This is what happened to his face after 5 NHL games.
Matt Rempe got a huge cheer from his hometown crowd at Madison Square Garden as the New York Rangers played the Columbus Blue Jackets, as fans acknowledged what this young rookie has given them these past few games.
Enforcers? There are no enforcers in hockey anymore. Real "enforcers" haven't been seen in the league since the 1980's. That part of hockey began dying out around then and has gotten to the point where it's simply a sideshow with prearranged fights that have no context within the game itself.
Everyone that I talk to about Hockey, who doesn’t watch or care about Hockey, always says something along the lines of “I like my Hockey players toothless, black eyed and European” lol the first person who said it to me said Russian but the other few said European. It all started because Im missing two of my front teeth from two different pucks to the face back when I played. I just thought I would throw this out there as some comedic relief. But in all seriousness, dude needs to chill, this isn’t the Domi, Probert, Kocur etc. days anymore. These kids get hit a few good times and they aren’t all coked up so they feel it pretty much right away and the pain makes them let their guard down just long enough to get hit and receive some eyes and some knots like that. But lastly, these are pro athletes, young or not, they know what they are getting into so let them go. I love fighting in the NHL and if they ever completely got rid of it, I would lose my biggest passion in life cuz I wouldn’t watch anymore. Revenge fights (for the right reasons!) are the best to watch.
Seems as Svechnikov in his first session still with milk teeth trying to make an impression in Ovechkin. He got a big punch and a concussion after a bad fall. Just focus in the game kids.
All you people making negative comments about him act like you’ve never seen a game he fights and scores goals and he’s a rookie you people are so stupid it hurts
I remember when Wade Belak was the toast of the town as the Leafs enforcer. He was a gentle giant, and the psychological damage from fighting led him down a dark path to suicide. Glorifying violence in hockey is like nostalgia for the dirty bush league era of the 70s and 80s. I'm all for hard hitting, physical checking hockey… but the circus sideshow of staged fights on the ice is dangerous. Not worth the risk to the future physical and mental health of these young men.
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Dude looks like Mr Larson from Happy Gilmore.
Enforcers? There are no enforcers in hockey anymore. Real "enforcers" haven't been seen in the league since the 1980's. That part of hockey began dying out around then and has gotten to the point where it's simply a sideshow with prearranged fights that have no context within the game itself.
Everyone that I talk to about Hockey, who doesn’t watch or care about Hockey, always says something along the lines of “I like my Hockey players toothless, black eyed and European” lol the first person who said it to me said Russian but the other few said European. It all started because Im missing two of my front teeth from two different pucks to the face back when I played. I just thought I would throw this out there as some comedic relief. But in all seriousness, dude needs to chill, this isn’t the Domi, Probert, Kocur etc. days anymore. These kids get hit a few good times and they aren’t all coked up so they feel it pretty much right away and the pain makes them let their guard down just long enough to get hit and receive some eyes and some knots like that. But lastly, these are pro athletes, young or not, they know what they are getting into so let them go. I love fighting in the NHL and if they ever completely got rid of it, I would lose my biggest passion in life cuz I wouldn’t watch anymore. Revenge fights (for the right reasons!) are the best to watch.
Okay but genuinely he needs to stop and recover
Attabe, Calgary. Take care of yourself, bud
first off a couple black eyes isnt a lot of damage lol secondly Reeves aint gonna fight anyone and you know it haha
Seems as Svechnikov in his first session still with milk teeth trying to make an impression in Ovechkin. He got a big punch and a concussion after a bad fall. Just focus in the game kids.
NO way he fights Reaves this time around. His face needs to heal. But I like this guy for sure!
Reaves is waiting for him
Kids a unit. Respect.
REAVO IS MY HEROOO
Why not just apply to UFC instead if he wants to fight? Oh right, cause he would lose every time…
All you people making negative comments about him act like you’ve never seen a game he fights and scores goals and he’s a rookie you people are so stupid it hurts
Best fighters are not in the NHL. You’ve got some good ones but half the teams don’t carry a heavyweight
Dude needs a vacation
He’s not a good fighter.
The kid is living the dream, I hope he keeps it up, it's entertaining as hell and good for the game to have players play with real emotion.
He got his ass kicked that's what happened
Nose looks broken
THE RANGERS GOON WON'T LAST LONG TAKING SO MANY BEATDOWNS….WHAT A WASTE HOW SAD
Dude stop fighting… your NOT a fighter….
is there NHL compensation like the VA? lmao
This kid is your favorite players favorite player. Welcome to the show kid.
I remember when Wade Belak was the toast of the town as the Leafs enforcer. He was a gentle giant, and the psychological damage from fighting led him down a dark path to suicide. Glorifying violence in hockey is like nostalgia for the dirty bush league era of the 70s and 80s. I'm all for hard hitting, physical checking hockey… but the circus sideshow of staged fights on the ice is dangerous. Not worth the risk to the future physical and mental health of these young men.
Regardless, Kid is a legend
What's with the visor??
Said it himself he likes to fight. If the kid does fight Reaves, it’ll be because he wants to. Don’t see an issue with that
Guy is going to end up a vegetable.