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| Michael Del Zotto (Victim) | 6'0''  3 | 211lb  11 | Fair Amount |
| Tomas Kopecky (Aggressor) | 6'3'' 3 | 200lb 11 |
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StormShadow
1841 fight reviews
Dec 31, 2011 08:24 ET | Nice sucker-punch from Kopecky. | Emotion
6 |
FBL27
493 fight reviews
Dec 31, 2011 23:30 ET | pretty close to as bad as Tie Domi`s sucker-punch on Samuelson | Dirty
9 | Emotion
5 |
FrAn6
2477 fight reviews
Jan 1, 2012 15:36 ET | | Dirty
9 | Emotion
N/A |
Sabbath
389 fight reviews
Jan 1, 2012 16:37 ET | | Dirty
9 | Emotion
5 |
SteveTheBossBosse29
1116 fight reviews
Jan 14, 2012 06:11 ET | enough was enough | Dirty
8 | Emotion
5 |
redwings77
552 fight reviews
Mar 6, 2012 13:32 ET | Scrum infront of the net and Kopecky gives a cheap shot to Del Zotto then all hell breaks lose. | Dirty
8 | Emotion
6 |
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kmyeakel
Dec 30, 2011 19:30 ET | Kopecky gave Del Zotto a suckerpunch which started the fracas | Reply |
| NY Rangers Players | Florida Players |
| Duration N/A | Michael Del Zotto Brandon Prust Mike Rupp Derek Stepan | Krys Barch Tomas Kopecky Kris Versteeg |
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kmyeakel
167 fight reviews
Dec 30, 2011 20:05 ET | As the game was almost over, Pokepecy suckered punch Del Zotto in front of Lundquist. All of the Rangers respond and go right after and so does some panthers. Alot of stuff was going on the ice and Rupp went after Poksepcy and decided to duke it out. After that was over, players still wanted to go after each other. After the skirmishes on the ice, couple of the players talked about going when the game was over, but decided not to go when time expired. Rangers win 4-1. | Fun
5 |
SteveTheBossBosse29
1116 fight reviews
Jan 14, 2012 06:10 ET | a little brawl nothing special | Fun
5 |
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kmyeakel
Dec 30, 2011 18:58 ET | it all started after a cheap punch from a panther player and all hell broke loose | Reply |
ryan
Dec 30, 2011 19:03 ET | 19:52 Tomas Kopecky: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
19:52 Tomas Kopecky: 10 Minute Game Misconduct
19:52 Mike Rupp: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
19:52 Mike Rupp: 10 Minute Game Misconduct
19:52 Michael Del Zotto: 2 Minutes for High-sticking
19:52 Krys Barch: 10 Minute Misconduct | Reply |
nhl888
Dec 30, 2011 19:08 ET | Was it a good one? | Reply |
nateyman33
Dec 30, 2011 19:10 ET | ouch: Rupp vs Kopecky. Mismatch | Reply |
nhl888
Dec 30, 2011 19:12 ET | yeah if those two fought thats a big time mismatch lol. | Reply |
bjrobe72
Dec 30, 2011 19:21 ET | Kopecky suckered Del Zotto after a cross check and there were a few side scrums. When Kopecky got up Rupp was waiting and pounded him. Not bad! | Reply |
peatycap
Dec 30, 2011 19:21 ET | @fcshockeyfights
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peatycap
Dec 30, 2011 19:26 ET | Interesting. Rupp should have gotten the instigator but he didn't. Would have resulted in Torts being suspended... and out of the Winter Classic. | Reply |
droppass
Dec 30, 2011 19:47 ET | del zotto cross checks him twice ..once in the head.wtf did he think was gonna happen.suck it up butter cup. | Reply |
Corby
Dec 30, 2011 20:18 ET | what's the bigger joke? kopecky getting a match or rupp not getting the instigator | Reply |
ExclamationPoint
Dec 30, 2011 20:52 ET | The biggest joke is Kopecky. A total suckerpunch from a total bitch. Of course he is another pussy product out of Detroit so he has to cheapshot people. Too bad Rupp didn't do some damage but he didn't get much of a chance since Kopecky turtled worse than Claude Lemieux. I wonder if ex-Redwing Shanahan will think those chickenshit tactics warrant a suspension? | Reply |
GMRWings1983
Dec 30, 2011 22:36 ET | He is a pussy who once played for Detroit, but Wings players don't typically suckerpunch people like that. Sometimes, I wish they did.
I don't know what Detroit has anything to do with this. He's also an ex-Blackhawk, and Shanny is an ex-Blue. | Reply |
Anthony19
Dec 30, 2011 23:36 ET | | Reply |
nahlplaya87
Dec 31, 2011 00:02 ET | another pussy product from Detroit?? your a jackass, Detroit has been one of the classiet teams in the the league for years!! u must be bitter that ur team sucks and detroit will piss on ur team all day!! | Reply |
Sabresfan92
Dec 31, 2011 07:57 ET | Suspension is a definate, Del Zotto made two legal cross checks, one was a little high but was not in the head, it looked like it was because it knocked Kops helmet off. Kops sucker punch was an attempt to injure you cant deny that, especially with how he eyed down Del Zotto after it. | Reply |
droppass
Dec 31, 2011 08:50 ET | sabresfan92,
the only pussy i see here is del zotto.legal cross check you say??it wasnt legal,him getting that shot in the head proved it.Cant believe he was stupid enough not to get ready for the retaliation. | Reply |
flyerscup16
Dec 31, 2011 09:03 ET | | | Suspension is a definate, Del Zotto made two legal cross checks, one was a little high but was not in the head, it looked like it was because it knocked Kops helmet off. Kops sucker punch was an attempt to injure you cant deny that, especially with how he eyed down Del Zotto after it. |
If that was Rupp suckering Kopecky like that hed definately be suspended but since its a little bitch like Kopecky he probly wont be suspended. | Reply |
kmyeakel
Dec 31, 2011 11:06 ET | Florida feed
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SamuraiLincoln
Dec 31, 2011 14:00 ET | The precedent has been set...NHL fines Del Zotto and Kopecky $2500 each, nothing for Rupp. Talk about sweeping everything under the rug. The most blatant instigation of a fight in recent history and the NHL just ignores it so they can have a controversy free Winter Classic.
Rupp literally pulled Kopecky away from a ref and starting uploading on him after everyone was being separated. Crystal clear instigation of a fight. | Reply |
frogman928
Jan 1, 2012 06:55 ET | | | Suspension is a definate, Del Zotto made two legal cross checks, one was a little high but was not in the head, it looked like it was because it knocked Kops helmet off. Kops sucker punch was an attempt to injure you cant deny that, especially with how he eyed down Del Zotto after it. |
Did you actually say legal cross-checks...? Got exactly what he deserved. | Reply |
ExclamationPoint
Jan 1, 2012 21:30 ET | | | another pussy product from Detroit?? your a jackass, Detroit has been one of the classiet teams in the the league for years!! u must be bitter that ur team sucks and detroit will piss on ur team all day!! |
Maybe you got lost looking for www.ClassyHockeyTeamsSingKumbaya.com and accidentally landed at a site dedictaed to hockey fighting. Everyone knows the Wings are soft, just like we all know Tampa and Montreal are. Kopecky is a little girl and he proved it with both the suckerpunch and subsequent turtling during the asskicking he took. The fact is, the Redwings are a great team but when it comes to toughness and fighting(which like it or not are huge parts of the game) they have become eunichs. As for being bitter, I hardly think so. In the last 2 playoff years, my team has eliminated the Redwings(isn't it ironic that redwings is a term associated with a bleeding pussy? hmmm!) so you'll have to try harder next time, sunshine! | Reply |
| Height | Weight | Punches | Blood |
| Duration 0:07 | Thrown | Landed | Big |
| Mike Rupp | 6'5'' 2 | 230lb 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | N/A |
| Tomas Kopecky | 6'3'' 2 | 200lb 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 JetsFan01
388 fight reviews
Oct 6, 2012 16:01 ET | Mike Rupp decisive win | Fun
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Michael Del Zotto and Tomas Kopecky are battling in front of the net. Del Zotto gives Kopecky a cross check which knocks his helmet off. Kopecky is not happy and once play is stopped, Kopecky nails Del Zotto with a gloved sucker punch. Del Zotto drops to the ice and Brandon Prust jumps onto Kopecky's back. This starts a scrum and everybody grabs a man. The linesmen separate Prust and Kopecky while Derek Stepan and Kris Versteeg wrestle. The linesmen begin to escort Kopecky off the ice but Mike Rupp wants a piece of Kopecky. He pulls Kopecky away from the linesmen and they grab onto each other. Kopecky falls to one knee and Rupp unloads on him, throwing five right hands, connecting on three. The Panthers quickly skate over and circle around Rupp. Rupp looks like he wants to the fight them but the linesmen won't let it happen and escort him off the ice.
Decent fight. Del Zotto and Kopecky were battling in front of the net but they each got a little carried away. Del Zotto went with a high cross check which enraged Kopecky. However, Kopecky's sucker punch was just as bad, if not worse then Del Zotto's crosscheck. Brandon Prust quickly jumped Kopecky and that started a scrum. Nothing major was happening other then Stepan and Versteeg wrestling but it didn't look like the gloves would come off. However, once Kopecky was going off the ice, Rupp grabbed him and began to unload. The linesmen and Panthers had to jump in to Kopecky from any further harm.
Good job by Rupp to stand up for his teammate Del Zotto. Del Zotto did deliver a cheap cross check but Kopecky didn't need to sucker him. Rupp is a very tough that has fought and beat many heavyweights. Rupp's career started great for him, as he scored the Stanley Cup winning goal for the Devils in the 02-03 season. Rupp was traded to the Coyotes and played one season there before the 04-05 lockout.
Rupp played the next season with Columbus before playing with the Devils again. Rupp played with the Devils for three seasons and then jumped to Pittsburgh. In those three seasons with the Devils, Rupp defeated heavyweights Andre Roy, Riley Cote, Colton Orr, Eric Boulton and Shawn Thornton. Rupp played two seasons with Pittsburgh before moving onto New York. Rupp plays a nice physcial style and can also fight very well. It's always nice to have a heavyweight enforcer on your team that can turn the tides with a scrap.
Decisive win to Rupp. He pounded away on Kopecky who needed to be saved by the linesmen and the Panthers. The fight was somewhat entertaining as Rupp was really throwing right hands and decisive wins are always entertaining. |
BattleshipRules
2089 fight reviews
Dec 31, 2011 06:49 ET | Mike Rupp decisive win | Fun
5 |
| Kopecky was jousting with Del Zotto in front of the net and landed a gloved shot that put him down. The Rangers on the ice took exception and swarmed him. As the refs pulled Kopecky out of the pigpile Rupp got a hold of him and started to blast him with four or five right hands. Kopecky immediately went to a knee and crawled into the fetal position as a way of turtling and softening the impact of the blows. I rate it a decisive win because Kopecky went down by choice rather than by the impact of the blows. |
SarcasticPillow
11259 fight reviews
Dec 31, 2011 07:05 ET | Mike Rupp decisive win | Fun
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| Mike Rupp sees teammate, Michael Del Zotto get floored with a gloved suckerpunch from Tomas Kopecky and wants a piece of Kopecky. He's at the bottom of a pile though so Rupp waits until a linesman finally pulls Kopecky out. Rupp then heads right over and drops his gloves before grabbing Kopecky. Kopecky keeps his gloves on and for a couple moments, grapples with Rupp. However Kopecky drops to a knee and covers his hands with his face while Rupp unloads five right hands, landing three which knock Kopecky right to the ice. A couple of Kopecky's teammates come in to help him out while a linesman grabs Rupp. Rupp is kept away from the other players while Kopecky gets up and stays in the scrum. Very short fight and a decisive win for Rupp. |
FF7
155 fight reviews
Dec 30, 2011 19:44 ET | Mike Rupp decisive win | Fun
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| Not much of a fight, but Rupp teed off on Kopecky who really didn't put up any fight. Rupp rocked him with 4 or 5 punches or so. |
mullet
16677 fight reviews
Dec 31, 2011 10:52 ET | Mike Rupp decisive win | Fun
6 |
| Kopecky decks Del Zotto with a suckerpunch. Players pile in, Rupp waits until Kopecky gets out of the pile, grabs him and gives him a nice beating. Great enforcing by Rupp. |
kmyeakel
167 fight reviews
Dec 31, 2011 11:10 ET | Mike Rupp decisive win | Fun
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| This is unfair because Kopecky wasn't unable to fight back. Rupp went after him because Kopecky suckerpunched Del Zotto and he gave him the business with 5 punches. |
FBL27
493 fight reviews
Dec 31, 2011 23:33 ET | Mike Rupp decisive win | Fun
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| rupp gives kopecky partially what he deserved for that sucker punch. clearly UNFAIR and instigating but the NHL says it wasnt.. |
FrAn6
2477 fight reviews
Jan 1, 2012 12:10 ET | Mike Rupp decisive win | Fun
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Tomahawkchopper
100 fight reviews
Jan 1, 2012 14:10 ET | Outcome: N/A | Fun
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| Del Zotto cross checks Kopecky in the head, knocking off his helmet, and Kopecky turns around and blasts Del Zotto dropping him. Prust jumps on Kopecky's back and a pigpile ensues. When Kopecky starts to emerge, Rupp pulls him from the pile and just starts teeing off. Kopecky turtles immediately, dropping to one knee and just covering up with his gloves still on! He never intended on throwing a punch back. This is clearly an unfair fight and I won't be calling it anything else. |
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StormShadow
Dec 31, 2011 07:30 ET | | Reply |
StormShadow
Dec 31, 2011 07:31 ET | This is an unfair fight. | Reply |
SarcasticPillow
Dec 31, 2011 08:31 ET | Maybe it is unfair but whoever makes that call has to be perfectly certain. The only useable option would be that Tomas Kopecky never intended to fight back and I'm not certain that happened. Kopecky does grapple with Mike Rupp, if only for a couple moments, before dropping to a knee and covering up. Kopecky didn't drop the gloves so it's arguable but I'm not sure that there was no intent to fight back so I can't call it. | Reply |
StormShadow
Dec 31, 2011 08:33 ET | I don't believe there was any intent to fight Rupp on Kopecky's part whatsoever. He didn't drop his gloves, and at first tried to go into hug-mode against Rupp, realizing that wasn't going to work, went to the ice as fast as possible covering up. This is very unfair. | Reply |
SarcasticPillow
Dec 31, 2011 08:37 ET | | | I don't believe there was any intent to fight Rupp on Kopecky's part whatsoever. He didn't drop his gloves, and at first tried to go into hug-mode against Rupp, realizing that wasn't going to work, went to the ice as fast as possible covering up. This is very unfair. |
I see it differently. To each their own I guess.
Maybe somebody else sees it your way and will call it unfair, or you could consult no.7 about it and get his opinion. | Reply |
mi44
Dec 31, 2011 14:47 ET | This is what happens when you start shit and can't back it up. Kopecky got what he deserved in my opinion. | Reply |
Tomahawkchopper
Jan 1, 2012 14:12 ET | I think Del Zotto's cross check to the head is what started it...but that's just my opinion. I'm not a fan of either team, so I couldn't care less. | Reply |
no.7
Jan 3, 2012 06:30 ET | Quite a few people could have called it unfair but didn't. This means that they are no one was 100% sure that Kopecky NEVER intended to fight back. I'm not 100% sure either. | Reply |
StormShadow
Jan 3, 2012 07:58 ET | Some of these unfair calls are just weird, and some fights are called unfair that really aren't. | Reply |
LidstromFan5
Mar 2, 2012 22:29 ET | Obviously unfair. | Reply |