '24. Maybe even an NHL Docu-Series type release players & coaches talking about it & any old footage of players/coaches talking about it. Pete Deboer & Torts going at each other was awesome.

[@danski6694]

That ‘92 one was a BENCH CLEARER! The very last one the league has seen in fact!

[@Rangerfan11]

The 92 rangers were one of the toughest teams around. Domi, Kocur, Bookebum..etc!

[@BobbySands317]

​@@Rangerfan11Booooooooooook!!!!

[@itsvictoroyedeji]

If this was the NBA, police would’ve sprayed tear gas 45 seconds into it. Then it would’ve been on every major platform for about 2 weeks straight.

[@Baller29933i]

😂😂😂😭 faxx lol

[@gunnygt49]

Honestly this is what makes hockey so much more respectable. These fans got a treat right off that bat!

[@rossboss9988]

I laughed way too much at this comment 😂

[@OTB2002]

@@gunnygt49this isn’t boxing or mma, there is no reason to fight, this is just stupid, barbaric sport

[@dylang6027]

Apparently you're too young to have seen Ron artest and the pistons game 😂 L take.

[@davidschantz5363]

Lavi telling Green where the nearest unemployment office is in NJ.

[@MoabFrican]

Green telling Lav to go fuck himself

[@DJL0455]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Driller0072]

And Green responding with A Go F Yourself!!

[@WalshTV]

NJD telling NYR the nearest dumpster they can throw themselves in Enjoy your first round exit

[@marshallallison]

Imagine being 21 and having a tilt like that at center ice in the garden. Love this kid. Good on the rest of the boys for being all in with him that’s a team

[@legman1476]

"Well, that escalated quickly" ~ Ron Burgundy

[@temahoney]

Hey Bettman you Mary, this is hockey!!

[@john757]

These fights were a shell of what the 2012 line brawl was.

[@buixrule]

Rempe loses just about every fight he is in. Not sure what the big deal is about him. He can't even fight. And I've been a ranger's fan since the 70's. Now Nick Fotiu? That was a fighter.

[@bodhi6769]

He will be let him grow up first

[@thebeasters]

CTEREMPE SOON

[@martin4749]

The third line thinking, cool, we're about to get a lot more ice time.

[@juliaeberz4508]

Did I see it right that Shesty was ready to fight and dropped his blocker?

[@Accountti]

Nah, I understood he was just picking up the broken necklace of Miller

[@beez7753]

When goalies fight they skate to center ice calling out the other. Other goalie don’t come makes him look like a bish. Type in goalie fights.

[@shaunramrattan739]

I feel bad for Rempe. Hope the organization looks after his health. Dude is on track for some serious brain injuries all in the name of being an enforcer

[@Vestu]

Rempe's visor was the biggest loser in the fight.

[@johnbewty]

Haha either that, or MacDermid's hands for hitting that visor about 50 times.

[@reunionisland7940]

idk the blood in rempe's mouth makes me think his skull is by i guess i'm not colorblind

[@vc0516]

caused by the visor.. ​@@reunionisland7940

[@nickstevens4482]

Rangers fans too lazy to admit their goofy enforcer caught a bunch of mouth punches😂

[@anthonydemaio4631]

So did Macdermid lol it was clearly a draw bud

[@T-Will-4554]

That rule is so stupid it's not even funny. Let the lines brawl out damnit. We want a full donnybrook without players getting tossed out of the game!!

[@NowWhat01]

This is the longest fight I've ever seen in hockey😅

[@johncummings5350]

Long fight but nothing substantial

[@thisspacenotforrent]

If you want to see longer just type in 1980s hockey brawls...or better yet if you can see the Canada vs Russia Juniors brawl from the late 80s...that lasted over 20 minutes until they turned off the lights, and they were still fighting...

[@alexburky9124]

damn dog, you 8 year olds missed a lot in the 90s and early 2000s

[@richardypelaar7773]

Rempe is tough but he is also a punching bag He takes a lot of shots

[@PatHouseworth]

You have not been watching hockey for long have you?

[@kendrickmaeldun]

I pray Bettman was at the game seeing the whole arena on its feet loving this. I hope it made him squirm hearing the roar of the crowd. PS Rempe got whooped

[@wesleyloroff2736]

lmao no shit

[@ericr2zz]

This just exemplifies the classic line, "I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out!"

[@danski6694]

Joey Kocur absolutely did not lose a wink of sleep when he played before a game when he knew he would have to fight. Kelly Chase probably did but not Kocur.

[@jackiewurdemann7204]

Kocur was a Beast!!! Loved his fights

[@rfreeman5012]

Ya ran into him in a bar after he retired, that dude has a crazy look in his eyes, you can tell he would be a problem.

[@heresyourproblem9939]

Line brawls were always such a big part of hockey, I really hate to see them crack down on the fighting :(

[@hockeytalk6084]

Agreed. They are ruining one of the most unique and marketable aspects of the game by trying to crack down on fighting

[@matthewsaxman1028]

Might there be a problem with the sport, and its fans, if "I hate to see them cracking down on rampant brawling" is the narrative?

[@brettquader6888]

might be a problem with you if your telling other people what to like....pathetic 😅

[@kravitz1999]

Crap like this will get fighting removed forever

[@axe2grind244]

Rempe has proven that there are a lot more guys willing to throw than the NHL lets on. This dude wants to fight every night and there is always someone willing to throw with him.....I love that.

[@paulquinet2220]

Near the end of the video, one can note that the referees are clearing away all the sticks and gloves, so that nobody gets hurt in the final fight. We wouldn't want anyone getting hurt!

[@anthonywillson7349]

THAT ladies and gents, is what you call an old-fashioned “Donnybrook”! 🤠🍻

[@JesusFriedChrist]

No it’s not. A donnybrook is a line brawl. A bench clearer. An all hands scrap. “Them b’ys scrapping all hands” as the Newfies say.

[@anthonywillson7349]

Ya bud it is! 5 vs 5 line brawl every man on the ice scrapping. I’m 53 and been in a few of them. How many of you been in?

[@anthonywillson7349]

And who cares what a newfie would say lol

[@Stevedrums741]

Camera work was pretty piss-poor. With something like this, you need a wide angle to detail everything going on.

[@thebeasters]

The cameras were all there at different angles it's the producer, guys this isn't hard quit playing with their names,

[@deanbusch2727]

Like Paul Newman once said, "lets play some old time hockey". Where's Eddie Shore when ya need him, LOL.

[@forearmshiver8819]

Old School good stuff right there!! Regular occasion back in the day. Settling scores before the playoffs start, gotta love it!!

[@DCShaneTours]

I haven't seen this in decades, they made the third man in. rule because the referees couldn't stop all the fights, that's why we haven't seen this for a while, the rule worked. These days no NHL player wants to be ejected, and when eight players rejected, that means they have to drop to three lines, or rotate.

[@JaredChenkin]

I'd never heard of that rule until now. Is it that new or did I miss it the next rangers caps game after Tom Wilson smashed panarin's head into the ice

[@axe2grind244]

Reminded me of the Buffalo/Ottawa line brawls from years ago lol.

[@mrquirky3626]

@@JaredChenkinThe Third Man rule has been in the NHL since the 70s. It was originally created to throw out any player who gets involved in an existing fight between two players but over the years it also gets used to throw out any players that start a completely new fight once another one is already in progress.

[@nyhchal5393]

Then NHL needed this badly.

[@TeamLuka]

All gloves were dropped at the same time. Therefore there were no 'secondary' altercations that followed a lead-off altercation. Therefore the game misconducts are total bulllshit.

[@davidwaxter66]

Yea kinda feel like that was just an excuse to not have to deal with more of it later

[@jackiewurdemann7204]

You got that right. Directions just needed to help the hopeless devils out to give them hope of winning the game, but it didn’t help anyway, he still swept them out of the building.

[@GSU_Beagles]

First 3 I'll give you but two of those fights were hella late

[@johnbewty]

Definitely watch it again when you sober up lol

[@KT22672]

It’s a stupid rule they’ll change it when enough coaches and GMs say it went too far

[@Crashj7f67h]

It's a coincidence that I just watched a hockey fight compilation last week. I don't even watch NHL but when I heard about this fight, I had to see it

[@texatron]

shit had to be planned ain’t no way

[@dangerpea6099]

It was revenge for an incident in a previous game

[@KT22672]

the away team submits their lineup first and the devils sent all the tough guys

[@PokerMuppet]

@@dangerpea6099 it's only revenge if you win... at best the fights were a draw and Rangers won the game. So lose lose.

[@Scoobydoo22228]

I mean, more or less. Still a real legitimate fight though. Teams got mad beef

[@shroomgod1990]

They knew they were fighting. Real fights too. Nothing staged buddy. This ain’t wwe or tik tok

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

Those people coming in late, "what did we miss"?

[@KT22672]

Imagine all those people in the concession area missing history like that I’d be so maddddd haha

[@jonathanstapleman2112]

They upped their ratings 😅

[@briangraham1024]

I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out! 😂

[@LeftyStegman]

Would not be surprised if there was rempe Martin fight next Tuesday

[@Spivonious]

That secondary altercation rule is bullshit. Let the players handle things and then get back to playing.

[@KT22672]

It’s a new rule I bet the GMs try to appeal it now

[@shiftyidog-]

K miller beat the brakes off of Morino

[@MaxwellDavid-qs5fg]

Shame on the Goalies for not making it a full card. 😆

[@rentoptional1524]

I don't want Igor getting hurt fighting the scrub Devils goalie

[@MaxwellDavid-qs5fg]

@@rentoptional1524 With all that equipment it would be like wearing inflatable Sumo suits. That's why Goalie fights are so great.

[@GSU_Beagles]

Igor's blocker was off on the ice he looked like he was willing to go

[@rentoptional1524]

@@MaxwellDavid-qs5fg if it was Brodeur, I'd encourage him going to fight.

[@MaxwellDavid-qs5fg]

@@rentoptional1524 or Hextal

[@PKFlashOmega]

Kakhonen not taking the bait when Igor dropped his waffle is the only bad thing about this.

[@aapo616]

That would have been awesome! But in turn Kahkonen is chill man and maybe he was the only one wise there

[@JaredChenkin]

Igor's got a temper, man. He doesn't like people getting up in his grill at all.

[@TiSox03]

​@@aapo616 His wife's boyfriend should give him a Nintendo Switch as a reward

[@aapo616]

@@TiSox03 I bet that Kähkö would have beaten Shesterky! Hahah patient but strong as Rantanen

[@russs7574]

Goalie fights are awesome.

[@isaiahdease930]

this is the only reason why I watch hockey, for the fights😭

[@davidl8759]

dumb, its a great sport

[@Xylo-ls7fx]

No it's not​@@davidl8759

[@David-ip4ny]

go watch boxing

[@markd8469]

You’re 25 or more years too late. There was a title bout in every game in the 90’s

[@davidd5407]

That Rempe guy is still around? At 6'8" he should be destroying people in fights like Jon Scott He loses more than he wins. And he has what? 1 or 2 goals?. No way the NYR dress that guy in the playoffs if they are serious about winning a Cup.

[@rendy2969]

I missed this and I'm now watching it. WOW old school. 💥💥💥

[@berlinlion]

Rempe looks brain damaged already

[@moeseck7792]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Nightmare-xx4gv]

I like to see you in a ring with him. You will most likely walk out of there brain dead yourself🙄🙄

[@TR-vr5pz]

as do you sir

[@mke7876]

They should give him a trophy lol

[@ryandonoghue1703]

Yeah for sure. He needs to slow down with the fighting or his careers going to be cut short. And by cut short I mean he won't make it past 2-3 seasons.

[@LearningFast]

Punching the other guy in the HELMET just seems so pointless to me.

[@lc2858]

I mean, they're not *trying* to hit the helmet 🙄

[@hawks2252]

when is Rempe going to learn how to fight? once he does he might even win one. has he won one yet? Delirious knocked the crap out of him, Olivier crushed him. McDermid just beat him.

[@bartonlee3594]

"I went to see a prize fight. And a hockey game broke out." -Rodney Dangerfield

[@richardthiele8363]

Which team are the Hansens playing for? 😂

[@donDiegoEstebanMgLKenNDJohnson]

They're goons. For Christ's sake, they brought their toy cars. 🤣

[@ChrisWV514]

As a Devils fan while this season for New Jersey is most likely a wash I enjoy seeing them not only stand up for each other meaning this is probably due to Matt Rempe’s hit on Jonas Siegenthaler in their last game against New York but also not being afraid to pick a fight with the Rangers.

[@unclefreddieDied]

devils blow

[@danski6694]

Ranger fan here - absolutely good on the Devils for sending the message! Not to mention they went out and got MacDermid!

[@jackinwestchester4455]

@@unclefreddieDiedrangers have one Stanley Cup in 80 years so they blow the most

[@williamwhite2113]

Who would have thought we'd see a real life Slap Shot scene? All that was missing was the Hanson Brothers 😅😅😅

[@areoinstylz]

Literally the definition of on sight 😂😂😂😂This is why i love this sport in its pure form......

[@paulstorms8956]

Rempe lost another. He's tall and his fighting prowess ends there

[@JesusFriedChrist]

No he didn’t. Cry harder.

[@maynardanonuevo4342]

and why he is smirking he is beat

[@jackiewurdemann7204]

Didn’t look beat to me!! Maybe tired but not beat!! MacDermit didn’t do shit!!!

[@ratboyjersey]

No one got beat.... but Rempe is gonna need a face lift if he keeps this up.

[@Blackphillipsupporter]

The entire crowd was chanting his name, adrenaline!

[@zawacchi]

Reminds me of the line brawl between the Canucks & Flames back in 2014

[@scitchyrooroo]

Just when you thought hockey couldn't get any dumber...

[@allenluminarias5334]

I don’t follow hockey as much as the other sports, so can someone tell me why they started fighting at the start?

[@thegimp7796]

Rempy and McDermott like fighting eachother and their linemates wanted to have fun too

[@hayden2237]

We need answers

[@dw4867]

Here's a little more detailed version of gimp's reply: Rempe(73 blue) threw a bad hit on one of the Devils players last time they played, and refused to fight when MacDermid(23 white) tried to get him after. The Devils weren't happy about that so tonight Travis Green(Devils Coach) started his most physical players, and Peter Laviolette (Rangers coach) responded in kind. What you see in the video is the result 10 times out of 10, especially when the teams are rivals who just played a physical 7 games series in the playoffs last year.

[@PokerMuppet]

@@thegimp7796 at least get the guys name correct! It's MacDermid!!

[@contrastedd536]

A lot of history between these 2 teams last year devils knocked the rangers out in the 1st round this year devils not in the playoffs and rangers are 1st in the league and it’s all carried over into this season these teams hate each other, 1 hates one cus of last year , 1 hates one cus they not in the play offs. Plus the rangers beat nj every game this year so NJ is pissed, Plus we got a 6’8 kid that just bitches anyone from NJ around 😂 . There was also a nasty hit last game that resulted in future retaliation thus causing a line brawl 2 seconds into the game

[@mikepotter8528]

That Rempe he don't look as tough as they thought as far as I can see. He's got his a** kicked a few times now.

[@jackiewurdemann7204]

You’r dreaming!!!

[@ontheRizw11]

He didn’t even lose that fight

[@Polentaccio]

@@ontheRizw11 He def lost this fight. Look at the punches landed and how he was controlled.

[@ontheRizw11]

@@Polentaccio yeah he did I was wrong

[@JimmyWhispers44]

I think youre confusing toughness and winning/losing fights. The kid is as tough as they come. Yea he may have lost the fight if this was boxing, but its not. He did land good shots too on macdermid.

[@splod44]

Come back old fashioned hockey we have been waiting

[@shadowfiremusic]

There were no secondary fights, they all happened at the same time. Throwing 8 guys out is further proof of the pussification of the NHL.

[@Doc-do9yf]

Totally agree ….

[@nyhchal5393]

I couldn't have said it better.

[@KT22672]

Gary Bettman believes if only he could remove fighting then maybe fans in Arizona would like hockey (they won’t)

[@nyhchal5393]

@@KT22672LOL

[@RC-gf8cs]

Ahhhh.the good ol days of hockey...the single most hardest championship to win in any sport

[@lofihour2506]

I don’t watch hockey but this is freaking awesome!

[@mpup54]

Q: Who is winning honey? A: The guy with the uppercuts!

[@AotheMajin]

Now imma watch hockey games

[@stangsswang8355]

google hockey brawls from the 70s and 80s

[@christopherellis9322]

As a Rangers fan that was crazy😂💯

[@DrubieDoobieDoo]

This is the most “why I oughta” start to a hockey game of all time

[@hanaberisha2784]

this is the best thing ever!! never have i seen such craziness happen during hockey 💀

[@victorcarrero8064]

First time since 2012

[@gjhogue45]

All the players ejected bc the nhl doesn’t want this in the game, but guarantee this will be used to get interest for the playoffs by the same nhl.

[@jackiewurdemann7204]

That’s because hockey is going SOFT. All the Prima donna’s in the league don’t want this stuff

[@russs7574]

That's just like how the NFL continually gives lip service to "player safety," but continues to sell videos containing the same hits that players got fined and/or suspended for.

[@shady610]

Its a business. Most fans don't want this. Besides, didn't the league get sued for concussions? Of course they have to limit this. To be at the highest level, they have to play by corporate rules. @@jackiewurdemann7204

[@matthewcarey3148]

The most exciting hockey game I’ve ever seen was the 2010 gold medal game between Canada and the USA. So intense, so skilled. Not a single fight.

[@stugrimson7851]

Matt Rempe is bringing back old school hockey.

[@mcmrv14]

By getting his ass kicked? Again? Never seen so much attention for a palooka.

[@immrsam]

Vesey is freaking pocket rocket. Never expect someone his size to go to town the way he does.

[@Ck69420]

He’s a big guy…

[@michaelblock4490]

“Hiya Ogie! Buy ya a soda after the game?”

[@domenicsalvemini8070]

Gotta wonder if anyone put on the foil.

[@michaelblock4490]

@@domenicsalvemini8070 Every game!

[@ND_Productions]

Wow, when I saw Tierney and Goodrow taking the faceoff I thought they were gonna go 😂 Too bad, would’ve been funny to watch cuz they were buddies in San Jose a few years back. Goodrow just immediately grabbed another Devil and went at it cuz he knew Tierney is too nice of a guy and their wives would probably scold them for fighting .

[@HB-fg8ne]

All ten players should be suspended for ten games.

[@rogersgirl10]

Go watch ping pong

[@HB-fg8ne]

@@rogersgirl10 Took all your intelligence to come up with that one?

[@MediCali951]

Love him or hate him Rempe has made hockey relevant again

[@12345673581]

His name is DADDY REMPE

[@Xylo-ls7fx]

Hockey still isn't relevant lol nobody cares to watch that garbage

[@macmac3374]

​@Xylo-ls7fx I mean you are beyond wrong and it's hilarious 😂

[@Xylo-ls7fx]

@@macmac3374 like your face 😁

[@Diegogarxia0717]

5v5 brawl .02 seconds in is Devious

[@user-mq5dr1jh5t]

thank God for ye ol Sin Bin! lol my dad always says ya go to a fight and a hockey game breaks out

[@MichelleM15]

How you start a fight 2 seconds into a game? 😂😂😭😭😂Rangers still won and I’m happy but wow

[@Canada_Ball85]

it was revenge from an incident last game

[@PokerMuppet]

Well if you are a Rangers fan then you should know why it happened.

[@PKFlashOmega]

There were ten physical games that set the tone for this one, culminating in a blatant elbow from the big guy in blue to one of the Devils a month or so ago.

[@MichelleM15]

@@PokerMuppet from the last game yeah. But I’m a nursing student I don’t have time to watch all the games, I try to though

[@-As4me]

Why? What was this about

[@PKFlashOmega]

The two teams don’t like each other. During their second meeting this year one of the Devils’ players got leveled by that big kid Rempe (73) and the Rangers defenseman Trouba (8) and the Devils were not best pleased despite the hits being clean, if hard. Next meeting both teams upped the physicality until Rempe hit one of their guys, Siegenthaler, with a blatant elbow to the face and the Devils were kept from retaliating because Rempe was immediately rejected. The Devils coach, both still upset about the last two games and desperate for points as they’re outside looking in on the playoff picture, threw his most physical guys out there to spark a brawl and set the tone to get momentum on their side early, and the Rangers countered with four physical guys (and also Jimmy Vesey) as a way of saying “alright, let’s do this then” Tl;dr they hate each other and this is hardly the first time they’ve brawled like this.

[@joshw6993]

This was NEEDED.....THANK YOU GOD

[@atf5813]

Getting thrown out for trying to tie up an opposing player so he can't get involved in the original fight is one of the dumbest rules in recent years.

[@wewillnotlose]

I hate the Rangers!! Go Devils!! Jersey 4 Ever

[@jimgray3346]

The Devils must have been intimidated having to play and fight against NHL players

[@dangerpea6099]

😂

[@cqpzg]

Rangers have 1 cup since Pearl Harbor. Hardly an NHL team.

[@davidl8759]

who cares about the past? we live in the present dumbass, rangers are way better right now@@cqpzg

[@jessesmith568]

Pretty sure we sent rangers golfing last year after they stacked there team up 😂maybe this year get passed first round we won't be there don't worry

[@jimgray3346]

@@cqpzg How many cups have you won? Oh right. Zero

[@PokerMuppet]

I just love that you have a kid at 21 standing up and going toe to toe with 30 year old MacDermid. HYR have to hang on to him. :D

[@maattttt07]

The main event looked pretty even between those two!!

[@jackiewurdemann7204]

Yup. All the hype how tough the devils enforcer was!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡

[@mr206gohawks8]

Oh, but when NBA players or football players get into 5 second shoving matches/scuffles, they’re called “thugs”

[@stangsswang8355]

I don't call them anything cuz I don't give a fuck. Hockey's had fighting for over 100 years. There's a back story to this situation it didn't just happen. If this is a Black/White thing it's your fkn problem. Real hockey fans don't give a shit what other sports fans think.

[@Doc-do9yf]

That’s because they act like thugs on and off the court/field.

[@jmn1999]

Hockey has had fighting built into it since its inception. I get what you are going for but it is not the same. 2 players decide to square off and they know they are going to be penalized and have to sit out for a period of time for it. Also anyone who uses the word thug is 60 years old and stuck in the 80s.

[@russs7574]

That's because the NBA is populated by divas, and not men.

[@jgman467]

The NBA is trash

[@user-rc7bd2vz1n]

Rempe is a clown show now. Not many more seasons left

[@boxhawk5070]

3:06 Roslovic having a ball watching the jumbotron.

[@bigIshmf]

I had rempe on my parlay and this happened craziest thing I’ve ever witnessed 😢

[@eveningshownamibia]

I wonder, what is the reasoning of violence in a sport? In basketball they call it rumble in jungle, but here, they encourage it. Why?

[@SuaveSkii]

Because Hockey is a mans sport.

[@gsoma4022]

It's Canada it's the only time they let anger out

[@aetd106]

Because the rules around fights are clear - it's only every 1v1, both blokes have to drop the gloves, punches are the only attacks allowed, no sticks or other objects as weapons (just hand to hand), 3rd man in or any others or extra fights are punished more severely. Keeps everyone honest and in check. As an Aussie I appreciate that

[@UncleLou202st]

What about the kids ? Get paid all that money to act like Thugs, Not role models… All things media say to the Black NBA & NFL players. What is it. White NHL players can’t fight so it feels safer to show highlights?

[@Hernal03]

@@SuaveSkii And we all know that to be a true man you need to be wearing ice skates. It's a must.

[@Brooks.Productions]

This shit is so good for the game.