Well, on Tuesday night, the kid was back in the saddle again. The Utica Comets were visiting the Cleveland Monsters, when 26-year old defenseman Olivier LeBlanc threw a hit on forward Nolan Stevens. Okhotiuk didn't like the hit, challenged LeBlanc to a fight, and when he obliged, absolutely smoked him.
It bordered on a sucker punch, but LeBlanc's gloves were off and Okhotiuk just wasn't wasting any time. Therefore, I don't think you could call it a sucker punch. If you're getting into a fight, don't dilly-dally.