tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:03:05 +0000EnforcersNew NHLtv ratingsAttendanceBettmanInstigatorTraditional HockeyentertainmentpollsTMFB originalcampbellYHL fansSaskincherrycoxJeff GordonNHLFA Fan ReportSigbrooksglovesStrap on the foil as we chat about past and current enforcers, the new NHL, and, of course, the Washington Capitals. Tune in daily to catch up on the heroes and villans of hockey. Two Minutes for Blogging has a lineup of regular and sporadic contributors that hail from Fried Chicken's hockey fight site.http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sig)Blogger315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-8146648330441060763Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:28:00 +00002014-01-26T16:30:51.075-05:00Definitely a little late on this one. But from Fried Chicken's colleagues, here are the top 10 fights from the 2001 to 2010.   I was recently asked what my favorite fight of all time is. And while I was huge Stephen Peat fan, his fight with P.J. Stock is slightly overrated. Sure, it was a helluva scrap by two very tough guys. But we've seem more punches landed in a fight (see Mirasty http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2014/01/top-ten-hockey-fights-of-2000s-decade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-2792168656985162034Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:05:00 +00002014-01-26T16:08:30.890-05:00It's been a while since I've taken time to blog about hockey fights. While I want to say it's because of a decline in the fights this year, that apparently isn't completely accurate.  According to hockeyfights.com, we're currently on the same pace as we were last year.  And, really, the numbers haven't drastically increased or decreased in some time. SeasonGamesFights*Fights Per http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-current-state-of-fighting-in-nhl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-4098351465313981437Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:33:00 +00002011-11-01T09:41:57.882-04:00Remember back in the late 80s when players like Gretzky, Lemieux, Messier, Hull, and Yzerman were racking up points; and Brendan Shanahan was racking up fights and PIMs? My how things have changed. Lemieux, having made his millions after freely roaming the ice for years protected by the likes of Troy Loney, Grant Jennings and Jay Caufield is now an owner. One that is more content bashing http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2011/10/parched-watered-down-nhl-will-quench.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-6346055057210112034Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +00002011-04-25T19:23:23.524-04:00Game 7 between the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers is a big game for more than just the two teams involved. If you're a die hard C-A-P-S fan, this game has your attention, and for good reason.It's pretty simple. If the Sabres win, they will meet the Capitals in round two. And while Washington is 3-0-1 against the defensive-minded Sabres this year, think twice before putting your Friday http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2011/04/why-caps-fans-want-flyers-to-win-game-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-9085124965898914466Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:24:00 +00002011-03-15T14:41:40.815-04:00Protest time baby... bring your signs. I'm not really sure why or what we're protesting, but let's be heard TONIGHT! Forget the fact that accidental concussions are leading to most concussions in the game, we want these accidents to stop. And we're bringing our signs to show our displeasure about the accidents that occur in this game of hockey, the game that takes place at breakneck speeds.As ahttp://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2011/03/and-yuppies-in-montreal-are-gearing-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-4775381679330490584Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:55:00 +00002011-03-09T16:05:40.116-05:00Statement from the NHL's Mike Murphy:“After a thorough review of the video I can find no basis to impose supplemental discipline. This hit resulted from a play that evolved and then happened very quickly -- with both players skating in the same direction and with Chara attempting to angle his opponent into the boards. I could not find any evidence to suggest that, beyond this being a correct callhttp://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2011/03/chara-saved-by-national-hypocrisy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-261599313880080523Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:31:00 +00002011-02-14T20:56:03.670-05:00Connect the dots and you'll find hypocrisy at the end.Matt Cooke --- Widely regarded as the dirtiest player in the NHL, "Cookie" was recently suspended for his upteenth cheap hit of his career, this one against Blue Jacket Fedor Tyutin. That came after his knee to knee hit on Capitals' superstar, Alexander Ovechkin. At that time, the Caps had the game in hand mind you. So Cooke's knee was no http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2011/02/matt-cooke-tim-wallace-and-mario.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-1287655779075840756Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:10:00 +00002010-02-15T11:02:55.868-05:00It's no secret the Caps are a high-octane scoring machine this year. But have the Caps sacrificed defensively and physically as a result? While the prognosticators feel that the Caps should target an established goaltender during the Olympic break, the majority of insiders would tell you the Caps could benefit from a crease clearing defenseman should they wish to progress deep into the playoffshttp://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2010/02/are-opposing-teams-targeting-caps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-6632916546533423576Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:13:00 +00002010-02-15T09:19:23.244-05:00PC - The following is an email interview I conducted with former Washington Capital, Stephen Peat.For information about Stephen’s career, here are a couple good resources:Career Statistics - http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=28833Fight Card - http://www.dropyourgloves.com/Players/Player.aspx?Player=3515PC - I’ll try to keep these questions in chronological order starting with http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2010/02/pc-following-is-email-interview-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-1991571659815050375Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:20:00 +00002010-02-12T23:09:07.939-05:00After watching the zebras hand out 5 minute fighting majors to Colton Orr (who got "the package") and Cam Janssen tonight, I am absolutely dumbfounded as to what merits a fighting major these days.Let me give you three examples. Your head will be spinning by the time this is done.Example 1: Owen Nolan -vs- Scott "Fire Pants" Hartnell --- 2 Minutes Each for Roughing.Example 2: Zdeno "No http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2010/02/so-exactly-what-constitutes-fight-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-1898755534608846944Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:04:00 +00002009-11-11T10:10:21.759-05:00Gotta give credit where credit is due. Hat tip to Down Goes Brown. His NHL Suspension Flow Chart has been making its rounds on the net at a torrid pace. Fantastic. Why? Because most of it it TRUE!!!Enjoy...http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2009/11/nhls-top-secret-flow-chart-for-handing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-4099047181796332793Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:20:00 +00002009-03-15T22:25:42.789-04:00Let me spell it out for the Gary protectors and anti-fighting yuppies...From the NHLPA website: P. Kelly – “I don’t think there is any appetite on the part of the GMs to eliminate or reduce fighting in the game. Frankly, those sentiments are echoed by the players. We explained to the GMs that the players believe that fighting plays an important and historic role in the game, and that fighting hashttp://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2009/03/bettman-and-cronies-trying-to-curb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-5430252740477051669Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:01:00 +00002009-03-12T11:23:44.644-04:00The NHL General Managers meeting recent wrapped up and word out of the three-day meeting is the GMs are proposing three changes to the NHL's rule book for next season. Let's take a look in order of probability of the rules actually passing through the Competition Committee and the Board of Governors.1) Add a 10-minute misconduct to "staged" fights that happen off a faceoff.Probability - Very http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2009/03/impact-of-nhls-new-proposed-fighting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-6291056698245737016Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:31:00 +00002009-02-15T14:58:40.012-05:00and it STINKS!"The whimpification of the sport." Words straight from Mike Milbury's mouth. Words straight to the ears of a national audience. Words that couldn't have been more accurate, more truthful.This is EMBARRASSING for the NHL. The only major network, besides the outdoor channel, that gives the NHL a national audience just ripped them... just completely mocked the sport. And this fromhttp://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2009/02/bettman-puts-his-stamp-on-flyersrangers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-6931810033469531290Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:27:00 +00002009-02-12T19:32:13.928-05:00It’s been a while since I’ve come through with a blog entry. A new son (in addition to a 22 month old son) quickly eats up your time.That said, I can’t stand this fighting talk nonsense anymore. The yuppie media hasn’t missed a chance to ram the anti-fighting drivel down our throats. Forget what the players have to say. Forget what the fans have to say. The yuppie media wants changes; and by God http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2009/02/yuppies-tsn-and-concussion-summit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-6884279619872832862Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:53:00 +00002008-12-03T21:06:45.577-05:00Versus continued its podcast interviews a few weeks ago, giving a number of bloggers a chance to interview hockey analyst and former NHLer Brian Engblom.Engblom was an absolute pleasure to interview. He took a lot of time providing a thorough answer to each question.2MFB asked Engblom a "different" sort of question. After looking up Engblom's fight card at http://www.dropyourgloves.com, we http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2008/12/bloggers-team-up-to-interview-brian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-5334629749785638118Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:55:00 +00002008-12-02T19:13:20.709-05:00At least saying it anyways...Hot off the presses, Dallas Stars' superpest Sean Avery has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL for "conduct detrimental to the League or game of hockey."In this case, conduct detrimental to the game of hockey were the words"sloppy seconds." That phrase was used to describe Calgary Flames' defenseman Dion Phaneuf's relationship with actress Elisha Cuthbert, http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2008/12/apparently-sloppy-seconds-gets-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-3934731866185123089Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:27:00 +00002008-11-22T16:30:14.256-05:00Video and box score for your viewing pleasure. Thanks to Kramer at Fried Chicken's Hockey Fight Site for his Youtube efforts. Vancouver fighting - 5 min 0:25, A. Burrows Vancouver roughing - 2 min 0:25, A. Burrows Vancouver fighting - 5 min 0:25, J. Hansen Vancouver game misconduct - 10 min 0:25, J. Hansen Pittsburgh fighting - 5 min 0:25, M. Cooke Pittsburgh game misconduct - 10 min 0:25, http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2008/11/penguins-and-canucks-line-brawl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-7256656624747356041Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:43:00 +00002008-11-22T15:51:34.758-05:00You be the judge:Audio where our question is presented to Toews. Toews says he ready when the situation presents itself.A few nights later:http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2008/11/did-2mfb-talk-jonathan-toews-into-his.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-4577376503394729095Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:20:00 +00002008-11-22T14:53:44.119-05:00If you have a buddy who is a casual sports fan and you want to get him hooked on hockey, today is the day.A number of NHL matchups today/tonight have the potential to feature some serious battles.Here the skinny (team fights in parenthesis; potential fighters listed by team):Vancouver (21) @ Pittsburgh (10) - 1:00 estVancouver: Hordichuk, M Brown, O Brien, DavisonPittsburgh: GodardHordichuk/http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2008/11/bad-blood-games-plenty-tonight-in-nhl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-5322161009985395306Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:03:00 +00002008-11-18T20:51:27.354-05:00It's a bit young to be defining or characterizing a 20 year old second year NHL forward.That said, I am going to tell you what Milan Lucic is not.Milan Lucic, the Boston Bruins "excitable" 6'4", 230 lb second year forward is not an NHL enforcer.Photo by Stuart Cahill Lucic took the NHL by storm last year, not with his smooth skating skills or wicked wrist shot, but by crashing and banging http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2008/11/get-is-straight-milan-lucic-is-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-1170880457687896164Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:28:00 +00002008-11-17T22:03:15.813-05:00Just wanted to give a quick update on Jon Mirasty, the centerpiece for a E-Ticket story Patrick Hruby inked last year for ESPN's Page 2. Mirasty continues to see regular ice time for the Syracuse Crunch, the Columbus Blue Jackets's AHL affiliate. Mirasty has skated in all 16 games, registering no points and 84 PIMs. His PIM total are second in the AHL to San Antonio Rampage tough guy, Francis http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2008/11/jon-nasty-mirasty-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-8687720646584908012Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:38:00 +00002008-11-14T17:34:41.233-05:00A few weeks ago, a number of hockey bloggers were invited to participate in a telecom with Blackhawks sensations Jonathan Toews. While I was a little late to a grab a spot on the conference call, my two questions were asked first. Many thanks to Versus for opening up the doors to a number of great bloggers including Mike Chen and Paul Kukla. I was a boy amongst men!Here are the Toews' http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2008/11/bloggersversus-team-up-for-podcast-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-3504296407562921158Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:45:00 +00002008-09-01T15:50:07.413-04:00I originally posted this over at my blog, Simply Drew. I figured I'd post it here as well since it certainly pertains to TMFB's topic matter.I'm sure some of you have heard of the plight of Brandon Sugden by now.For those who haven't, his story puts yet another bad spotlight on hockey and makes me want to lash out against the NHL even more than I already have.Brandon is a career minor league http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2008/09/just-let-man-play.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229696983490987457.post-8845259789417274527Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:46:00 +00002008-07-07T12:51:00.492-04:00Obviously this is not set in stone. There are a few guys left to be signed. That could easily move some teams (e.g. Tampa Bay) up or down the list. I think Jason Smith is gone; so I dropped him from the list completely for now. I included a few guys that I think could be re-signed. The list is broken into four tiers. The ordering isn’t dependent on any one thing. I took into http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2008/07/nhls-toughest-teams-ranked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sig)2