ECHL Game Starts with 70 PIMs Dished Out in First Two Seconds

There's a reason the East Coast Hockey League is commonly referred to as 'The Jungle' by former players. Fights are sometimes as common as the hockey itself.

In Sunday's action between the Atlanta Gladiators and the Savannah Ghost Pirates, 70 PIMs were handed out in the first two seconds of the game, as three different fights broke out. 6 players were handed 5-minute fighting majors, and 4 players received 10-minute misconduct penalties for 'secondary altercations.'

Classic line brawl:

The Gladiators won the game with a final score of 3-1, so the home crowd in Atlanta walked away with an experience worth the price of admission. All told, 102 PIMs were assessed by game's end, which is characteristic enough of Georgia's in-state ECHL rivalry.

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