MASSIVE Brawl during Handshake Line

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We just got a massive brawl at an NCAA hockey game. Let me break it down for you. So the
brawl happened in a game between the University of Omaha and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
These teams play in the NCAA Division I, and the game in which the brawl occurred ended with a
goal by Omaha in the last 30 seconds of overtime. However, there's a lot more to it, and I've got
to admit, I'm not super familiar with American college hockey. There was a great Twitter thread,
however, which broke down the context. I'll link to it down below, but full credit to
The two teams also played Friday night. Alaska won that one in overtime and celebrated in front
of UNO's bench. Then we've got the brawl game where basically the opposite happens. Despite
some obvious tensions, the refs decided to still have a handshake line, and that's where things got,
well, out of hand. At that point, we don't need a whole lot other analysis. You can just watch
the melee go down. I'm going to put a link to the full length videos for you guys to watch if you so
choose. But apparently a UAF player threw the first punch. The teams all join in. The situation
completely falls apart, and even by the end, the coaches are jawing off at each other. There's lots
of funny little moments in here. I love the player who squares up just with his gloves completely on
ready to go, but really quite a situation. Leagues have really been cracking down on bench-clearing
brawls in the NHL. It's an instant suspension for the first player off the bench to join a fight.
Admittedly, that's not the case here. This wasn't a line brawl or a bench-clearing brawl. It was a
handshake brawl. Things like this don't really happen very much, probably because leagues
realize it makes them look goonish. I love it though. The next game between these two teams
should be magic. Curious to see how the NCAA reacts. I expect some fines at least, but let me
know. Are you guys a fan of the NCAA? Do you watch college hockey? Were you at this game or watching
this game? Again, this one's admittedly out of my wheelhouse, so links to everything I used to make
this video down below, and you guys can see more context and more videos in the description.
