We are so close to hockey being back, and I couldn’t be more ecstatic!

I was in a pretty good mood Friday, and that was because we had the opportunity to watch some real authentic hockey for the first time since the Stanley Cup Final (that my beloved Florida Panthers won *fist pump*). And yeah, they might have been rookie games, but it was still real NHL-branded hockey. I’ll take it here in mid-September!

If you missed it, no worries, because I’m here to bring you the best highlight from the action. (RELATED: Two Simple Words From Connor McDavid Cause Massive Earthquake For Edmonton Oilers)

The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers played a couple of rookie games over the weekend at Allentown, Pennsylvania’s PPL Center, which is the home of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the AHL. We’re going to focus in on what happened Friday in the first game, an overtime victory for the Flyers if you care.

In the second period, with the Rangers up 3-2, New York prospect Corbin Vaughan and Philadelphia prospect Sawyer Boulton ended up getting into one hell of a fight, with blow after blow being thrown from each player. To make it that much spicier, things concluded with Boulton (the clear winner of the brawl) shouting at the bench of the Rangers, tossing his helmet on the ice and getting the crowd hyped up.

It’s absolutely beautiful as a hockey fan. *happy tear*

WATCH:

Sawyer Boulton, son of former NHL enforcer Eric Boulton, can also chuck em’

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— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) September 13, 2025

Damn, seeing hockey back on my television is incredibly glorious … that Florida Panthers three-peat is gonna hit like crack!