23-13-3: Mixed Emotions At MSG
Scotty Hockey —
... *On the physical note, the game did feature one helluva heavyweight bout in Colton Orr vs. Mitch Fritz. While Fritz did land some good punches with his outrageously long arms, Orr landed the big blows and bloodied the big man, sending him back to the trailer park with his tail between his legs and blood running down his face. None of the Islanders were particularly physical after that solid display of fisticuffs. (Of course, there was no reason for it other than to justify Fritz being in the NHL - he did skate for 1:40 of ice time total - but I am tired of ...
Colton Orr vs Mitch Fritz Hockey Fight, 12-29, Video
NESW Sports, Sports Videos —
... sports should know that this sort of animosity generates ratings. The words horse collar, flagrant foul, and intentional hit batter have softened three sports already, hopefully hockey keeps it a true contest of athletes within the framework of what is and is not acceptable.
Hockey Fights dot com has a vote and Orr has the vote at 61% right now.
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