Social media was ablaze the other night when Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury acted as if he might engage Calgary Flames counterpart David Rittich in goaltender fisticuffs at T-Mobile Arena.
It’s a good thing Twitter wasn’t around during Clint Malarchuk’s day with the Las Vegas Thunder of the old International Hockey League. The “Cowboy Goalie” might have broken the internet.
One night, Malarchuk skated the length of the ice to fight fellow goalie Troy Gamble of the Houston Aeros.
On another, he did the same to punch out the lights of San Diego Gulls netminder Allan Bester.