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Calgary Herald
5 days ago
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Ex-NHL enforcer breaks silence on viral golf course beatdown: 'This might be a blast'
Article content The ex-NHL enforcer threw some 'bangs' and had a blast while dishing out some justice at an Alberta golf course. Article content Nick Tarnasky became a viral sensation after adding some sound effects to his beatdown of a drunken instigator earlier this month and is finally sharing his side of the story on the wild scene. Article content Article content Tarnasky, who played six NHL seasons with the Lightning and Panthers, appeared on Tuesday's episode of the Spittin' Chiclets podcast in a one-on-one interview with host Paul Bissonnette — himself a retired NHL tough guy. Article content Article content Article content Article content Bissonnette began the hour-long interview by asking his former on-ice opponent how the past 48 hours have gone for him after going viral, to which Tarnasky replied, 'It's been pretty tough, pretty overwhelming.' Article content Article content The retired enforcer then broke down what led to the altercation, which has been viewed millions of times since being posted on social media two weekends ago. Article content 'We watched him tee off, I didn't know really what situation he was in,' Tarnasky began. 'He hit a tee shot 10, 12 yards. Took a mulligan and I didn't really pay attention.' Article content But after Tarnasky played the hole, a marshal at the course came and told them about potential trouble with the first group. Article content Article content Tarnasky told the marshal that while he believed the group was just 'having fun,' if he caught up to them he would tell them to settle down and 'stay respectful to the staff and other golfers.'
Edmonton Journal
5 days ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Ex-NHL enforcer breaks silence on viral golf course beatdown: 'This might be a blast'
The ex-NHL enforcer threw some 'bangs' and had a blast while dishing out some justice at an Alberta golf course. Article content Nick Tarnasky became a viral sensation after adding some sound effects to his beatdown of a drunken instigator earlier this month and is finally sharing his side of the story on the wild scene. Article content Article content Tarnasky, who played six NHL seasons with the Lightning and Panthers, appeared on Tuesday's episode of the Spittin' Chiclets podcast in a one-on-one interview with host Paul Bissonnette — himself a retired NHL tough guy. Article content Article content Article content Article content Bissonnette began the hour-long interview by asking his former on-ice opponent how the past 48 hours have gone for him after going viral, to which Tarnasky replied, 'It's been pretty tough, pretty overwhelming.' Article content Article content The retired enforcer then broke down what led to the altercation, which has been viewed millions of times since being posted on social media two weekends ago. Article content 'We watched him tee off, I didn't know really what situation he was in,' Tarnasky began. 'He hit a tee shot 10, 12 yards. Took a mulligan and I didn't really pay attention.' Article content But after Tarnasky played the hole, a marshal at the course came and told them about potential trouble with the first group. Article content 'The marshal comes back and says, 'Hey, those guys, I'm trying to kick them off but they tried to fight me.'' Article content Tarnasky told the marshal that while he believed the group was just 'having fun,' if he caught up to them he would tell them to settle down and 'stay respectful to the staff and other golfers.'
Edmonton Journal
5 days ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Ex-NHL enforcer breaks silence, detailing viral golf course beatdown: 'This might be a blast'
The ex-NHL enforcer threw some 'bangs' and had a blast while dishing out some justice at an Alberta golf course. Article content Nick Tarnasky became a viral sensation after adding some sound effects to his beatdown of a drunken instigator earlier this month and is finally sharing his side of the story on the wild scene. Article content Tarnasky, who played six NHL seasons with the Lightning and Panthers, appeared on Tuesday's episode of the Spittin' Chiclets podcast in a one-on-one interview with host Paul Bissonnette — himself a retired NHL tough guy. Article content Article content Article content Article content Bissonnette began the hour-long interview by asking his former on-ice opponent how the past 48 hours have gone for him after going viral, to which Tarnasky replied, 'It's been pretty tough, pretty overwhelming.' Article content Article content The retired enforcer then broke down what led to the altercation, which has been viewed millions of times since being posted on social media two weekends ago. Article content 'We watched him tee off, I didn't know really what situation he was in,' Tarnasky began. 'He hit a tee shot 10, 12 yards. Took a mulligan and I didn't really pay attention.' Article content But after Tarnasky played the hole, a marshal at the course came and told them about potential trouble with the first group. Article content Article content Tarnasky told the marshal that while he believed the group was just 'having fun,' if he caught up to them he would tell them to settle down and 'stay respectful to the staff and other golfers.'
