<p><em>Hello out there, I&#8217;m on the air, it&#8217;s <a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fightlog/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hockey Fights</a> today. This is a weekly feature where we will take a look back at the best tilts of the week that was, a fond look back at the fights that were, and a strong finger wag at the worst fight of the week.</em></p>
<p>Last week we saw the lowest totals in fights in a week this season with six. This week however, the number has climbed back up to a more respectable thirteen fights. <a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/stats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The season projection</a> remains below that seemingly elusive, 300 fight mark. As playoff battles heat up and the NHL&#8217;s referees continue to seemingly be not sure what is and isn&#8217;t a penalty, we hope the fights will follow.</p>
<p>This week we will see a couple of young NHLers coming into their own, Brendan Shannahan, and a Flame and a Ranger flailing.</p>
<p>Onto the top tilts.</p>
<h1>No. 3:</h1>
<h2><a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/140080">Matt Hendricks vs Cody McLeod</a></h2>
<div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Matt Hendricks vs Cody McLeod Mar 6, 2018" width="1424" height="801" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l3uApXwOZxI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>Perhaps one of my favourite <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BgAhpE9gHwg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calls of a fight</a> and the “Their wives are probably watching this together” line. Ahh, how the Oilers miss Matt Hendricks and his leadership qualities. Although they may have found a young Matt Hendricks of their own.</p>
<h1>No. 2:</h1>
<h2><a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/140098">Cal Clutterbuck vs Jujhar Khaira</a></h2>
<div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Cal Clutterbuck vs Jujhar Khaira Mar 8, 2018" width="1424" height="801" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3lYtxggON6U?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>Clutterbuck has gained a reputation of sorts with his cheap shots over his career. Khaira witnessed another one last night on Iiro Pakarinen. He wanted to have a word with Clutterbuck. Words turned to fists and the story as old as hockey began.</p>
<h1>No. 1:</h1>
<h2><a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/140046">Luke Witkowski vs Nick Seeler</a></h2>
<div class="qh_comment">
<div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Luke Witkowski vs Nick Seeler Mar 4, 2018" width="1424" height="801" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GmfhgwZSjWM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>Close your eyes reader. If you&#8217;re driving, I am sorry, but why are you reading this while driving? Now think back to the no defense era in fighting. Now enter rookie Nick Seeler and hockey fights favorite, Luke Witkowski.</p>
</div>
<h1><strong>Classic Fight of the Week:</strong></h1>
<h2><a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/53444">Brendan Shanahan vs Willi Plett</a></h2>
<h3>May 4, 1988 2pd 11:52</h3>
<div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="*Plett vs Shanahan 2x 5/4/88 playoffs" width="1333" height="1000" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zt2nr8PjaU4?start=13&#038;feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h1>Finger Wag of the Week:</h1>
<p>This is where we normally feature the one fight that probably deserved two minutes for occurring, rather than a major. Or a player that needs to be put on blast</p>
<h2><a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/140008">Chris Kreider vs Travis Hamonic</a></h2>
<div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Chris Kreider vs Travis Hamonic Mar 2, 2018" width="1424" height="801" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TWCWS6mUpLM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>Just a weird looking fight all around. Two guys who can&#8217;t connect, swinging like they can. Then they all fall down.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-54672" src="https://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/faceplant.png?w=1024" alt="" width="1024" height="576" /></p>
<p>If you want to see all the fights from the week, and indeed the season, you have only to visit us over at <a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fightlog/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HockeyFights.com</a></p>
<p>So that&#8217;s the fights that were the fights. What say you citizens of the Nation? Did you like my picks? Did I miss a fight you thought was better or worse? Do you have a suggestion for the classic fight you want to see next week? Hit me up on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNationDan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@TheNationDan</a> or send it in the comments below.</p>
<p>Square up and protect your head.</p>
<h2>Previous installments of Friday Fights;</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/11/10/fights-friday-clean-hit-fight-anyway-and-cancer-always-fights-dirty/">Week Five</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/11/03/fights-friday-volume-over-quality/">Week Four</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/10/27/friday-fights-presented-by-hockeyfights-2/">Week Three</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/10/20/friday-fights-presented-by-hockeyfights/">Week Two</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/10/13/friday-fights/">Week One</a></li>
</ul>


<em>Hello out there, I'm on the air, it's <a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fightlog/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hockey Fights</a> today. This is a weekly feature where we will take a look back at the best tilts of the week that was, a fond look back at the fights that were, and a strong finger wag at the worst fight of the week.</em>

Last week we saw the lowest totals in fights in a week this season with six. This week however, the number has climbed back up to a more respectable thirteen fights. <a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/stats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The season projection</a> remains below that seemingly elusive, 300 fight mark. As playoff battles heat up and the NHL's referees continue to seemingly be not sure what is and isn't a penalty, we hope the fights will follow.

This week we will see a couple of young NHLers coming into their own, Brendan Shannahan, and a Flame and a Ranger flailing.

Onto the top tilts.
<h1>No. 3:</h1>
<h2><a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/140080">Matt Hendricks vs Cody McLeod</a></h2>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3uApXwOZxI

Perhaps one of my favourite <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BgAhpE9gHwg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calls of a fight</a> and the “Their wives are probably watching this together” line. Ahh, how the Oilers miss Matt Hendricks and his leadership qualities. Although they may have found a young Matt Hendricks of their own.
<h1>No. 2:</h1>
<h2><a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/140098">Cal Clutterbuck vs Jujhar Khaira</a></h2>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lYtxggON6U

Clutterbuck has gained a reputation of sorts with his cheap shots over his career. Khaira witnessed another one last night on Iiro Pakarinen. He wanted to have a word with Clutterbuck. Words turned to fists and the story as old as hockey began.
<h1>No. 1:</h1>
<h2><a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/140046">Luke Witkowski vs Nick Seeler</a></h2>
<div class="qh_comment">

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmfhgwZSjWM

Close your eyes reader. If you're driving, I am sorry, but why are you reading this while driving? Now think back to the no defense era in fighting. Now enter rookie Nick Seeler and hockey fights favorite, Luke Witkowski.

</div>
<h1><strong>Classic Fight of the Week:</strong></h1>
<h2><a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/53444">Brendan Shanahan vs Willi Plett</a></h2>
<h3>May 4, 1988 2pd 11:52</h3>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&amp;v=Zt2nr8PjaU4

&nbsp;
<h1>Finger Wag of the Week:</h1>
This is where we normally feature the one fight that probably deserved two minutes for occurring, rather than a major. Or a player that needs to be put on blast
<h2><a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/140008">Chris Kreider vs Travis Hamonic</a></h2>
https://youtu.be/TWCWS6mUpLM

Just a weird looking fight all around. Two guys who can't connect, swinging like they can. Then they all fall down.

<img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-54672" src="https://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/faceplant.png?w=1024" alt="" width="1024" height="576" />

If you want to see all the fights from the week, and indeed the season, you have only to visit us over at <a href="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fightlog/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HockeyFights.com</a>

So that's the fights that were the fights. What say you citizens of the Nation? Did you like my picks? Did I miss a fight you thought was better or worse? Do you have a suggestion for the classic fight you want to see next week? Hit me up on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNationDan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@TheNationDan</a> or send it in the comments below.

Square up and protect your head.
<h2>Previous installments of Friday Fights;</h2>
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/11/10/fights-friday-clean-hit-fight-anyway-and-cancer-always-fights-dirty/">Week Five</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/11/03/fights-friday-volume-over-quality/">Week Four</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/10/27/friday-fights-presented-by-hockeyfights-2/">Week Three</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/10/20/friday-fights-presented-by-hockeyfights/">Week Two</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/10/13/friday-fights/">Week One</a></li>
</ul>

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