Past Canuck Players

[donlever]

Agreed on both counts.

One of my favourite Canuck fights was Ryp and Janssen.

Cam was sure he was going to rock his ass going in....

[Cornuck]

Agreed on both counts.

One of my favourite Canuck fights was Ryp and Janssen.

Cam was sure he was going to rock his ass going in....

Have you seen this? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEJFcY2RxHU

[theman]

Speaking of Ryp, think there was video of him fighting a Thrasher(?), who was much taller than him, who was laughing at him before the fight started. Can't remember the player's name though.

[donlever]

Boris Valabik.

[Cornuck]

Speaking of Ryp, think there was video of him fighting a Thrasher(?), who was much taller than him, who was laughing at him before the fight started. Can't remember the player's name though.

Ths one? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pzM1txgXJ4 (started by an Evander Kane cheap shot)

Edit - any excuse to look up old Rypien fights

[Carl Yagro]

Was Ryp bigger than I recall or is Janssen not really that big for an enforcer? Because in this tilt they look similar except Janssen had a huge noggin.

Was it his equipment?

In the May fight, you can still see Brad is slightly larger and we know Mayday was small when fighting up classes.

[Ronning's Ghost]

Rick Rypien (with perhaps some guidance from his father, Wes) figured out some technical elements of hockey fighting that still do not seem to have been widely adopted. It's why he was able to be so effective against much larger opponents, and an important part of my argument of why it would be possible to coach much more of the fighting element of hockey toughness into a given lineup, irrespective of past pugilistic proclivities, if a management or coaching group believed it would help.

[theman]

Speaking of Ryp, think there was video of him fighting a Thrasher(?), who was much taller than him, who was laughing at him before the fight started. Can't remember the player's name though.

Ths one? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pzM1txgXJ4 (started by an Evander Kane cheap shot)

Edit - any excuse to look up old Rypien fights

Yeah, that's the one.

Cheers for finding it.

[Carl Yagro]

Here's another good one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLdMZf9LuFI

No size mismatch here. Beats the "rust" off Brandon P, then gets Horny in the box.

[donlever]

Bures first as a Canuck.

34 years ago today....

A kid back then who just loved scoring goals.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ-WkuuC ... FrZTk0N2E4

[Madcombinepilot]

Boris Valabik.

He was so punching up in that one!