Russian player beats up Chinese hockey team. Game cancelled after 3 minutes.

[JosephDredd]

One Guy Beats Up China’s New Professional Hockey Team Pre-season game cancelled after 3 minutes

Damir Raspiyev, 21, of the Barys Astana, took a cheap shot against Kunlun’s Tomáš Marcinko. When Marcinko remained motionless on the ice, Raspiyev continued his search for a fighting partner, throwing punches at each of his opponents. When none of the Red Stars on the ice obliged him in a fight, he turned his attention to the Red Star bench and tried to provoke a fight there, but that didn’t work either. The video below is well worth watching.

Raspiyev, who has the distinction of having zero points while racking up 194 penalty minutes in 23 games, was suspended for the rest of the pre-season by the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

The two teams had met the previous week, when Barys’ Astana’s Dustin Boyd was injured, requiring between two and four months of rehabilitation. The team’s head coach, Andrey Nazarov, promised a “warm welcome” for the Red Stars in the following game.

The Kunlun Red Stars have reported the incident to local police.

Chinese authorities don’t have much of a stomach for excessive violence in hockey. In May 2016, Chinese player Lang Bingyu was permanently banned from ever playing hockey again by China’s winter sports authority after a particularly vicious game in Harbin. Lang elbowed a Chengde player, Hunag Peng, in the head and neck before spearing him in the mouth. Hunag lost three teeth and required 42 stitches after the incident. Lang’s coach, Liu Wen, was banned from coaching games for a year after to the incident.

The HC Beijing Kunlun Red Stars is the newest expansion team in the Kontinental Hockey League, Russia’s answer to the NHL. Officially announced during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s state visit to China, the expansion team highlights China’s hockey ambitions as it prepares to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2022.

 

[n...not crazy]

Lol as he goes for the bench

 

[mushishi]

That dude went on a rampage.

 

[Gregolian]

Russia don't fuck around with hockey

 

[Jack Reacheround]

Jesus. Although the Chinese are probably somewhat new to the concept of fighting on skates.

 

[Kon Ster]

That guy was savage as fuck.

 

[Stargazer Rex]

Commie bastards

 

[AGGAMEMNON66]

I wanna see the Chinese fight the Russians in a war. No nukes tho, and no one jumping in.

 

[j123]

There's hockey in China?

 

[Zer]

There's hockey in China?

Not anymore bro. Not anymore.

 

[MusterX]

That guy was savage as fuck.

 

[Scott Parker 27]

Beautiful, if you're already out of the game try to take as many of the opposing players out with you. Please sign this mfer to the sj sharks, pretty please.

I can't think of a guy snapping more than this. Maybe when Terry O'Reilly took it into the stands and beat a guy with his own shoe.

 

[Sir Galahad]

I only saw one Chinese player and the rest looked Russian.

 

[Sampsonsimpson]

There's hockey in China?

Yeah but they call it harkey.

 

[pinkybrief]

Did they already threaten the Russian with their army jets, and war weapons?

 

[heavyarms21]

That was a good laugh

 

[heavyarms21]

Did they already threaten the Russian with their army jets, and war weapons?

Yup with footage from Top Gun , and Danger Zone playing in the background.

 

[Halifax]

Not anymore bro. Not anymore.

For good reason. Unless the asian was raised in Canada....

 

[snakedafunky]

Lol if you have anger issues like that, you better get used to the fact that you spent your retirement years somewhere in Sibiran prison camp.

 

[My name is]

one guy trying to get away and still got beat up . that's just being an asshole