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This announcer is way too excited about the Grand Rapids-Rockford hockey brawl

BY Jillian Raftery  on January 24, 2013 @ 4:01 pm (Updated: 4:14 pm - 1/24/13 )


On Saturday two minor league hockey teams, the Grand Rapids Griffins and Rockford IceHogs, got into a full-team brawl that ended with thirteen ejections. Many sports writers commented after the fact that it was one of the most dramatic hockey fights in years.

To Dori, however, the antics of the announcer were almost as show-stopping as the brawl on camera.

"I swear, I have never heard a hockey announcer as excited about a fight as this guy was," said Dori.

"Man, he's pumped," said producer Jake.

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  • williamohoh wrote...
    hockey, cage fighting, dog fighting fans
    January 24, 2013 3:47 pm
    never get enough blood. Some people are just creepy
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  • hpygolkyone wrote...
    Huh?!.............
    January 24, 2013 5:05 pm
    I take it the author of this story has never seen a sporting event, which unto itself is a drunken fan nightmare.

    This is minor league hockey.....this is how they make their bones in the league.

    Seriously....minor league hockey is just a fairly continuous brawl where a hockey game occasionally happens.

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  • AKAF wrote...
    sorry..it is AHL...the AAA of the NHL
    January 24, 2013 10:13 pm
    I agree, the announcer was way too excited but these bench clearing brawls are rarely, should correct and say very, very rarely, seen at this level or the level below...aka AA, hockey, regardless what williamohoh states. This was the AHL, the AAA of hockey. Fighting, none the less bench clearing brawls, are not approved at this AAA level, or any level below it. Expect fines and game punishments for this by the AHL, the AAA of the NHL.
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  • AKAF wrote...
    BTW.,..you hockey experts need to go up the road...
    January 24, 2013 10:18 pm
    and attend a Seattle Thunderbird (Kent, WA) or Everett Silvertips game. Sure they are juniors but you may find out for yourself what hockey is all about instead of making false accusations.
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  • Tamera wrote...
    Thats just a part of Hockey!
    January 25, 2013 8:13 am
    The Silvertips and Tbirds have had line brawls not to far in the past! Hockey is a great sport to watch and you never know when a fight will break out! Also wanted to let you know the inital fight in this video is a past Everett Silvertip player Kyle Beach! This kid was drafted by Chicago Blackhawks......he is a talented hockey player and quite an entertainer!
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  • MasonRutledge wrote...
    Kyle Beach
    January 25, 2013 11:13 am
    Kyle Beach who started this fight is a former Everett Silvertip. Go Tips Go.
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  • Dripcorman11 wrote...
    This was awesome
    January 26, 2013 12:02 am
    Ok I am a Hockey fan... I am currently a Vancouver Canuck fan and a Seattle Thunderbird fan. If you ever sit and watch hockey or go down south to Kent and watch the Thunderbirds beat up on the Everett "aluminum tips" it's part of the game. Hockey is awesome, and fights are part of the game this was only 3 some minutes... And this fight was probably was adding up either the last game the faced something major happened or earlier in the game someone did something an they were ( example like a pitcher hit a batter on purpose cause of the opposing pitcher hit his teammate) seeking revenge. You can count on this though when this happens they are not very good refs if this happens. They failed to take control of the game! But when this also happens its awesome cause bench clearings in hockey is rare!
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