Matt Rempe & Nicolas Deslauriers Drop the Gloves in Epic Old School NHL Fight

Rangers' Matt Rempe and Flyers' Nicolas Deslauriers went at it with 1 minute of punches thrown for an NHL fight of the year candidate. 🍿
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[@JuanTurks27]

That was a legit old school fight. That’s awesome

[@dave1927p]

Except for the fact there was a giant in this one. Domi vs ray is very different

[@thereturnofharlem9030]

Whoever had the old school ringbell just for Hockey fights is a genius

[@JM-jr1sb]

Beautiful

[@MrBimirud]

bareknuckle fighting! Dudes got guts!

[@NazriB]

Lies again? UFC SILAT UEFA SW

[@BobbyJohnson-bc1kb]

Rempe is one tough mofo. Immediately accepting a challenge from one of the top 2 enforcers in the NHL is definitely going to get him a ton of respect across the league.

[@fleatactical7390]

Deslauriers knew he had to set the tone for that game right off the bat. Tried to establish alpha dog status. Had marginal success, but the kid learned a good lesson as well.

[@Ck69420]

@@fleatactical7390fight was a draw or a win for rempe

[@KillerManzarek]

That bastard should have been suspended for the head shot vs the Devils

[@transws6am]

He had 7" on him and was hanging on for dear life. He is a cream puff for his size

[@BobbyJohnson-bc1kb]

@@KillerManzarek Lmao enjoy non injured Jack Hughes while you can😂

[@donttreadonchuck8006]

Just here to tell the NHL THIS IS PART OF THE GAME.

[@Leroy-df3ee]

The NHL is giving the keys to the league to women. They destroy everything they touch.

[@yakivpopavich]

@@Leroy-df3ee The bad female commentary isn't even the worst part. The Department Of Player Safety is literally ruining the physicality of the game. Fighting stats are down 50% from a decade ago. Body checking and hitting numbers are also down over 60% from a decade or so ago. The league has nearly fully phased out fighting and enforcement from the game, and they are already ruining body checking and hitting now. The concerns over concussions and CTE will see the NFL be a flag football league within a few decades, and the NHL will be a stick checking only league. No body contact at all allowed.

[@hucz]

the NHL has said many times before that they want fighting to remain a part of the game

[@neeltheother2342]

@@TheEsquireofSportsyou act like CTE is not a serious issue. just ask Paul Kariya. the NHL has said many times that they have no intention to take fighting out, just more safety protocols.

[@neeltheother2342]

@@TheEsquireofSports you got a priority issue bro

[@intenttoinjure]

No losers in this one, we all win! Great scrap.

[@danski6694]

Giving us old school fight fans a hard on! 😂

[@mvgamer9637]

Definitely

[@jamesbabiak5323]

Rangers f upped philly

[@Trekkingtrucker]

Right!!! 🎉

[@ronniek7748]

Disagree Philly lost this one.

[@gastondeveaux3783]

Wow ! This Rempe kid has some serious cojones !!! He's been keeping busy in his first few games. I love it !

[@shankapotomousclanker5767]

He puts on 15-20 pounds and look out....

[@zachl8425]

@@shankapotomousclanker5767! He could possibly become one of the best enforcers in recent history with that size. Having a 6’7 260 guy on the ice is a very strong deterrent for checking players

[@willstreet7167]

NHL SUCKS. PEOPLE ONLY WATCH JUST TO SEE THE FIGHTS .. NOT THE SPORT. VERY LAME NHL IS FAKER THEN WWF

[@Slotten68]

​@@shankapotomousclanker5767Dude could be the next Chara dude. Covers like 14 feet of ice with his stick both ways. He will grow in to his frame and be a mighty asset for the Rangers security

[@michaeleubank8036]

Still hasn’t won a fight😂😂

[@rodweinmeyer1435]

THAT was a grade A tilt.

[@mikefearn6596]

As a 65 year old hockey fan,I've seen some historic bouts,in person,& on the tube...That was as OLD SCHOOL AS IT GETS.....& THE WINNER?? THE FANS..

[@dacoov6115]

Rempe gave Deslauriers a new birth mark. I'd love to see his face the next day.

[@AJsAGrownMan]

Who won

[@yakivpopavich]

@@AJsAGrownMan Based on Nicola's face, Rempe.

[@TheYamahog12]

@@AJsAGrownManBoth connected several times.

[@AJsAGrownMan]

@@yakivpopavich but what if I get mad and drive to philly and go on the ice and fight him what’s going happen

[@yakivpopavich]

@@AJsAGrownMan You'll get beat into a medically induced coma probably.

[@stephenalicknovic5885]

Rempe dropped the gloves first too. Great scrap. Scores the winning goal--albeit a deflection. A pretty impressive start.

[@horrorfandom3099]

We all know who settled it out 😂😂😂

[@kaptkronik135]

Lmfao. Guy on couch subtracts cool points for manner of goal scoring 😂

[@qwertzCraigX]

That fight was the best one in a long time. Fuck yeah!

[@goonerlegend1504]

This sport is just nuts 😂

[@russellny8086]

LOVE IT 🤣🤣🤣

[@Bushanie24]

Outside of boxing and the UFC it’s the only man’s game. Don’t say the nfl please. There’s only 12 mins of actual action and the pretty boys get to run out of bounds to avoid contact

[@headlights-go-up]

@@Bushanie24 im not a big nfl fan but i wouldnt sell it that short. a lot more contact than what youre implying

[@Bushanie24]

@@headlights-go-up31/2 hrs is the avg game. The return of action is 5%. Look it up. It’s a joke. Just google how much gameplay is in the avg nfl game

[@Shadow-zc9hd]

@@headlights-go-upthere’s been studies and the average football game has 12 and a half minutes of actual playing time. Therefore automatically reducing the consistency of physical contact

[@richjohnson-im1qr]

the boxing bell before the fight starts , lol! great fight, more of this is needed!

[@gregjones7998]

Lol do they do that everywhere or just in philly

[@_C_Dogg]

@@gregjones7998 Just in Philly because of the Rocky movies.

[@e4fc397]

Ive been watching hockey since the late 70s, this was a good bout...NHL needs more of this for many reasons.

[@xDPx-zh7vr]

It's sad to see the enforcers gone from hockey. Nick is the last of a dying breed along with guys like Ryan Reaves. Watching pathetic shit like Brad Marchand getting in a fight in his 1000th game make NHL tonight makes me shake my head and ask what happened to the league. A grapple fest with zero punches does not equal a fight guys. An altercation maybe. As exciting as hockey is to watch in current times with the McDavid's of the world, it just isn't old time hockey. I'll take watching a player get a Gordie Howe hat trick to a 6 apple night for Mcdavid any day.

[@e4fc397]

@@xDPx-zh7vr and thats exactly why I dont watch hockey anymore, I grew up watching a north american bump and grind, paying the price to sit in front of the net, to no fights, no hits european style hockey..

[@Stevenn2186]

It’s not just hockey, all leagues are becoming softer and less pure. NBA is a shell of its former self, almost unwatchable if you grew up watching 90s ball imo.

[@sheldon7376]

Rempe is what the league needs

[@TheBlazersfan22]

Having rainbow tape shows you got balls man. But, true on these guys are needed for the league. Got to be tough.

[@TheBlazersfan22]

Put that rainbow tape on your stick is telling the nazis to go F themselves.

[@johnmoon9146]

The league is getting away from this. They are phasing out this kind of stuff.

[@johnmoon9146]

@@TheBlazersfan22 I totally agree with you. "Rainbow tape" does show one has balls.

[@goldenretriever6261]

​@@johnmoon9146it shows which women have balls

[@howardweinstein1324]

His 3rd NHL game,and his 3rd fight. 3 for 3! The guy is 6ft 7 and loves to drop the gloves l

[@datcrazywhiteboy6205]

Along with 25 PIM :)

[@mamagne800]

Oh because you think he won that fight?

[@datcrazywhiteboy6205]

@@mamagne800 No doubt

[@ResilientOne2112]

@@mamagne800 He didn't lose it!

[@jpalmer9286]

That's all he will be good for lol

[@JTB--]

For one Day OLD SCHOOL Hockey was Back. Haymaker's being thrown where each guy was willing to take one to land one. Miss the old days

[@loopyu2y]

more like for 1 mins no other good fights or old school roughness for the rest of the game

[@51515123]

Beautiful! I've been waiting to see a scrap like that for awhile.

[@kevinharrington2078]

Ranger fan here, Nic gave as good as he took, and from a much larger man, also his post game interview re; his battle with rempe was a show of absolute class, old time hockey and respect given

[@richardcesarano9724]

Back to the future. Reminded me of the good old days. Old time hockey. Big Nick would be proud.

[@pj5491]

Saw this live. What a brawl. Hats off to these two

[@JPbruv]

Great fight! Best I've seen in a long while! Props to both men here!

[@BillsFan2020]

Bro Just Said Fuck It Lets Fight😂

[@andrewkensington7403]

Happy to see good fights back in the NHL, they need more of this!

[@justinsullivan5839]

You know they’re EXHAUSTED when someone goes for a takedown 😂 what a great scrap

[@kcaegis45]

Not they’re but ND. What a puss move. Couldn’t keep up with Rempe

[@acousticshadow4032]

And the guy who gets slammed to the ice is "more EXHAUSTED". 😂🏒🏒

[@kevinwalsh4652]

I can say you are correct, it makes you appreciate guys like Justin Gaethe, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler, Tony Ferguson, Charles Oliveira, that fight 5 minute rounds, UFC and MMA fighters cardio is insane

[@bombguy4129]

Slewfooted him

[@loopyu2y]

couldnt see either having anymore juice left. Im sure those bombs would have looked life slow mo after that point,

[@jonathanplourde581]

Attaboy! Good to see a new tough kid in the league! Xhekaj, Rempe and Voronkov are the future heavyweight champs of the NHL💪

[@Gerik.75]

Amazing! This is why Hockey is the BEST

[@nestorlopez3349]

Fight + game winner! Good shit Rempe! 10 in a row!! Let's go rangers!!!

[@Nokin92]

Need more of these tbh. Great fight

[@joehennessy]

Hope for more guys like this in the NHL to bring it back to its old glory. Man did I love going to games back in the 90's when you would have fights like this almost every matchup between rival teams

[@moderndaydrifter4672]

As a hockey fan, i am so happy to see this. This is whats missing in our game today.

[@georgecamero7888]

What a great clean fight ❤

[@timpatz7241]

A+ Bravo. Awesome. Fantastic. Thanks.

[@mvgamer9637]

Great fight best I've seen in years

[@garyburns5939]

I think their faces at the end told us who won....lol!!!

[@fleatactical7390]

Yep, WE did!

[@IcarusFallz]

Need this is in the NBA

[@Nickh4929]

Nba is soft

[@drewpierce5854]

They don’t won’t black people fighting in team sport! They soft now if they fight they are thugs! This was the NBA they said, they were thugs.

[@drewpierce5854]

Green got suspended for this double standard. But we can say the n word .

[@ringokraus123]

They would leave the game after the fight, not return after 2 minutes

[@Fish-Erman]

Imagine if an NBA player got his face all banged up like that? They'd have to take him off the court on a stretcher, and airlift him to a trauma center where he'd spend a month in intensive care!

[@thatguyjessewiley2898]

One of the best NHL fights I've seen in awhile!

[@49009589]

Rempe was wobbly on his skates afterward. Got more damage then most can think. Deslauriers is tough as they come.

[@scoutullreich-ov9xf]

Adrenaline. He’s 21 and fights in front of 15k people. Look at the faces. You can see who won

[@acousticshadow4032]

Rempe's forehead bore some serious battle scars, too. Fight was a draw.

[@jbqu3142]

Rempe will avoid Deslauriers for now on! Great fight Nicolas! 10-9 Deslauriers!

[@BigPete44]

Great fight! Rempe is a BEAST! LGR!!! 💪

[@AJsAGrownMan]

Rempe ain’t do nothing 😂

[@yakivpopavich]

@@AJsAGrownMan Look as Nicolas's face. Rempe's fists sure did something to it.

[@Whiteboy23956]

​@@yakivpopavichthat cut was from the helmet sped lol.

[@dbyrd7492]

Sure it was. It's ok I know it's tough when you boy gets beat up my a 21 year old in his second game. Ha ha!

[@yakivpopavich]

@@Whiteboy23956 Sure it was. Cope. Nic had a face period from Matts fist.

[@bobbobertson7568]

Been watching hockey since the 80s. One of the best fights I ever seen

[@darinhayes3945]

Great fight! Miss the old nhl. Every game had one of these. Listen to the crowd....

[@thistoob]

Props to both combatants

[@chriscarney5374]

This is what most real hockey fans want.

[@MrPumpkin8ter]

I'm looking forward to round 2. Great scrap,2 good guys.

[@reddeadjuju]

Easily one of the best fights I ever seen especially in this generation. Amazing we need more Rempes!!! 🎉

[@larrydanadavid2435]

Finally a proper hockey fight.

[@sergeant_salty]

What a tilt🔥🔥 that's good hockey

[@keeginlablance859]

That was a badass fight!!!! We need more of them

[@jamesshill]

Best fight I've seen this year - not that I've seen every fight. Well done by both guys.

[@RoccoCarasonne]

That is truly a good ole fashion hockey fight.

[@seanl67]

That fight brought tears to my eyes.

[@acousticshadow4032]

Where'd you get hit??? 🙃😂🏒🏒

[@searchforthestrangler5034]

Great battle two warriors and Sean McDonough's great call of it. It was like an old heavyweight boxing slugfest.

[@1stVARifleman]

Nothing better than old school hockey.

[@ResilientOne2112]

Like with Chara, there's no where to hide from that reach, GEEEEZ!

[@MMK86]

Rempe is the new Chara

[@stevenst6337]

Except Chara used to wrestle as soon as he fought any real heavyweights.

[@headreddedstepchild6177]

Olivier has entered the chat

[@ResilientOne2112]

@@headreddedstepchild6177 lol, YEAH, no kidding

[@ResilientOne2112]

@@headreddedstepchild6177 Olivier is only 6' 1, Caught him with a couple of solid ones

[@xersisdastur123]

0:02 how they dropped everything was just so effortless

[@jefffrearson8764]

I caught this live! A great way to start a hockey game!

[@mjc3502]

Good old-fashioned hockey fight. Respect to both.

[@Nightrain76]

We need a lot more of that in the NHL.

[@UpstatePatriot]

Absolutely, also its nice to see another David Allan Coe fan btw 👍.

[@chrisw2514]

Man, haven't seen one like this in a long time. Good fight boys.

[@jdknows8314]

Awesome fight. Props to both those warriors!

[@greglechowski5030]

Rob Ray, Tie Domi, Larry Playfair and any old school fighters I think would be proud of that battle. No stick work, no slew foot or a cheap shot here. Just an old fashioned brawl.

[@TheYamahog12]

Kinda slew foot at the end.

[@ericwickman920]

Until Deslauriers grabbed Rempe's leg for the takedown.

[@pablowaldrones79]

RAZER! #32

[@greglechowski5030]

@@ericwickman920 And that was the way a lot of fights were ended in the 1980’s. Someone usually got picked up and pancaked. It was part of it. You didn’t see someone getting the skates kicked out. Eric Lindros was big on that trick. (Look up the fight with Matt Barnaby). It was part of the fight not to be taken down.

[@russellny8086]

Look a Rempes face then look at Deslauriers face then you’ll know why he pulled the jersey 🤣

[@MikeHoncho610]

Oh man you’re that kinda guy who thinks blood=more pain. He just got him in the right spot. Deslauriers landed more shots

[@tangocash28]

​@MikeHoncho610 you know someone is tired when they go for the takedown. His azz was busted.

[@MikeHoncho610]

@@tangocash28 he’s also 15 years older than the kid so

[@tallrobshortpants7190]

Deslaurier’s,punches barely reached Rempe’s head, mostly shoulder taps.

[@tompregon7450]

YEAH!... And Deslaurier was the A$$hole that picked the fight!... And he was also the A$$hole that got so sick of getting hit in his strawberry looking forehead that he had to stop the fight by risking Rempe's head being smacked against the ice and causing brain-damage.

[@ao8]

Old school hockey, you love to see it, great job by the Rook!

[@KKQ_187]

I'm Irish & I f*****g love it!!! Respect to both lads, two tough SOB's. I love this sport 😆😆😆😆😆✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼

[@joefrancella772]

Finally good fight in last 12 years .Wish to see more than the shinny hockey we watch most games.

[@webleypug]

More fans may return to watching the NHL if more fights like this were allowed to take place.

[@kremits9360]

That kid is a monster

[@Ascared]

Great tilt boys! Cheers to these two warriors

[@SHR3DR]

Wilson - you're next! :)

[@xvrry]

Reaves

[@josephlinnell9855]

Reaves was a Ramger. I want Wilson for obvious reasons

[@josephfeore5984]

Rempe vs Reaves next!

[@f-15eagle84]

Definitely could happen 👌👌

[@MJM_Productions]

@@f-15eagle84might not, the leafs don’t use reaves ever😂 we wasted a 3 year 4.05 million dollar contract

[@josephfeore5984]

@@MJM_Productions We’ll find out next week. I hope they play him so Rempe can continue his Tour De League😂

[@johnstecich7990]

im a boston fan but thiis id for NY is a beast and came to mae a statement .... his PM r up but hes showing that hes hear to stay . teams need to take notice

[@21pandas_]

That was awesome!

[@hunglikefish]

Old time hockey! Love that once Rempe's jersey was over his head no cheap shot punches thrown by Deslauriers.

[@K1LLERBEE11]

Great scrap by both players

[@frankt285]

Rempe won though...😮

[@stevepodraza6363]

Awesome 👏🏻!!!

[@DeanReinhardt]

best fight i've seen in a while

[@KIngWhittyGaming]

Bring back the old NHL!!

[@jaytee4374]

Fight night at the Joe!

[@21DaHoagie12]

Deslauriers leg swiped him to take him down cuz it’s the first time in his career he knew he was losing the fight

[@PorscheCrazy00]

Exactly

[@Jman99953]

The dude had 40lbs plus the reach advantage and the little energizer bunny kept swinging! Rempke’s face was spotted up too. Who landed on their ass? The big boy!

[@badmotorfinger9195]

​@@Jman99953Nic tripped him out of desperation. There's no honor in that and that doesn't give him a win. Guarantee you Nic's face will be hurting for a while. Oleksiak is 6'7" 250 but Deslauriers was able to handle him, why not the 21 year old kid?

[@CDNCasanova]

@@badmotorfinger9195 clearly you don't know anything about hockey lmao. When you're 200 lbs, you gas easy, he didn't leg swipe him because he was losing, he was out of breath. Clown.

[@user-zb7tg5hi3t]

It was a close fight. Dudes 6’7 and still can’t put down a guy 5 inches smaller than him

[@user-wf4el1gx3n]

Two guys ready to make a primal statement about themselves and their team with the crowd going bonkers. You miss this stuff, you don’t need it all the time, but when the time is right, and the time was right for this one, you want just a little more of it. Those guys create space, emotion, and culture for your team to do business with. It’s so unique and special to the sport.

[@garybruno4064]

GREAT FIGHT, thats the old hockey i loved.. bring it back..

[@blueballs9712]

Damn, I know Rempe is around 6'7" but for his age he gave Nick a run for his money. Seems like a tough customer.

[@shankapotomousclanker5767]

He didn't "give Nick a run for his money", he straight up beat him up. The slew foot at the end was to save face.....other than that..W to Rempe

[@pally73]

um. Rempe got the W . Absolutely BUCKELED Deslauries towards the end of that one. Deslauries threw a bunch that never made it to the target for that kids reach is his best asset at 6'7"

[@whitegd4100]

He won. Nick lost.

[@MMK86]

that reach advantage is huge, look how many punches Nick missed because of it, either way great fight, both warriors

[@Jamax99Jetfan]

​@@shankapotomousclanker5767even fight but Rempe landed a big one and did damage .

[@datcrazywhiteboy6205]

REMPE 25 PIM IN 4 GAMES LFG AND I'M A RED WING FAN

[@victorrosa7517]

27 actually 🤓

[@kcaegis45]

And how many of those games did the Rangers win. Lol

[@user-vd7zd2lp8v]

@@kcaegis45all 4?

[@MakBot]

@@kcaegis45All of them.

[@krash22mini72]

I'm a Wings fan too and I love this guy

[@Outta-hz1ej]

As Don Cherry once said "I don't think a single person got out of their seats to get a coffee during that scrap!" and they say it's not part of the game

[@synthesis117]

wow! thats the best fight ive seen in awhile this kids 21 long career ahead for him

[@Steakdoc]

wow deslaurier face got damage

[@tompregon7450]

YEAH!... And he was the A$$hole that picked the fight!... And he was also the A$$hole that got so sick of getting hit in his strawberry looking forehead that he had to stop the fight by risking Rempe's head being smacked against the ice and causing brain-damage.

[@Mike___Honcho]

i was on the ice at the start of a bench clearing brawl and i picked a guy off the pile. boston area team vs ontario. 15 years old. i am 5'6 and the guy i picked was huge. he rag dolled me and left my forehead purple, kind of like this flyer, but it didn't hurt or swell up. no biggie -- had a great time, although i'd like to win the next one.

[@JustaComment93]

WHO WON THE FIGHT? LIKE FOR REMPE COMMENT FOR DESLAURIERS

[@jefflarson1652]

Deslaurier had more jaw shots. The kid had more side of the head shots. Decision to Nick. He also could have kept pounding away when the shirt came up, which would have happened 40 years ago. He just took him down to be nice.

[@jefflarson1652]

@@JustaComment93 Take off the Ranger goggles so you can see what actually happened.

[@monzoola5022]

hmm

[@charlesw7441]

Hit the play button and see for yourself 😂

[@brodssn]

Deslausiers definitely landed more but Rempe did more damage obviously. Rempe looks like he went for a walk at the park after the fight. Deslausiers looks like he just got jumped 😂

[@DeathrashWhiplash]

21 year old kid challenging grown men. True mark of courage

[@giff74]

Brutal!

[@rickarmbruster2895]

Leg take down by Deslaurier was a cheap and dangerous move 👎

[@joshloney6849]

No kidding i was thinking the same thing

[@tenaciousT217]

It was an old school great fight ......flyers v Rangers ..... LOVE IT ....

[@LucyBatman]

Rempe one of my new fav players

[@GClean]

One of the elements that made hockey so much fun to watch! Thanks to these lads for such great entertainment. It used to be an incredible contact sport, full passions on display. Way to bring it back!

[@Busterboy1998]

AWESOME! Listen to that crowd

[@SgtPrice1000]

That. Was. Awesome. Easily the best heavyweight fight the NHL as seen in years and Rempe has half a foot on Deslauriers in size. We all already knew he was a household name among enforcers but Rempe is gonna join him VERY quickly with showings like this.

[@romambai973]

This scrap made me feel nostalgic 😢

[@danc2426]

Fight of the season !

[@ceedub619cameraman3]

Just wow!

[@pifficus1]

That was nuts.

[@stugrimson7851]

The NHL needs more of this.

[@LastlyMore]

One of the best fights to ever happen in the past 10 years.

[@darrenmcmackin330]

That was awesome

[@aleks71438]

😮, man that was a great fight. 👏👏👏