Post Thanksgiving

So it's Sunday morning and I'm doing the all-American Thanksgiving weekend thing, nursing a mild hangover and watching Man Utd v. Chelsea on FSC. Old friend Jason was in town for the holiday, and we went to the Portland Pirates game last night against the Providence Bruins. I honestly have never seen anything like it. About halfway through the third period, a five-on-five brawl erupted, with eight ejections. A fight then broke out every few minutes, to the point that Providence had no one left on the bench at the end of the game! The game set a Portland franchise record with 273 penalty minutes assessed between the two teams. Even the Providence head coach got a game misconduct penalty. Spectacular, old-time hockey. (Yes, it felt like "Slap Shot.") See the box score here.