He’s big, he’s mean, he scores goals, and he’s ALL OURS! Oiler fans and managers alike have been coveting Milan Lucic for years, and this fall we’ll finally get to see him hit a fresh sheet of ice at Rogers Place donning the blue and orange!
Looch is a man of many talents, not the least of which are his pugilism skills. To get you pumped up for next season here are Milan Lucic’s top five fights!* Check out Lucic’s complete fight card at HockeyFights.com.
HONORABLE MENTION: LUCIC VS NURSE
BOTH of these monsters are going to be patrolling the ice wearing the same jersey? Roman Polak might not make it out of this season fully intact.
MILAN LUCIC VS JORDAN NOLAN
With all due respect to two time Stanley Cup Champion Jordan Nolan, what we have here is a classic case of “first line star squares off with fourth line bruiser”. Unfortunately for Jordan Nolan that first line star just happens to be 6’3″, 230lbs of angry Serbian. A lot of Oiler fans will surely love the fact that Lucic is standing up for a downed teammate in Torey Krug. Gord willing he never has to stand up for Connor (because WHO CAN EVEN CATCH HIM) but it’s nice to know he can and will if the occasion arises.
MILAN LUCIC VS JOEL RECHLICZ
A throwback fight featuring both guys exchanging some heavy bombs, topped off perfectly by Jack Edwards over the top Bruins homerism. What a fight!
MILAN LUCIC VS LUKE GAZDIC
One of the few highlights in an otherwise cringeworthy 13-14 Edmonton Oilers season, Lucic squared off against Oiler newcomer and NHL rookie Luke Gazdic. Much respect to Luke Gazdic, but aside from the sharp right hand he lands near the end of the fight, I think the judges have to give this one to Lucic!
To put these two players in perspective, Lucic had 27 points in 77 games during his rookie season with the Bruins; Gazdic has 8 points total in his 136 game NHL career. (Remember Gaz’ first goal on his first shot on his first shift though???)
MILAN LUCIC VS MIKE KOMISAREK
According to the tale of the tape, Komisarek has close to 25lbs on Lucic, but this one is a straight mugging! Note to self: if the linesmen ever step in between you and Milan Lucic, DO NOT PUSH PAST THEM! What a beat down.
MILAN LUCIC VS CHRIS NEIL
Chris Neil is probably the closest thing in the modern era to throwback guys like Probert, Semenko and Domi. And Lucic absolutely DEMOLISHES him here! Chris Neil is closing in on 2500 career PIMs and Lucic worked him over like a rookie. I will say it’s not super cool that Looch sticked him in the giblets off the faceoff, but, I mean, I’d MUCH rather have a guy that does that playing FOR the Oilers rather than against them.
*These fights are in no particular order, and picked fairly arbitrarily. Did I miss a good one? Let me know in the comments!
Thumbs up to Hendricks for carrying the load the last number of season.
Today we spell “respect”…. M-A-T-T
JEAN SHORTS ARE A TYPE OF CLOTHING NOT A PERSON!
“I must break you.”
-Milan Lucic
Looking forward to seeing Lucic and Maroon jumping in on the scrums protecting the likes of Eberle and Mcdavid. Face washing and trash talking never gets old. Larsson is no midget either, not sure how mean/tough he is yet??. Speaking of Larsson, where the articles at?? Ive digested enough Lucic and Hall talk to fill me until the season starts.
Larsson isn’t going to be a physical force, he’s not going to bang guys. The reason there’s not a lot about Larsson is because he’s 23 and is a comparatively a magic bean in terms of trading Hall out of here.
Komisarek loses his balance at the start of the fight and Lucic holds off on throwing a couple punches and lets Komisarek get back on his feet before handing him his ass. Gentleman tough guy!!
How to get over the Hall trade #42-
Watch videos of Looch beating the piss out of people.
Ya cuz when did Hall ever do it ?I really liked Hall but it’s over now. Playoffs and positiveity
Getting pretty excited to see the new look oilers. Chiarelli knows what he is doing and Lucic isn’t going to slow down for a while. He is as serious a hockey player as I have ever seen. I think he will teach these kids a lot. Honestly the perfect player to insert into this lineup. Other than a top flight defenceman.
As much as I marvel at his fighting ability – what i find even more amazing is his balance – he is a great athlete.