Victim of brutal golf fight involving ex-hockey star details injuries after being punched and thrown into lake

Daily Mail​

10-07-2025

The victim in the viral golf fight which emerged earlier this week has revealed the extent of his injuries - and he made it away from the situation mostly unscathed.
The fight, which took place at Alberta Springs Golf Resort in Canada, saw the unidentified man punched several times and pushed into a lake by former NHL enforcer Nick Tarnasky in stunning scenes.
Video of the incident showed the former Florida Panther appearing to be upset with how long the other man's group was taking to play, with the pair jawing for a bit before Tarnasky was charged at.
The fight, however, was incredibly one-sided as Tarnasky quickly tossed the other man into the water.
Incredibly, the victim crawled out of the water and continued to challenge Tarnasky to a fight, resulting in the ex-enforcer landing five punches to his rival's head before tossing him towards the lake once again.
Nonetheless, the unidentified man appears to be OK following the mauling, as a photo has emerged of him with only a slight black eye.
The youth hockey team that Tarnasky works for was reported to be investigating the incident
As seen on the r/golf page on Reddit, the man posed for an apparent Snapchat photo sticking his tongue out and seemingly in good spirits.
'Just a tiny lil black eye thats it thats all boys,' he wrote.
While the man was apparently unharmed in the incident, Canadian police did respond to report of an intoxicated person instigating fights at Alberta Springs Golf Resort in Red Deer.
According to TMZ, no arrests or further investigation took place one police arrived.
However, Red Deer Minor Hockey - the organization where Tarnasky works as a U-17 coach - is reportedly looking into the incident.
'At this time, given that we understand the matter is being reviewed by local policing authorities and we are conducting our own internal investigation into the alleged incident, we will have no further comments,' the hockey team told TMZ.
Drafted 287th overall by the Lightning in 2003, Tarnasky also played for the Florida Panthers and the Nashville Predators. Across 245 NHL games, he totaled 13 goals, 30 points, and a whopping 297 penalty minutes.
He spent many more games in the American Hockey League - playing in 486 games and putting up 80 goals, 145 points and an astounding 881 penalty minutes.
Tarnasky last played in the NHL in 2010.