What Led To The Wild Brawl In Griffins Vs. Admirals Game?

The Grand Rapids Griffins are having an impressive season.

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So far they have the best record in the AHL, with 34 wins, and 6 losses, putting them 6 games ahead of the 2nd place Colorado Eagles.

The Griffins have also been red hot this season on the road, with an impressive 17-1-1-1 record.

On Tuesday night, The Griffins were on the road in Milwaukee and were able to get another big win over the Admirals with the final score being 5-2.

This win is not what everyone is talking about, instead it's what happened at the end of the 2nd period.

Grand Rapids Griffins Massive Brawl

As the 2nd period came to an end, a player from the Admirals made a hard hit on a Griffins player and then all hell broke loose.

Players on ice started fighting as referees tried in vain to keep them separated.

Even the goalies for both teams got involved in the brawl.

When it was finally over a total of 88 penalty minutes were handed out.

Credit: Grand Rapids Griffins

If you don't follow hockey, the average AHL game has on average 10 minutes of penalties per game.

As crazy as this fight looks, thankfully nobody was seriously hurt.

The Griffins now head to Charlotte where they'll face the Checkers for two games, before coming home and playing on Friday Feb 13th at the Van Andel Arena.

Watch: Grand Rapids Griffins vs. Milwaukee Admirals Fight

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