Son of a... Roy! Goalie attacks unwilling combatant

Jonathan Roy, Son of Patrick Roy showed he can hang with the Goalie tough-guys like Ron Hextall, Ray Emery and Dan Cloutier after a Saturday night QMJHL game.

Regardless, everyone loves a good goalie fight.

A scrum immediately ensued and gloves quickly flew, with all 10 skaters on the ice eventually pairing off. As they fought, Jonathan Roy skated to centre ice and appeared to challenge Chicoutimi goalie Bobby Nadeau to a fight.

Officials prevented him from skating down but they eventually left him to deal with other fights, freeing Roy to skate to the other end of the ice and jump Nadeau, rip his mask off and begin pounding him.

Nadeau fell to the ice and curled up to protect himself as Roy kept punching him.

Once he was done beating on his opponent, Roy scowled at the crowd as he skated away and flipped the Centre Georges-Vezina crowd a couple of middle-finger gestures. Chicoutimi defenceman Sebastien Rioux then jumped Roy and another fight ensued.

Roy was assessed two fighting majors, a minor and two game misconducts while Nadeau was unpenalized. The teams combined for 120 minutes in penalties in all.

I caught wind of this off Mirtle's blog. Here's the video, pardon the french:



UPDATE:

The suspensions got handed down. Jonathan Roy got 7 games and his dad Patrick got 5 more.

Some say they should be suspended longer.

and here's more on the relationship between the rival team's owner, Montreal Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau and Patrick Roy.

The real question is would this even be a big deal if the Roy's weren't involved?

Nucks vs. Oil a doozy in the making?

I'm seriously looking forward to the upcoming Vancouver Edmonton tilt tonight. Last time these two teams met it was literally the most entertaining game of the season. Lots of fireworks, line brawls, and a playoff-esque level of intensity during that magical game. Even Naslund and Hemsky were throwing hits.

The rivalry should be renewed especially with Edmonton on a tear as of late winning their last 10 of 12 grasping at the hope of the final playoff spot. It should be a doozy. I expect a great game with both teams facing off against each other twice over the next week.

It's a long weekend guys... entertain me.

"The last meeting between the clubs, Feb. 16 on Hockey Night in Canada, was a fight-filled affair with nearly 200 penalty minutes."

As a reminder... here's the end of last game: