The AHL had a nasty bench clearing brawl last night
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O. EngJune 11, 2022 (9:57)
In yesterday's Eastern Conference Final between the Laval Rocket (Montreal affiliates) and the Springfield Thunderbirds (St. Louis affiliates), all hell broke loose after an overtime goal that made the Rocket tie the series at 2-2.
After the goal by Harvey-Pinard in OT, Thunderbird's goalscorer Dakota Joshua was incredibly salty and punched a Rocket player while the team celebrated the overtime goal.
"In the middle of everything is Dakota Joshua, who at the end throws a pair of punches at Danick Martel as he's being forced to leave the ice."
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As seen in the video, bodies went flying and everybody started throwing hands. It was an all out bench clearing brawl after the whistle.
Dakota Joshua, the menace in all of this, was a former 5th round selection by the Leafs in 2014 and is now signed by the Blues. The 26-year-old is having a decent season and playoffs with 4 goals and 5 assists in 10 games so far.
From this angle, it seems as though the Springfield netminder and a Laval player got into an argument after the goal resulting in everybody jumping in. Was there a taunt involved or just an accidental bump?
They will play again tonight, Saturday June 11 at 7pm ET.
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