Goalie fight! Fans go wild as minor league netminders exchange blows in massive fight

Fans of the Fort Wayne Komets had been handled to a couple late-game leisure on Friday evening, as goalie Ryan Fanti got here out on best in a fight vs. the Wheeling Nailers’ Brad Barone.

The violence ensued when Fort Wayne’s Matt Alvaro scored an empty-net function to provide the Komets a 6-4 lead, as he took factor with the Nailers’ Ryan Da Silva knocking him to the bottom as he shot.

Alvaro faced and hit Da Silva after returning to his toes, and refs needed to separate two different gamers as they fought at the ice.

From there, Fanti and Barone by hook or by crook crossed paths and agreed to fight every different, with the pair throwing off their gloves and Fanti briefly touchdown a blow to Barone’s face.

Fanti ruled the fight, managing to punch Barone no less than six extra instances, prior to getting on best of his opponent at the flooring.

Ryan Fanti fought Brad Barone against the top of the Komets’ win over the Nailers

Fanti ruled the fight as Barone may just slightly get a hand on his opponent

Fanti ultimately were given on best of Barone prior to the referees after all intervened

With the sport wrapped up and the fight received, Fanti used to be embraced by way of his teammates and a raucous crowd as he went to the bench.

Fanti’s crew used to be obviously happy with him, as they tweeted out photos/video of the fight no less than 3 times, and retweeted two tweets of the similar description.

‘GOALIE FIGHT AND @FANTI_29 LANDS ALL OF THEM,’ the crew’s Twitter account captioned a video of the fight.

The crew’s play-by-play announcer used to be additionally eager about the fight, announcing in the quick aftermath, ‘Ryan Fanti, what a bunch on Barone! He sought after it, and were given it!’

The Komets and Nailers play in the ECHL, a double-A league with 28 groups.

Fort Wayne’s win introduced it to 28-27 at the season, whilst Wheeling fell to 23-34.