You know a hockey fight was intense when the goalies dropped their gloves to duke it out. The same goes for lacrosse.
One such lacrosse fight over the weekend featured some heavy haymakers.
In the National Lacrosse League on Saturday, the Rochester Knighthawks held a commanding 13-4 lead over the Albany Firewolves when frustrations boiled over.
Ethan Woods (left) and Ryan Hartley threw some serious haymakers in their NLL fight on Saturday. Screengrab/ESPN+What started as a scrum between players in front of the benches turned into FireWolves goalie Ethan Woods squaring off against Rochester Knighthawks netminder Rylan Hartley.
“They gotta charge extra for this!” exclaimed the announcer as the goalies dumped their gear and prepared to throw down. Woods — who had taken over in the Albany net 48 seconds before — and Hartley exchanged blows until they both wound up on the ground and were ejected.
Screengrab/ESPN+In all, 74 penalty minutes were doled out to 10 players for the brouhaha, which interrupted a 16-7 Rochester win.
The Rochester Nighthawks and Albany FireWolves saw their frustrations boil over into 74 minutes worth of penalties near the end of their Saturday matchup. Screengrab/ESPN+Founded in 1986, the NLL has 15 teams — 10 in the United States, and five in Canada. They have broadcasting deals with ESPN+ and TSN.
