Bruins v. Rangers NHL Fight with Fans in Stands at MSG BETTMAN IS A LIAR

[guttpig]

This is hilarious back then they did everything

[rapfan050]

i liked this just for the gary betman comment at the start

[TokyoMetal777]

When hockey... was hockey... :)

[Truth77Absolute]

Hockey does not belong in Atlanta. Gary betteman is a loser.

[AntonMoscowCity]

bring back 70's

[laxphan9]

ahh the days when hockey was good.

[ohsnap987]

Simmons!



[bobzani]

Absolutely nuts-never a reason for players to go into the stands.

[TheTylerWebb]

That just goes to show how cocky and stupid the bruins are

[lakeerie90s]

buttman hates canadian hockey teams, he was forced to choose let the thrashers to winterpeg or let that team go tits up. plus buttman is fighting this battle (dying sun teams move to Canada or die) on several fronts, he was preoccupied with keeping Phx coyotes from moving to Canada so he overlooked the thrashers situation till it was too late

Quebec actually deserves a team more, that team was great for hockey fight fans (twist, donnelly, simon, kimble, carkner)

[EssexAggiegrad2011]

Those are my burins! Stanley Cup champs 2011!

[DetlefJackson2004]

Hey from Germany, sorry for my possible mistakes.

I see a fan beating one of the Bruins Players and then he went into the crowd.

Would be crazy seeing it today in the NHL.

[jediaron1]

WTF PEOPLE THIS IS HORRIBLE IM A BRUINS FAN AND I HATE THIS THESE GUYS ARE JUST BEATING ON FANS!!! SOME OF THEM WERE EVEN TRYING TO RUN AWAY!!! THEY WERENT TRYING TO HURT THE BRUINS

[RazorRedPresa]

@jediaron1 Ya the guy that was trying to run away landed about 5 or 6 cheap shots from the level above, that's why he got his shoe pulled off and got bitch slapped with it. Of coarse they shouldn't have gone over in the first place but shit happens and in hockey that shit is usually pretty entertaining.

[TheDrowWarrior1]

@jediaron1 dude the fans hurt one of their team mates! course theyre getting beat on. the idiot threw a glass beer bottle and hit the guy ffs

[skydome29]

As much as I dislike the Bruins, New York deserves this.

[tagala777]

classic



[andy11981]

Starting at :34 watch the Bruin player on the top left rip off the shoe of the fan and start to beat him with it. HAHAHAHA!!!

[KarmicOmen]

@andy11981

Like a scene straight out of the movie "Slap Shot". I posted a parody ... players fighting with fan in the movie and this audio. Oh my God, the coincidence is uncanny -- very funny.

[Killdo2112]

@andy11981 I think that is Mike Milbury who does (shitty) commentating for CBC and NBC.

[marcsimonetta1]

@andy11981 That's Mike Milbury ROFL.

[TheBigBHang]

Too bad the Bruins aren't like the used to be. These days, they simply stand aroound and watch after someone like Matt Cooke nearly ended the career of Marc Savard with a vicious cheap shot.

Fortunately for the Bruins, the Atlanta Thrashers' Evander Kane took care of their dirty work for them.

[BruinsBest]

@TheBigBHang Shawn Thornton also took care of cooke.

[danielgirotto]

holy shit lmao!

[rareflorence]

"there go the bruins"

:D

[waffle1997]

THE BIG BAD BRUINS KICK SOME NY FAN ASS

[indyfan22k]

Were was the NYC PD ?? don't the police usually hang out near the rinkside ?

[berezin99]

The fans should have poured hot oil on them as they tried to climb the castle walls!

[waffle1997]

@berezin99 lol

[wickednicestuff]

oh yeah! bruins v rangers tonite. kick some ny ass!

[FartSnifferGirl]

In 2001, Domi beat a fan, and he was only given a $1000 fine...

"Old time hockey" - WTF does that even mean? I hate fighting in hockey... the game has become a joke.

[movitmovit]

ahhh i've been looking all over for this. thanks for posting

[sventoby]

the NHL would get a real TV contract if this happened more often

[hankthetank26]

Oh and you obviously haven't watched 2 many hockey games. Cause it's pretty frequent that the 2 fighters give eachother a love tap after their tilt. There is unsportsmanship in any sport. You sound like some little twerp who's never even played a sport to begin with, but probably got bullied in highschool by the 'big mean violent sports players'. Be a man for fuck sakes.

[hankthetank26]

@sahadi420 if you don't like fighting in hockey you are a limp wristed queer and that is a fact.

[19Truth53]

Why didn't the fans mug these fucking hockey FUCKS!?

[manwalrus]

@19Truth53 Because the hockey players are very large physical presences, and the fans are drunk. That's why the players felt the need to jump into the stands in the first place.

[ARS31897]

i. love. the. bruins.

[Ajwmsaguitarman]

GO BRUINS

[greygoosetall]

THE BIG, BAD BRUINS!!!

[theALmighty66]

My mom's boss was one of the men fighting the Bruins, ha. Does anyone know the exact date or year this transpired?

[Zelrio28]

One of the many reasons to have absolutely no respect for Boston.

[Sahadi420]

@Zelrio28 thats why i have no respect for hockey period.

[screamsoftheundead1]

@Sahadi420 and exactly what do you like? soccer or "football"? the absolute most boring sport in the world?

[Sahadi420]

@screamsoftheundead1 I like hockey. I just hate all the useless thug fighting. At least in football when theres a good hit usually the two guys that collided will give each other a high five or something. Only in hockey do you need "enforcers". It's so fucking moronic. Especially when you realize that all these hockey fucks are spoiled rich hockey brats. Hockey has to be the most UNsportsmanship game out there. Hence my comment. And with MMA to watch why do I want to watch a hockey fight?

[screamsoftheundead1]

@Sahadi420 really? they high five people that they just collided into? so its like "you just broke my ankle, GOOD JOB, WOO! HIGH FIVE!!!"? thats stupid. hockey has sportsmanship, notice this videos is of a brutal team from the 70s. now theres only a few jerks in the NHL, ovechkin, avery, and a few others. and hockey isnt overpaying, they have probably the lowest salary in sports. in footbal/soccer they overpay like crazy, im pretty sure the highest paid athlete in the world is a soccer player.

[Sahadi420]

@screamsoftheundead1 dude have you ever watched a football game?? Just because you tackle a guy doesn't mean he's your sworn enemy?? They give props to each other all the time. And you can't bring in salaries when comparing the douche bag factors of people. Trust me, the owners that are paying those players aren't starving.

[screamsoftheundead1]

@Sahadi420 i have watched games, i watched some of the world cup. whenever somebody fell, they layed there crying and were taken off the field while the clock was still running. thats a dumb thing about it, the clock is ALWAYS running. ANYWAY, theyre a bunch of "spoiled rich brats" that cant take a hit. hockey has sportsmanship, if someones down, injured, everyone kneels or sits on the bench hoping hes ok, it doesnt happen often though because players dont usually lay crying, because theyre MEN

[Sahadi420]

@screamsoftheundead1 Dude, I'm talkin about AMERICAN football. The game with 360lb dudes hittin each other. Please dont get me going about the flop game of soccer. But since you brought it up, I hate the fake injuries and all the fake falling in soccer the same as I hate all the dumb ass fights in hockey.

[screamsoftheundead1]

@Sahadi420 oh crap, whole time i thought you were talking about soccer, america really has to change the name of football or something. well, i hate soccer too, thats why i was ripping on it. and football used to be my favorite sport, but its just people are way too cocky in football nowadays. chad "ochocinco", terrel owens, etc. i like people like brees, favre, and barry sanders. and the fighting in hockey is part of the game, let alone the fighting between team mates at practices and camps

[dirklance09]

@Sahadi420 dude get aids and die slowly...you would like 360lb dudes pounding you from behind...and take ur fucking videos down dune-coon.

[Sahadi420]

@dirklance09 hey dicklance, if I want to talk to you I'll start the post with, "hey loser". And what videos are you talking about? And I'm sorry, Capt. Closet, but you're the only one bringing anal sex into football. I'm sorry, I'll leave you alone now, I'm sure you have like 15 people your talking meaningless shit over the internet to. GET A LIFE

[crazeyrangerfans]

THAT IS HALIROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jillee111]

i like how the rangers just stand there and watch. lol

[ridethelightning100]

typical boston

[bluemilk123]

Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rangers suck! Go Sox, Pats, Celtics, and Bruins

[MrUncomfortableTruth]

Buck Fawston...

[georgemrns08]

I will say this...that was fucking hilari0us...especially cuz it was a ranger fan...i just wish s0meb0dy w0uld d0 this in m0ntreal...th0se fans deserve t0 get beat up daily f0r being arr0gant pus-sacks.

[georgemrns08]

and the spineless rangers d0nt pr0tect their 0wn fans...if i were a player i w0uld be right in there pr0tecting my fans....i kn0 al0t 0f players wh0 d0n't give a shit ab0ut fans and thats terrible.

[brrrrett1984]

i recall a statement made by mike milbury a few years ago about how ruutu and other goons shouldnt have a spot in the nhl.

[jeasmovo]

@brrrrett1984

Yeah and that dumbass was the one beating a fan with his own shoe.

[Victor1970s]

Great movies, great music, and great moments in sports! The 1970s had it all!

[lowgens02]

Aaaah I miss those days!

[tsaisisbuying]

After a hard day, watching this video so soothing.

[enjoytheride86]

This is bloody awesome. Go Millbury!

[dave04045]

this was in the nytimes today,

[ColeCola12]

Bruins SUCK!

[sanefan]

Gary Buttman would have a coronary if this were to happen today.

I would rather have this than put up with the cowards who hit from behind and get away with it because of the stupid instigator rule. All because of those "concerned hockey mothers" who aim to take away everything men like.

[pfmo5678ramone]

@sanefan i wish bettman would keel over, maybe we could get teams back in winnipeg and quebec city and out of phoenix and atlanta where they don't care about it anyway. nothing like the old bruins though, wha?

[StukInBuf]

@sanefan AMEN.

[drewsmythe]

Love how Mike Milbury takes down a fan, removes one of his shoes and then beats him with it! Hilarious! You couldn't script this stuff any better!

[roasted420]

@drewsmythe

Thats some funny shit!!!! LOL!!!!

[Rattus17]

O'reilly went into the stand because a fan got a hold of Stan johnathen's stick and hit him in the head with it. Anyone hits my team mate in the head with a stick im in the stands beating the crap out of him too.

[wholefnshow1]

lol bruins. what a loser organization.

[shajo35]

Manunited013 - You do not see this with Today's hockey players, but you have had two or three incidents in the past 5 years with Basketball players. BB players are not goons...they are thugs. Understand the difference. Plus your comment holds no weight because of your ID. If half the stuff you do at your soccer games happened in the states there would be no one to attend the event. A little common sense goes a long way.

[Choobag]

"A little common sense goes a long way."

oh the irony....

[jallendubya]

I thought I was wtching Slap Shot for a second there.

[Midnighthour71]

Didn't this happen in a Canucks game back in the day also?

[Negroguy69]

And those sticks back then only cost $5. If a fan took my stick i would go after him too. They now cost $300!!!!!!

[ManUnited013]

oh but when basketball players do this theyre despicable goons

[whateveritsnoyes]

i don't get it either

[drdave2468]

cool

[AaronofAnaheim]

That is awesome! Some of these types of fans think they are untouchable...and can do whatever they please without thought of repercussions or responsibility. I guess we have lawyers to thank for that....but at least in this instance...those idiots fans are getting what they deserve...a good old ass-kickin! I love it! :)

[edd146]

why'd they do this?

[perryfan10]

Terry said the fan was hitting a player with the stick so he thought he would take care off him. Bad choice.

[EuropeanAlder]

siren stadion of boston on the voice like titanic ship , best siren nhl ...here behaid sea

[kktinemateloginy]

lol

[xammax9999]

Peter Mcnab what a douche, the guy is against fighting in today's NHL yet he's in the bloody stands.

[ghytgb]

more empty seats than fans

[berezin99]

The game was over. Plus would you stay there with five Bruins climbing the glass towards you?

[ghytgb]

i'd have no reason to run. i would've pushed them down the stairs. they're on skates and i'm not. big advantage. msg has always been known for their empty seats and empty rafters.

[kylebook]

And if you had been there, taunting them, they would have kicked your ass, as well!

[MarineForceAlpha]

Hockey players are the toughest people in sport

[scousepunk]

Have you ever seen a game of rugby?

[acdcrocksno1]

rugby is awesome

[ottvalley]

The Bruin players that ran out onto the street where they pillaged and burned local shops and stores

[yankeesgirl524]

all you ranger haters out there why don't you shut the hell up were the only team that wears red white and blue for our flag so shut up or ill get Avery on all you haters out there!!!!!!!!!!!!iiiiiiiiiiiii­ii!!!!!!!!

[flyergagne12]

oh no please not every i dont want anybody turtleing one me

[pwestlax8]

The only team that wear's red, white and blue? I guess Columbus isn't a team anymore.

[magich8ball]

@pwestlax8 Neither is Montreal....and that would be fine with me.

[blairzel]

Massholes.

[Matt21212]

stupid reason to jump into the stands he could just by a new one sick anyway

[al8as]

LOL

[kc768]

I think this was 30 years ago.

[jaysoninthem]

i hate both teams but that is awesome!!!

[edd146]

w00t

good to see boston fans kick the shit otta some Rangers fans

[Cristiano2008]

I can't believe what I'm seeing

[rachiebabex]

BRUINS (:

[mrbeano1]

Terry O'Reily and Pete Mac Nab, two of the best!!

[TwanUM]

Simmons still the man... love the podcasts, love the columns... only guy on ESPN that calls the company out.

[lemmykeepitreal]

I love the podcasts too--the writing is still his bread and butter, but he's the only guy who could sit down with the president of ESPN and tell him what he doesn't like about the company.

[boogpowell]

I agree. The podcasts are usually pretty good (yesterday's podcast with Adam Carolla was hysterical), but it's the columns that makes Bill Simmons great.

[birdman829]

this is good but simmons is slipping lately. Too many books and bullshit podcasts

[hogie1525]

waaaay too many fucking podcasts. Who the fuck has time to listen to 80 minutes of his ramblings? stick to writing billy boy, its what you do best

[sec39fan]

simmons is at it again lol

[SamfrickinRaimi]

Lots of gushing dudes in here bragging on their Simmons' bromance. 

He used to be the voice of the people but he's an elitist Cali douche now. Kinda sad.

[luvdah8ers]

WUT??? um ppl speak wut they know... check ever first album of any great, then look at their talent deteriorate....

[patnick25]

0:34-- watch the bruins player remove a fan's shoe and beat him with it.

thanks bill

[superbad31153]

That`s Mike Milbury,that is funny!

[lmcmanus12]

billbillbillbillbillbillbilll.­

[bsoxnut03]

haha gotta love simmons' mailbag

[TheMooseJuice]

Thank You Bill Simmons

[DaTruPlaya]

i like how many ppl saw this cuz of the sports guy...he must be the most followed write out rite now...and i agree the palace melee was better if for nothing more then the way Jermaine O'Neal hit that guy and fell

[poona83]

Still like the Artest/Jackson effort more - the punches had more venom, and even though hockey players are pretty thuggish, there's something funnier about the NBA one because the guys entering the stands were 6 foot 9 black "gangstas" taking on a bunch of short, fat, white guys. I reckon the crowd at the Palace would have been more scared than the one at MSG

[partisanmilo]

I don't know if there is anybody that I would want to hang out and drink beer all day with then simmons.

[pachuley]

Bill Simmons rules.. And the rangers were pussies..

[burgerkingbuell]

thanks bill! made my day!

but i love how the announcer gives a virtual play by play on the fight

[pubicenemy1]

In bill we trust!

[delishadish]

if this happened today, those players would be banned for like 3 seasons.

[lgolken]

If this happened today, I would actually watch hockey.

[laurencex]

haha. Yep. Bill did it again. Shouts from Toronto!

[blazinboltx19]

I saw this about a year ago and thought nothing of it. Thanks for the refresher, Simmons.

[N720MF]

Hilarious stuff. Thanks sports guy.

[UNCHansborough50]

Simmons.

[zephyrtube]

Spotrs guy has changed the world

[m1k3y23]

BILL!!!

[LaudableNinja]

Did anyone here watch this WITHOUT our friend Bill? I think probably very few.

[kovac06]

i saw it a buncha times when I was little on account of being Canadian. I hadn't seen it in long time though. Thanks Simmons.

[timmykov]

no cheers billiy boy

[kovac06]

Mike Milbury=legendary. 0:30...takes off a fans shoe and proceeds to beat him with it. unreal.

[timbox55]

One of his claims to fame, really...

Three others: 1) Saying that Don Cherry was the father of his kids (meant to say godfather); 2) Being one of the worst GMs in recent memory with the Islanders; 3) Trying to get Chris Nilan and Brian Skrudland into the '91 all star game (!)because he felt it was lacking "spice"

[tylermelancon]

the best part is how the announcer is doing play-by-play through it all like he's announcing Ali-Frazier. "McNabb has dropped his stick...he's not swinging." haha if only hockey were still alive.

[elmoz514]

Anyone know how many views this had before today's mailbag?

[pawelgasior]

Will Simmons:D thank you!

[whoknows10]

you rock Bill!

[real1quiet]

I think I see a young Ron Artest in the crowd brimming with hope...

[postrockwoodies]

bill simmons is god

[keandaas]

thank you bill simmons!!

[JesusOrozcoJr]

bill simmons!

[willyd555]

Simmons made me do it

[y4rew]

Will Simmons sent me.

[helplessEWOK]

can't believe it took bill simmons for some of you guys to see this.

mad mike milbury with the shoe... LMFAO

[eleutheromaniac]

"Ohhh, this could be bad." Classic.

[danonwis]

Wow, how did Boston just not get killed by the NHL for doing this? Simmons is right, if it happens today, the franchise gets dismantled.

[jeffreymac314]

and its an eight to THREE ballgame

[threefromthebaseline]

male bag

[soy714]

LOL. The Will Simmons effect.

[chickenmelt]

will simmons

[bcs1175]

Will Simmons

[as54294]

Will Simmons sent me.

[mpcliff21]

willie simmons is the biggest homo!

[kevinadkins08]

I love Mailbags man.  Will Simmons!

[johnnytsunami212]

Simmons sent me...how had i never heard of this

[ThatBoyQ33]

WILL

[reservationgirl]

Simmons sent me, too

[ball32josh]

Billie comes through again.

[badjaboy07]

Simmons

[kwinchel]

I can't believe I've never seen this before - thanks Will!

[mgbball11]

Will Simmons

[boiler6460]

It might say in one of the first comments, but how did all of that come about?

[tomatomantm]

A fan grabbed Terry O'Reilly's stick and started beating Stan Jonathan with it. I remember watching it as a kid.

[dbro0880]

will simmons haha

[hendu13]

Simmons!

[zodiiak]

I'm here for Will Simmons

[krazedant]

Simmons!

[luckyguy926]

Way to go in the stands to help out the fans pussy Rangers.

[penscup2035]

Every time Mike Milbury bashes another GM on TV, Neil Smith should come out and hit him with a shoe.

Thanks, Bill.

[penguins87fan]

haha simmons