It appears 2026 might be the year of the goalie fight.
With two already in the books in the NHL, some young netminders got in on the fun on Monday.
Late in the third period of a WHL game, Ethan McCallum of the Penticton Vees and Joshua Ravensbergen of the Prince George Cougars traded blows at centre ice.
The fight didn’t last long, with Ravensbergen falling on top of McCallum after a couple of punches each.
Both goaltenders even gave each other a little pat on the back before heading their separate ways.
McCallum, 19, won the battle on the scoreboard, as he backstopped the Vees to a 3-0 shutout victory.
Ravensbergen, 19, was selected by the San Jose Sharks with the 30th overall pick in the 2025 NHL draft. He was also a member of the Canadian team that won bronze at the 2026 world juniors.
The two may have got some inspiration from watching the big boys over the past month, as Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky fought San Jose’s Alex Nedeljkovic on Jan. 19, while Boston’s Jeremy Swayman and Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy squared off outdoors in the Stadium Series on Feb. 1.
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