Athletistic / Hockey. Defenseman Tony DeAngelo spoke about the sensational conflict with Russian goaltender Alexander Georgiev. It was because of the fight with Georgiev that the American was sent off the New York Rangers in 2021.
“I was walking along the tunnel and I shouted to Georgiev: ‘Make a fucking stop if I hadn’t shouted at him, nothing would have happened – at that moment he wouldn’t have turned around and tried to do something.’ Well, I didn’t even think that what happened next would happen.
Alexander hit me with the goalie mask, hitting my visor. After that, I started bleeding. In response, I hit him on the helmet with my stick, after which our teammates intervened in the fight and separated us. The coaches told us both not to come to tomorrow’s training, and I soon found out that I had been selected for the draft.
Georgiev shouldn’t be blamed for that. If someone had said something like that to me in the tunnel after a tough game, I don’t know what I would have done myself. I never blamed him,” DeAngelo said, according to Daily Faceoff.
Last season in the NHL, Tony DeAngelo played 31 games with Carolina in the regular season and scored 11 (3+8) points in the goals and assists system. In the playoffs, he had 9 games and 2 (0+2) assists. During his NHL career, DeAngelo played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Arizona Coyotes and New York Rangers.
It is worth noting that, according to media reports, Tony DeAngelo, due to the lack of offers from the NHL, agreed to move to SKA Saint Petersburg.
Source: Sport
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