The UHF Tournament

The Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament – Final

It has come down to this. Two men will fight off to determine just who is the Ultimate Hockey Fighter. 32 men entered, many many more worthy candidates were left out, and now, only 2 remain.

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

How Rob Ray got here:

def. ken Baumgartner
def. Dave ‘Tiger’ Williams
def. Krzysztof Oliwa
def. Stu Grimson

Bob Probert
LW CAN
Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks
6’3″ 225 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
11×15 NHL Fights in a season
240 NHL Fights 15 FPY

How Bob Probert got here:

def. Jody Shelley
def. (WC) Craig Berube
def. (WC) Matthew Barnaby
def. Tie Domi

Two of the greatest fighters whom NEVER fought on the ice during their careers, will finally meet, to determine who, is, the Ultimate Hockey Fighter

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The UHF Tournament

The Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament – Quarter Finals

8 fights remain in the UHF Tournament. Who will survive to the final 4? Only you can decide!

Last week, Stu Grimson defeated Ian Laperriere.

This week, two heavyweights clash to see who will advance to the semis.

(WC) Matthew Barnaby
RW CAN
Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars
6′ 188 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
6×15 NHL Fights in a season
206 NHL Fights 14.7 FPY

Bob Probert
LW CAN
Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks
6’3″ 225 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
11×15 NHL Fights in a season
240 NHL Fights 15 FPY

Why you should vote for Matthew Barnaby:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTV63Bz3JA4[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt3rrdlyZqI[/youtube]

Why you should vote for Bob Probert:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU0EwN2bUus[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POuh0IqYdio[/youtube]

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The UHF Tournament

The Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament – Second Round

16 eliminated. 16 remain. Who advances on? That’s entirely up to you!

Last week, Matthew Barnaby proved too strong in the voting, knocking out Colton Orr.

This week, sees one of the favourites of the tournament, taking on a familiar rival.

Bob Probert
LW CAN
Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks
6’3″ 225 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
11×15 NHL Fights in a season
240 NHL Fights 15 FPY

(WC) Craig Berube
LW CAN
Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals, New York Islanders
6’1″ 221 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
6×15 NHL Fights in a season
250 NHL Fights 14.7 FPY

What happened when these two squared off:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Kjbb9dCu4[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YJ_HMpYbFU[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UENQ-1AI1n4[/youtube]

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The UHF Tournament

The Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament – Second Round

16 eliminated. 16 remain. Who advances on? That’s entirely up to you!

Last week, Ian Laperriere defeated Kelly Chase via the dreaded tiebreaker.

This week, a modern day Maple Leaf, go fist to fist with a wildcard of the tournament.

Colton Orr
RW CAN
Boston Bruins, New York Rangers. Toronto Maple Leafs
6’3″ 222 lbs
1×20 NHL Fights in a season
4×15 NHL Fights in a season
111 NHL Fights 15.9 FPY

(WC) Matthew Barnaby
RW CAN
Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars
6′ 188 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
6×15 NHL Fights in a season
206 NHL Fights 14.7 FPY

Why you should vote for Colton Orr:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6cIptG9_VY[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aJE7F6PZE0[/youtube]

Why you should vote for Matthew Barnaby:

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

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwQb5nn__fI[/youtube]

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The UHF Tournament

The Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament – Second Round Draw

All first round matches have now been completed. The second round draw will be as follows:

Rob Ray vs. ‘Tiger’ Williams
Andrew Peters vs. Krzysztof Oliwa

Stu Grimson vs. (WC) Donald Brashear
(WC) Ian LaPerriere vs. Kelly Chase

Colton Orr vs. (WC) Matthew Barnaby
Bob Probert vs. (WC) Craig Berube

Peter Worrell vs. (WC) Joey Kocur
Mike Peluso vs. Tie Domi

The second round will begin this week.

The UHF Tournament

The Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament – First Round

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 results of our double header of matchups were:

Matthew Barnaby def. Chris Nilan and Colton Orr def. Jeff Odgers in a tiebreaker.

This week’s matchup, is the fight of the first round, as two foes very familiar to the other’s fists face off.

Jody Shelley
LW CAN
Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers
6’3″ 228 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
4×15 NHL Fights in a season
194 NHL Fights 17.6 FPY

Bob Probert
LW CAN
Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks
6’3″ 225 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
11×15 NHL Fights in a season
240 NHL Fights 15 FPY

What happened when these two squared off:

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

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WtnuGCtsR4[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQunC5x6ETw[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y6oDHSMKwA[/youtube]

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The UHF Tournament

The Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament – First Round – Double Header

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.

This is the second part of a double header for this week. The first part can be found here.

This matchup sees a 7-team veteran, and resident drunk driver, against a skater with 250+ fights in his resume.

(WC) Matthew Barnaby
RW CAN
Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars
6′ 188 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
6×15 NHL Fights in a season
206 NHL Fights 14.7 FPY

Chris Nilan
LW USA
Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins
6′ 205 lbs
4×20 NHL Fights in a season
9×15 NHL Fights in a season
251 NHL Fights 19.3 FPY

Why you should vote for Matthew Barnaby:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHOgSgDV_u0[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN3B1dl2TVU[/youtube]

Why you should vote for Chris Nilan:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyJzAV0lFLg[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1GA9L92LdQ[/youtube]

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Flashback Friday, PUCK YOU!

PUCK YOU! Conference Finals and Tragedy (repost)

While the 2012 NHL Lockout is underway, every Friday will be known as “Flashback Friday.” On this day of the week, a classic installment of PUCK YOU! will be released for your enjoyment.

This was original published on 2011/05/14

As we sit awaiting the puck to drop commencing the start of the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Conference Finals, some sad stuff has been broken by news media. While normally the PUCK YOU! series is one of conversation, and not an editorial, I felt I would break away from tradition to briefly discuss some of these topics.
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The UHF Tournament

The Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament – Third Draw Reveal

This is the third of four UHF Tournament draw reveals, which will determine the 32 men entered. The following eight men will make up the third quarter of the draw. So, without further adieu, let me introduce to you, the third group of 8 men to be announced, in the UHF Tournament.

Third Draw Reveal Intro Music

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