Hershey Bears Line Brawl, Pheonix Copley Goalie Fight (Photos and Video)
HERSHEY, PA – Pheonix Copley fights Kevin Poulin of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Saturday night during the Hershey Bears game against Bridgeport (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)
All heck broke lose Saturday night at Giant Center with 4:20 remaining in the second period against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. It all started with goaltender interference on Pheonix Copley that went uncalled, knocking the stick out of his hands. He made a glove save to put play to a halt, where a scrum quickly escalated.
What started between Steve Oleksy and Brett Gallant eventually led to a goalie fight between Copley and Kevin Poulin, along with multiple ten minute misconducts and an ejection to Connor Carrick. Gallant received a double game misconduct, and Scott Mayfield was also penalized at a large margin for leaving the penalty box to fight Chris Brown.
Liam O’Brien was caught leaving the bench in the incident as well. The game resumed with the new goalie match up of former Bear David Leggio versus Philipp Grubauer.
PHOTOS: (All photos by Kyle Mace – Chocolate Hockey)
Steve Oleksy was cut even before anything started
Scott Mayfield talks to Chris Brown
Mayfield tries to grab Brown from the penalty box
Brett Gallant chirps Chris Brown, as Brown enters the penalty box
Mayfield fights Brown after escaping penalty box
Pheonix Copley and Kevin Poulin square at center ice
Copley lands a punch to take down Poulin
Poulin lands on the ice
Liam O’Brien is escorted off the ice after leaving the bench
Copley given a standing ovation when returning to his crease
Chris Brown fixes his pads
VIDEO:
Pheonix Copley reaction to the fight:
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Haha, I love how nonchalant SteveO looks in that first pic. “Oh, look. Blood. Hmm.”
You boys stood tall. Way to be, Bears.