Anyone else excited about the NHL season beginning soon? Reading the box score of the Tampa Bay - Pittsburgh preseason tilt I found the number and types of penalties surprising.
Fights, game misconducts, slashing, roughing, cross checking! There must be some bad blood between these teams. You wouldn't see that type of intensity in an exhibition game in any other sport. That's why I really like hockey.
Penalty Summary
1st Period
Tampa Bay hooking - 2 min 3:34, R. Craig
Pittsburgh fighting - 5 min 11:54, E. Godard
Tampa Bay fighting - 5 min 11:54, D. Koci
Pittsburgh hooking - 2 min 18:17, K. Beech
2nd Period
Pittsburgh interference - 2 min 1:46, B. Lovejoy
Tampa Bay fighting - 5 min 4:05, Z. Konopka
Pittsburgh fighting - 5 min 4:05, R. Stone
Pittsburgh interference - 2 min 4:40, B. Orpik
Tampa Bay holding - 2 min 5:05, A. Hutchinson
Pittsburgh cross check - 2 min 9:05, E. Godard
Tampa Bay roughing - 2 min 13:33, J. Ward
Tampa Bay hooking - 2 min 14:45, V. Mihalik
Tampa Bay delay of game - 2 min 18:02, V. Mihalik
3rd Period
Tampa Bay hooking - 2 min 4:59, R. Smolenak
Pittsburgh slashing - 2 min 5:36, S. Crosby
Tampa Bay roughing - 2 min 6:52, E. Artyukhin
Tampa Bay hooking - 2 min 8:42, W. Smith
Pittsburgh boarding - 5 min 12:51, K. Beech served by J. Taffe
Pittsburgh game misconduct - 10 min 12:51, K. Beech
Looking forward to it myself 😉