Oilers prospect throws down in heated tilt

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Finnegan Frost
September 14, 2024 (6:18 PM)

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Yesterday marked the first day of the young stars classic game in Penticton BC.

Although the Oilers young guns were defeated 2-0 by the Vancouver Canucks, the Oilers prospect team definitely had some stand out performances, especially regarding their physicality.

According to Liam McCormick of Oilers Daily, midway through the first period they the the score tied, 18 year old Nate Corbet of the Oilers and 21 year old Joesph Arntsen of the Canucks squared off for real old-school fight. Near center ice, the two dropped their gloves and through repeated haymakers at each other for quite some time.

Both players landed hard punches against each other but neither player would relent. Corbet popped off Arntsen's helmet early on, but Arntsen may have connected with the hardest punches. After the two players got tied up closer to another, the referees stepped in to break it up. Arntsen had a major age advantage and has played 268 career junior games, so Corbet held in pretty well for a player with only 58 games played.

Although fighting is becoming more of a distant thing in the NHL, its nice to see the Oilers young guns showing some passion during this important tournament.

Source: Oilers Daily
Oilers and Canucks prospects drop the gloves for heated old school fight