The Horrific Side of Hockey Fights on Display Yet Again in Brutal AHL Brawl

January 20th, 2016 by Jonathan Willis Leave a reply »

On Tuesday night, the hockey world once again saw the ugly side of fighting. Career enforcer Brian McGrattan, playing for the AHL's San Diego Gulls, was knocked unconscious in a vicious bout with defenceman Daniel Maggio of the San Antonio Rampage.



If the sight of McGrattan's figure lying spread-eagle and face down on the ice wasn't enough to turn a viewer's stomach, the crowd was happy to help. Not only did the spectators cheer during the fight, but the cheering continued as McGrattan lay motionless. At the five-second mark of the video, McGrattan falls to the ice. The cheering continues for the remaining 45 seconds of the video. At the 31-second mark, a triumphant "Good night!" is audible.

It's one of the ugliest sides of a generally beautiful game. Seeing McGrattan knocked unconscious was sickening enough; hearing the crowd cheer it on was unconscionable.

The only good news to come out of this was an update from the Gulls, reporting McGrattan had recovered consciousness and was alert and moving:



McGrattan, a 34-year-old whose career high in points in an NHL season was eight, is hard ...

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