VIDEO: Insane line brawl lands 6 Minnesota Golden Gophers in penalty box vs. Wisconsin
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers penalty box was standing room only on Saturday night as a result of an insane line brawl in their game against the Wisconsin Badgers:
Ok. Now SIX #Gophers in the penalty box. This is insane. pic.twitter.com/MsJlFInyjk
— Tyler Mason (@FSNtylermason) January 18, 2015
The series of events that led to overcrowding in the sin bin was unleashed by a bad hit thrown by Badgers defenceman Eddie Wittchow:
Then, all hell broke loose. Even the goalies got involved:
Asked if he'd ever seen that many guys in the penalty box before, Gophers head coach Don Lucia joked about one of his school's bigger rivals.
"Probably the last time we played North Dakota," joked the veteran NCAA bench boss.