saint0917
March 12th, 2009, 10:26 AM
3/11/79:
A wild melee erupts at the end of the first period at the Spectrum between the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings. As the clubs leave the ice for the first intermission, bad blood spills over when Randy Holt of L.A. resumes an earlier fight with the Flyers’ Frank Bathe, Bert Wilson of L.A. picks up an earlier tiff with Flyers defenseman Behn Wilson and Kings winger Steve Jensen squares off with Flyers center Mel Bridgman. The free-for-all results in 290 penalty minutes being assessed by referee Wally Harris, 67 alone given to Randy Holt. There are 10 ejections, 5 to each team. Numerous NHL records are set in the chaotic brawl, but the rest of the game proceeds without further incident. The Flyers win, 6-3.
B I R T H D A Y S
Louise Brough b. 1923
Dock Ellis b. 1945
Bobby Abreu b. 1974
Shawn Springs b. 1975
Elton Brand b. 1979
A wild melee erupts at the end of the first period at the Spectrum between the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings. As the clubs leave the ice for the first intermission, bad blood spills over when Randy Holt of L.A. resumes an earlier fight with the Flyers’ Frank Bathe, Bert Wilson of L.A. picks up an earlier tiff with Flyers defenseman Behn Wilson and Kings winger Steve Jensen squares off with Flyers center Mel Bridgman. The free-for-all results in 290 penalty minutes being assessed by referee Wally Harris, 67 alone given to Randy Holt. There are 10 ejections, 5 to each team. Numerous NHL records are set in the chaotic brawl, but the rest of the game proceeds without further incident. The Flyers win, 6-3.
B I R T H D A Y S
Louise Brough b. 1923
Dock Ellis b. 1945
Bobby Abreu b. 1974
Shawn Springs b. 1975
Elton Brand b. 1979