We've seen these past few years fighting begin to happen less and less in hockey, and line brawls are definitely something that happens very little in professional hockey. One thing you rarely see happen as it usually leads to even more discipline is fighting before or after the whistle and that's exactly what happened here:
Before the puck was even dropped for last nights game between the San Jose Barracudas and Tucson Roadrunners, the two centerman began pushing and shoving which quickly escalated into a full out line brawl.
