Welcome one and all. It is finally here, the beginning of the Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament. 32 of hockey’s best fighters square off in a single-elimination tournament to determine just who is the Ultimate Hockey Fighter.

The first match is between one of the favourites in the field in Rob Ray, and a man who played at 5 NHL teams, and tallied over 2200 penalty minutes in a 12 year career, Ken Baumgartner.

TALE OF THE TAPE

Rob Ray
LW Canada
Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators
6′ 203 lbs
5×20 NHL Fights in a season
10×15 NHL Fights in a season
246 NHL Fights 16.4 FPY

Ken Baumgartner
LW Canada
Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Boston Bruins
6’1″ 205 lbs
2×20 NHL Fights in a season
8×15 NHL Fights in a season
191 NHL Fights 15.9 FPY

FIGHT HISTORY

Here’s what happened when the two squared off on the ice!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q55KUWvP4Uk[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Mi96RTi8Q[/youtube]

Why you should vote for Rob Ray:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM6_oVoYFjw[/youtube]

Why you should vote for Ken Baumgartner:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al4mG5ZtKnc[/youtube]

Who would win this battle?

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Voting will end one week from this moment.. so get voting!