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AHL Player Garrett Klotz Injured In Fight
by Paul on 01/23/09 at 09:13 PM ET
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from the National Post,
An American Hockey League player was taken off the ice on a stretcher Friday night following a brutal fight at the beginning of a game between the Philadelphia Phantoms and Manchester Monarchs.
After the opening faceoff, Phantoms forward Garrett Klotz engaged Monarchs forward Kevin Westgarth in a tussle that left Klotz bloodied and dazed.
The two skaters fought with their helmets off in the lengthy battle.
According the The Sports Network, Klotz was hit with an uppercut that caught him off guard and Westgarth continued with a pair of pin-point rights, the latter sending Klotz to the ice.
Klotz — on his way down to the ice — appeared to land awkwardly on the boards. The Sports Network reports that Klotz’s knees were shaking uncontrollably and his eyes rolled to the back of his head as the stretcher quickly made its way toward the injured player.
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added 1/24/09, TSN has video. Also, one of those types of fights that I feel need to be banned. A fight for the sake of fighting, right after the puck was dropped.
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