Women’s Hockey
Fight Breaks Out During Game
… Punches Fly!!!
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PWHL
The Professional Women’s Hockey League looked more like the UFC on Thursday … as a fight broke out during the Ottawa Charge and Boston Fleet game — and the ladies threw down!!
It happened during the third period of the contest at TD Place … after Boston’s Jill Saulnier hit Ottawa’s Tereza Vanisova, causing her to lose her stick.
As Vanisova was getting up, Saulnier kept pushing her … and that’s when all hell broke loose.
Vanisova, a forward, had enough of the bullying … and started throwing haymakers at Saulnier’s face.
Saulnier quickly defended herself by throwing punches back — and the two went at it, landing several jabs to the face in the exchange.
The women were eventually separated, and both Vanisova and Saulnier — who ended up with a bloody mouth — were sent to the penalty box.
This is considered the first real fight in PWHL history since the league — which has six teams — launched in 2023.
Beyond the thrill of the fight, it was an exciting game … as Boston won 3-2 in overtime.
