Must See: Ugly bench brawl in AHL game Thumbs up if you’re a fan of Old Time Hockey!

Friday night lights, baby. They were burning bright on the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, affiliate to the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Belleville Senators, affiliate to the Ottawa Senators, this past Friday when the two teams engaged in a bench brawl late in the game.



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The Crunch prevailed on the scoresheet 4-2, but we’ll call the dust up an even split. To be fair, this wasn’t a classic bench clearing brawl like the days of old, but because those are penalized so harshly now they almost never occur. Regardless, this tilt still has a tint of nostalgia to it with players reaching between benches to get in their shots.

Old time hockey!