Old Time Hockey Brawl

This Islanders vs Flyers Brawl took place back on Jan 6th, 1979. Lots of familiar faces in this one.
Both benches clear with lots of action and plenty of helmetless hockey players.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Hockey
• Flyers
• Islanders
• Fighting
• 1970's

[wisenheimer215]

I saw this when i was a kid. Shame you don't have this in the NHL as much anymore.

[woodyt56]

Ah, the good old days

[SDCsRevenge]

Uh, yeah, we really do not like the Islanders! :)

[saintray44]

shame you left out gillies detoring hoyda

[psychlyst]

was probably there...used to go to the Mausoleum to see every Isles/Flyers game back then...sat in the 300s and loved getting in scraps w/ the Flyers fans that bussed down to Long Island...always a war...loved it!

[BaiMisho]

I feel bad for the ref and the linesmen in a game like this:))

[beatmastert]

You think old ugly Mel would have been a man and took of the massive helmet.

[76milksnake]

the refs cant do anything with two benches on the ice

[dmans442]

I have a hard time understanding Hoyda, he get's his clock cleaned by Gillies, in decisive fashion, then he fights a guy half his size. If he had any intestinal fortitude, he would have challenged Gillies to ra rematch.

[cjf799]

Mike Bossy's Rookie Affro lmao ..Legend

[bayardguy]

I fully understand that Nystrom was a great fighter. BUT when I watch this particular brawl, YES he was the first to come over the boards, BUT what did he do after? Basically nothing, which isnt like Nystrom.

I understand that some fighters dont have to fight in order to help the team just thier mere presence is enough. But the Islanders got rocked in this one overall.

Anyone have any insight as to why Nystrom didnt take more of a police man role in this one?

p.s. : I am a Rangers fan