Gotta See It: Chaotic bench brawl erupts between Flames and Red Wings

The Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings got into a massive bench brawl during their game on Wednesday that involved several players, goalies, Matthew Tkachuk and Luke Witkowski.
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[@z_a_r_c_o]

it isnt hockey without stuff like this happening every once and a while

[@AngusArtEntertainment]

KICK 'EM IN THE BAAAALLS!!

[@Horenramon]

ya man i miss this

[@kylepolocoser479]

TomBradyShow 12 look at the score

[@timomomomo969]

I don't know too many people who watch hockey on TV to watch the seats. But whatever, enjoy watching the seats, TomBradyShow 12.

[@ConnorEnright]

TomBradyShow 12 The lower bowl seats get sold to corporations who don't end up using them. Check NHL attendance stats this year Detroit is 3rd. (As per usual)

[@noc2rn]

Screw the commercials, thanks for keeping the game on!

[@Lon808]

the producer who didnt cut is the real mvp

[@juuanreyna8743]

Pwn Shop forreal agree.

[@tylergodspeed82]

Was this all shown live? Or did they cut to commercial in the broadcast but uploaded it to YT?

[@Citadel1974]

That's exactly what happened. I turned on the game right at the end of the commercial and they were talking about it. (You can hear that in the video)

[@xKRONxAxTHONx]

Pwn Shop they definitely went to commercial half way through this, but showed it all after

[@TY-vv9em]

Now this is a “Gotta See it” moment! Love this type of hockey!

[@landonmartin1433]

The type of hockey where there is none at all?

[@ericpoltawsky7161]

Old time hockey

[@stonedstakegaming5458]

Johnny Ranch like Eddie shore

[@steveshutt6409]

Toe Blake?

[@derricklanders1205]

Far from "Old Time Hockey"...nothing but some roughing near the benches.

[@derricklanders1205]

@Cody Cumby Exactly.

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

@@derricklanders1205 It's definitely not Old Time Hockey but since seeing how solf the League has gotten since the 90's might as well

[@kevinjones2745]

Jimmy Howard throwing haymakers John Gillies-“I’ll just grab a Swede”

[@michaelbarry1293]

lol at Jagr keeping someone on the bench

[@thehockeyfan8888]

Yeah I noticed that too. He saved the guy from a suspension and a hefty fine

[@10PlaystationGamer]

Yeah 10 game suspension

[@JakeMilley]

Time?

[@crustynuggets445]

Jake Milley 1:35

[@crustynuggets445]

I don't think it was jagr though

[@vodkaamilk]

Dont let this brawl distract you from the fact that the Oilers were gifted the best player in the world and still sit in last place

[@threethrushes]

They have been showered with the most first-round picks in history and still conspire to lose.

[@fghtffyrdmnsxz]

Arizona is in last.

[@helmiyounan6480]

Best player in the WORLD , this era bro -- Wayne , Lemeiux , Jagr , Fedorov , Bure

[@TheSkeletor612]

They got Wayne and Connor they’re the luckiest team in nhl history

[@SLTravel11]

LOL!

[@clashman7950]

The best hockey in the world, we need more of this!!!

[@pivot1022]

Loved seeing this honestly, No one got hurt and it was entertaining as hell

[@antbint]

Smokey McBongwater lmao your name and profile pic

[@tanner_R80]

That name tho😂😂😂😂

[@tanner_R80]

Ima subscribe just because of your name

[@mitchellray1882]

Man, Tkachuk sure is tough whenever there's a ref in between him and a guy.

[@wilfwilliams5780]

Mitchell Ray because of his antics, a little over the edge, he will get his clock cleaned!

[@mayhemmayhem5858]

**Mouth guard chewing intensifies**

[@namnami4099]

and his bench behind him

[@harles5000]

And the other teams top players aren’t protected?

[@z_a_r_c_o]

what a crazy game, can't wait to see the hockey guys take on it :)

[@thebaconbuizel3598]

One of the reasons I like hockey is that the refs (and linesmen) aren’t cowards. Right in the middle of the skirmish trying to stop it. Argue on how they handled it, but at least they were trying to stop the fight.

[@daffyslooney2867]

I agree with you-much respect goes to these guys for (simply) trying to maintain order.

[@davidmccalla3609]

Old time hockey! Imagine if Smith was there lol.

[@cantthinkofaname7247]

Then the score would be different

[@simpim7]

+DOUBL E true dat

[@ConnorEnright]

DOUBL E Yeah it would've been 14-2 instead of 8-2.

[@cantthinkofaname7247]

Connor Enright remember the week before it was 6-3 flames when smith was playing against the wings?

[@pottytheparrot310]

David McCalla Smith and Howard would probably make Roy and Osgood proud.

[@_Matsimus_]

Hockey at its finest. And people ask why I moved to Canada!! Haha!

[@decoyz.]

Honestly

[@kialljacobs1428]

No don't come to Canada it sucks half of Canadiens here are leaving Canada anyway

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

Well this wasn't Canada just Hockeytown Michigan

[@rogerjoseph2532]

@@kialljacobs1428 I never heard of many people leaving, even though we have a lousy pos PM.

[@trippielster9007]

@@MSU-DetroitFan Most of the Red Wings are Canadian bud

[@joehaddow2746]

Can we all say that the Red Wings vs. Colorado 1997 playoffs fights were amazing.

[@hck71]

1:46 they look like awkward middle schoolers at a dance 😂

[@heytheredontworryboutit7137]

Mantha has his jersey over his head and was still laying the punches

[@MrDuckeyPants]

TBH refs won that fight

[@ethankibbey1976]

Not really

[@fenniscool]

MrDuckeyPants yeah they did

[@faysala.6210]

Finally a gotta see it where you actually gotta see it

[@rogerc23]

Don Cherry just watched this and said ‘huh, what brawl?’

[@mikewellington2738]

1:12 Howard whips his helmet back on, ready for action hahaha

[@rosestasco7121]

Love it! Reminds of when my ECHL team and our opponents were ALL in their respective penalty box! Quite a site.......it's a passionate game with both teams and fans feeling strongly!!

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

The last ECHL game i went to (2017 Mavericks vs Walleye) that was not the case

[@codysawler5423]

That's some good ol time hockey right here boys. I wish we seen more of it these days. Gotta love the old school bench brawls eh

[@benjaminiliff5815]

Whoever the producer was during this game is the GOAT

[@misakiyoshida]

Jimmy Howard fighting 2-3 guys at once. Always kept it real

[@akumasdeception]

I always love a good hockey brawl.

[@obiwan7174]

me to sorry i was late wasnt logged into youtube

[@simpim7]

When they all got to the bench I started to laugh my head off😂😂

[@BrandonContracting]

Just a regular old Donnybrook in Detroit! Boy oh boy as Mick would say! Love it!

[@MrAxtradamus]

I love how Tkachuck brings the best out of people

[@dalbgg6]

Tkatchuk is lucky Zetterberg is the one that ended up having a hold of him

[@thenotorious1590]

Wow, those 10 fans really got their money's worth!

[@MiKe165]

Everyone had left already, because the game was already over.

[@rogerc23]

Bullshit the seats were like that in the first. Poverty stricken dem run shitlope. No one can afford a game even with Trump pouring a million new jobs a year into the USA.

[@dc10pq]

Wings are 3rd in attendance this year, seats in the lower bowl are owned by people in the auto industry who don't always go to games.

[@getsilenced3434]

Daniel Cozzolino lower bowl? The Pistons and Red Wings games are empty

[@A.C31]

TheKillerSniperKid ∣ NHL 16 No, the poster is right. Much of the lower bowl seats are sold to corporations. Sometimes they go sometimes they don't. The other seats are usually full because that's where most of the hardcore fans sit.

[@tmlms1313]

ol' time hockey

[@damienchance2622]

Wow this takes me back to the Avs/wings brawl in the 90's.

[@7caspeus]

Love the fact Howard jumped in.

[@ThePaulz80]

Jägr is so calm and patience....love that guy character.

[@MiK3Y13]

Calgary announcers are blind.. Witkowsky ran into the guy and then tried to skate around him.. the calgary player had his hand up at Witkowsky and wanted to fight..... so they did and he got dummied.. simple

[@ethankibbey1976]

Calgary announcers are blind... AND BIASED!

[@pollard068]

1:55 you can see the adrenaline running through ferland's body, as he stands behind the bench watching.

[@kizpaws]

As the fight ensued, it was like watching a wasp nest erupt into pure armageddon

[@continentalrcinglg]

That mess is all on the linesman. Instead of making sure Witkowski actually starts walking towards the hallway once he gets on the bench, he turns to the Calgary bench. Dude, there are other officials out there. Let them handle it.

[@ShadowGamer507]

I really hope this anger carries over to next season, one of the biggest all-out brawls in the whole year.

[@BrendanL135]

For people saying Mantha was being dirty for punching Hamonic on the bench, if you go watch other videos and interviews and stuff, you would know that Hamonic was continuing to throw punches as well, and that Mantha couldn't get up because he had a ref on top of him, so the only choices he had since he couldn't get up was to either just sit there and let Hamonic continue punching him, or punch back. Also, in the fight between Witkowski and Kulak, Witkowski really did nothing different than you would see in just about any other fight. He didn't throw any punches when Kulak was down, he threw one AS Kulak was going down, but that's very normal so don't say it's not. Yes, he lifted him up and shoved him back down once after the fight was over which was unnecessary, but there's much worse than that that goes on in most fights. Plus to add to this all, Tkachuk caused this brawl. There was NO need to hit Witkowski with his stick after he was on the bench. Then, after some shoving, as Witkowski got on the bench for a second time, Tkachuk thought it would be a good idea to continue instigating by reaching over and punching Witkowski in the head, which is what really started the whole thing. It immediately led to several players attacking Ericsson for no reason and so on. Going back to the Hamonic and Mantha fight, all Mantha did, with the help of Zetterberg, was pull Hamonic out of the brawl to get him off of his teammates which is totally normal, but Hamonic is the one that started throwing punches, even though Mantha still had his gloves on. Mantha didn't throw a single punch until after his helmet was ripped off and he had his jersey over his head, which was SEVERAL seconds in to the fight, Clearly Hamonic was the one causing this fight. Let's also not forget that Hamonic and Tkachuk were the ones causing problems throughout the whole game. A couple players on the Flames bench also got involved in the brawl by throwing some punches which is a BIG no no. None of the Wings players on the bench got involved. Booth, from the Red Wings was trying to stop the Flames players on the bench from getting involved, but that's it. I've seen people saying that Athanasiou was hitting Hamonic, and that's not true at all. The only thing Athanasiou did was put his hand up when Hamonic almost fell over the boards into him, that's all.

[@aychsscoo189]

2:01 buddies look like they’re having a heartfelt convo

[@Brytons_Thoughts]

It's been a long time since I've seen something like this happen on this magnitude. Awesome.

[@derricklanders1205]

Oh please...a lot of pushing and shoving.

[@maksim82tallin]

ahhh good old brawl. i miss that hockey

[@Kidhyuggyboyy]

Tkachuck the type of guy you would love on your team but would despise if he was on another team

[@SuperSportSS]

Those 4,000 fans were so excited to see that!!

[@Kamaladeen]

SuperSportSS 50 man

[@manoahhall]

This type of play is what makes hockey...love it

[@xRyeBredx]

Another example of calgary trying to goon it up, and this time they got their faces pounded in. And Mantha is impressing me more and more. Future captain, you heard it first, not Larkin.

[@nyq9877]

Are we sure the early 2000s Avalanche aren't in those Flames jerseys Also, Tkachuk didn't need to go after Zetterberg, he's one of the most respected and gentlemenly players of all time, you don't go at those types of guys

[@cashmartel9084]

Nyq I agree, but zetterberg jumped in to triple team the man! So tkachuk did what any kid trying to leave a mark would do, jump in and pull him away

[@equipt0xxx]

You really think that matters when you're standing up for your teammates? IDC if you're Wayne Gretzky. You can catch these hands.

[@viceregentofducanada9384]

Zetterberg getting harassed by Tkachuk was deserved after he and Mantha jumped Hamonic

[@joshhall540]

Watch Mathew Tkachuk....dives in swats someone and jumps back out ....repeat. Then goes around the outside of the circle doing cheap shots. What a goof ball. Goes around comes around.

[@winstonchin7291]

Tkachuk gave him a little tap causing Witkowski to come back out and fight. Didn't see a swat or any cheapshots lol

[@MysweetCharmander]

Josh Hall I don't know what fight you were watching but I didn't see him skate away

[@shannonsullivan2520]

The fact that he annoys you only makes me like him more.

[@MrJmobes]

If he wants to fight he should drop his gloves and throw fists not use his stick.

[@BeEazzzy]

Tkachuk is a puke 10x Worse than Max Domi

[@INDLIS]

The rule book states that if any player is given a direct order by an on ice official to leave the ice for the dressing room, they are required to proceed immediately as instructed at all times. There's no excuse for an ejected player to return to the playing surface or bench for any reason (regardless of any unnecessary actions by their opponent).

[@Monaayy29]

This is what Avs and Red Wings were like back in the day that rivalry was amazing

[@maxso9636]

Where is the „brawl“??? like in the late 70s...?

[@TMLsince1994]

Ferland and Witkowski would be a slugfest. Looking forward to the next game.

[@esleptheslepth4564]

no more games this year we only had 2 games with em and this was the second

[@TMLsince1994]

ahhh you're right that sucks. Witkowski was talkin like he was fired up for the next game.

[@Skiptracer1981]

Hell yea! I feel like a kid again when I see these kind of hockey scraps. Reminds me of the late 80s and pretty much all of the 90s.

[@Skiptracer1981]

I'd love to know what Jankowski and Ericsson were saying to each other when they were holding each other at around the 1:56 minute mark.

[@kieran1780]

I would’ve loved to hear what they say. Thanks for keeping the game on instead of switching to commercials This is hockey ladies and gents

[@acetanahashi8045]

I watched it live, it did go to commercials

[@MattyDee67]

Thachuk is such a little weasel. 20 year old who acts like he's 12.

[@ProgressiveNewsTV]

You're giving him too much credit for acting like he's 12 years old. Seems more like 8 years old. :-)

[@Phanom2K]

I'm a Toronto fan and I'm going for the red wings in this one

[@mikepurdue7472]

I love all of it, but that very first initial fight behind the play destroyed a beautiful scoring opportunity

[@HughJorgan1]

Not a brawl. That's the sad state of hockey in 2017. A brawl would be all skaters fighting..a few guys coming off the bench...and the goalies meeting at center ice, masks off,.. going at it. Man I miss Patrick Roy.

[@kingsfan40]

That's why I have no desire to go to another NHL game.

[@HughJorgan1]

Sorry, your comment isn't clear. WHY don't you want "to go to another NHL game"?

[@kingsfan40]

+hugh jorgan because tickets are too expensive and hockey is a girls game these days!

[@livia33387]

Nate Shnowske is that so? I don’t see any girls in the nhl I only see them in their own women’s league the LESS popular one

[@andrewduddy6332]

LETS GO WINGS. Hamminic got his ass beat by a blind mantha. atta boy. Kulak got what he deserved. he got shoved to the ice because he wouldnt let Witowski go.

[@MiK3Y13]

exactly, he wouldnt let go so witkowsky shook him off... seems like your the only person who saw that.. the stupid SN people are blind

[@livia33387]

Andrew Duddy he didn’t let go because he didn’t want to hit his head on the ice, watch a few more fights and you’ll see what they do

[@dootdoot1867]

See.. no need to use guns bro.

[@smaiizyproductionz4738]

This is classic, we dont get enough of this GO WINGS BABY!!!

[@boberthailsatan1994]

that linseman's pin move on witkowski after the fight to prevent a second fight is pretty noice.

[@benclark5508]

It’s funny when Tkachuk starts everything but then when people want at him he runs and hides behind all of his teammates

[@user-pf6to9du3q]

Typical ukrainian)

[@gravyspin2938]

I read the title as “Catholic Bench Brawl”... O.o

[@polkhigh3333]

Tkachuk slapping guys from a distance and then jumping back, makes me giggle. What a coward.

[@jackbalasz4846]

The commentators saying witcowski wasn’t letting it go when multiple Calgary players FOLLOWED him to the bench and kept talking

[@TMJ32]

Coming back on the ice like an idiot after you've been sent to the room is a 10 game minimum. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the rulebook makes any exceptions if someone lightly taps your skate on your way out.

[@Beauregard442]

Tkachuk being a goof like always running away

[@MisterSpider]

Thank the lords they didn't fully go to commercial break, one of the highlights of the season and it's November. Old time hockey, ladies and gentlemen....

[@mikecarter7158]

what song is that

[@aaronmichael7116]

"Massive bench brawl" lol please.....it was a skirmish !! And quit attempting to compare it to the old days with the Avalanche...there's no comparison !!

[@jeffspirdione8135]

Aaron Barash PREACH IT!

[@aaronmichael7116]

If you believe it !!! lol Peace in your crease mamma !!

[@justincorley3452]

Then you should have known better and not watch the video

[@stefanigirl7774]

It may not be as big of a fight as those days but anytime I get to see Detroit getting their asses handed to them is good enough for me.

[@---ll9qe]

Still waiting for Johnny Hockey to KO everyone here.

[@619chrisoriginal]

havent seen a fight like that in forever

[@rainmaker646]

damn, I hope that more brawls will come this year and some goalie fights too :-) I miss 90's :-)

[@skylockschumer4910]

Hell yeah!, the fans love it!

[@austriangroyper9308]

Skylock Schumer haha yeah! Those 30 fans really got their money’s worth!

[@arpitahuja]

1:01 is where the NHL suspended Tkachuk for that "spear" what a joke...

[@brettfavreify]

Gawd, I miss this. A tear forms.

[@justinpetsinis8351]

Watched this game live. Hell of a game to watch.

[@alphamale1228]

IF THIS WAS OLD TIME HOCKEY, THEY'D STILL BE FIGHTING AT THIS VERY MOMENT.

[@Tizaster]

Another gutless play from Tkachuk, can't fight a battle face to face.

[@rogerc23]

Only an Oiler fan would fight a battle with his face. Idiots.

[@equipt0xxx]

Gutless play of poking him on the leg....HAHAHAHAH you poor child

[@Tizaster]

Yeah, spearing is gutless, no matter where a person is "poked".

[@Tizaster]

Oh gee, look who's getting a hearing with the league...

[@winstonchin7291]

Captain Rapture So I guess a little love tap is considered a spear now...lol

[@oifwarveteran]

This was great!! Thought I was in a different era watching this one!

[@derricklanders1205]

How? In a different era the benches would've emptied onto the ice...

[@jahziyatheexpediametlifekf7257]

14:04 DET Anthony Mantha Game misconduct 10 min 14:04 DET Luke Witkowski Misconduct 10 min 14:04 DET Luke Witkowski Game misconduct 10 min 14:04 DET Luke Witkowski Fighting 5 min 14:04 CGY Matthew Tkachuk Game misconduct 10 min 14:04 CGY Matthew Tkachuk Spearing 5 min 14:04 DET Anthony Mantha Game misconduct 10 min 14:04 DET Anthony Mantha Fighting 5 min 14:04 CGY Brett Kulak Fighting 5 min 14:04 DET Jimmy Howard Unsportsmanlike conduct 2 min 14:04 CGY Travis Hamonic Game misconduct 10 min 14:04 CGY Travis Hamonic Fighting 5 min 14:04 CGY Jon Gillies Unsportsmanlike conduct 2 min

[@sullivan0099]

Well Hamonic wanted to act like a tough guy, door open or not, don't act tough if you aren't willing to get a broken nose.

[@matthill1268]

Well done American TV....we really wanted the adverts. We finally get a brawl and you dont even get it on live TV. Anyway...BRAWL!!! What brawl...

[@ggqbc]

Matt Hill it is sportsnet in canada. Useless network

[@ShrtRndKid]

I was at this game. So much fun to see live.

[@killa78541]

My first bench brawl i saw on live tv lol.

[@derricklanders1205]

It couldn't been this...

[@mikethomson2178]

Is this what we're calling a brawl nowadays? This is not old time hockey folks. This is today's weak, water down version of old time hockey.

[@JakeJarmel]

Detroit's glory days are behind them. Enjoy the cellar bois.

[@rockergal1011]

I’m sooo glad they didn’t go to commercial they stayed right on, that an got it all what an awesome brawl even Howard got in on it.. I’ve been waiting to see some fire flare up in that new arena :)

[@jamalharrison4695]

1:40 is no one gunna talk about the insane sportsmanship and leadership to hold your guy from jumping off the bench and causing things to escalate and potentially/probably a penalty as well?

[@bogzy9250]

So Detroit games have the same attendance as Florida games now?

[@DakotaAndJenni]

Bogzy 92 corporate buys all tickets in the lower bowl, if you would have watched any games the last 10 years you would see this is the norm.

[@theoriginalny7605]

5 minutes left in a 6-2 game

[@SoberbioNumeroUno]

Game was soldout, BRUH

[@griffinsutherland5160]

6-2, 5 mins left In the game

[@theoriginalny7605]

Griffin Sutherland not like I already said that or anything

[@lilidk6150]

Mantha is the MAN

[@daxgarratt212]

Yeah if you like idiots

[@golionsgo19]

Dax Garratt nah we like good hockey players who dish out the punishment not receive it

[@kahnadah]

So why do you like a chump who hits a player when he's down and can't defend himself? I can see your dream team: Avery, Chelios, Raffi Torres, Bertuzzi, Marty McSorley, Dale Hunter, Matt Cooke...

[@dcz2899]

How many punches did Hamonic throw before Mantha even got his gloves off? Hamonic deserved to get beat up for it.

[@rainick]

+Kahnadah Can't defend himself? He was still fighting even on the ground. Mantha had nowhere to go with a ref piling up on top. And Hamonic still going after him. Not to mention the guy was going after Mantha before he had his gloves off or even knew he was in a fight.

[@starwrs3468]

I remember watching this game live. A lot of fun.

[@TheGeneralZubas]

I hope for another good season for both teams coming uo

[@Jtry_]

And Hamonic deserved what he got. Jumped Mantha.

[@VegaMyster]

Mantha's stick was in the back of Hamonic's head, pretty sure most players would have responded the same way lol.

[@stephencook1004]

Dumbass mantha mugged Hamonic from behind and he came up swinging. Mantha just lucky the door was open.

[@liamcanasa_]

Athanasiou grabbed Hamonic from the bench

[@Nobu21]

Liam Canasa, and Hamonic intentionally pulled Mantha’s helmet off to get cheap shot on his head like the coward he is, you didn’t see Manth try and pull Hamonic’s helmet off. I wish Mantha had smashed up his face some more, dirty players like Hamonic deserve what’s coming to them.

[@Jtry_]

HE HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD Ryan, you can literally kill someone with a blow at the back of the head..

[@ltk2359]

uhhh seems pretty classless to me for a player to keep throwing punches and shoves when the opponent is already down on the ice.. and not once but two different players?? yeah the flames are definitely the classless team here

[@fghtffyrdmnsxz]

lena t Tkatchuk out for spearing; by far the classiest penalty from a spotless evening where both teams were utter gentlemen :)

[@ltk2359]

Sven Sharp spear? i don't see it. His teammate smacking his ass on the way hit him harder than that stick tap to the skates

[@00mufffinzz00]

The difference between this and old time hockey is when a player hit the ice, the fight was over, you let go and skated to the penalty box, what Witkowski did would piss off most teams.

[@nickchambers2540]

The Red Wings showed no class at all. Once your opponent is one the ground the fight is over.

[@davidrosenberg4761]

Grow up. A couple of shoves like that is nothing. Typical Flames fan everyone move on with your day.

[@ryanrandazzo7677]

Makes me miss playing. I loved fighting.

[@deonal]

Seattle fans should be excited to see these Flames line brawling in the Pacific Northwest soon :)