Zandberg's Top 10 Rick Rypien Fights

by Sean Zandberg on Nov 17, 2009 1:00 PM PST in Random fun Comment 44 comments

It took a while to go through all of Rick Rypien's fight's on YouTube and then rate them all, but it was time well spent! Has there been a better Canucks fighter since Gino Odjick? I don't know. Rick Rypien has been dubbed the "Pit Bull" and "Middleweight Champion of the NHL" by Tom Larschied. It's hard to argue that. Hell, Ripper will fight the big guys too. With the big layoff between games, we are here to entertain you!

So without further to do, I give you my Top 10 Rick Rypien fights. Enjoy.

10. Rypien vs Hal Gill (October 2009). "Somebody get him a ladder!"

9. Rypien vs Zach Stortini (October 2009) Pop goes Zach's helmet!

8. Rypien vs Mike Moore (October 2008). Decision..Ripper!

7. Rypien vs Jeremy Reich (September 2009). A treat for Terrace, BC. I think Reich takes this one, but it was a beauty regardless.

6. Rypien vs Brandon Prust (October 2008). Short and sweet.

5. Rypien vs Zach Stortini (April 2009) Apeman Stortini eats a hard left early and barely recovers.

4. Rypien vs Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (February 2008). Ole! Tolly gets his ass beat!

3. Rypien vs Brendan Brooks (2007?). Good lord, how many punches does Ripper (then with the Moose) throw here? What a tilt!

2. Rypien vs Brad May (November 2009). I still tip my hat to the older May dropping them with Rypien. He held his own for a bit there.

1. Rypien vs Ryan Carter (September 2009). Oh Carter, next time listen to your buddies when they tell you not to mess with the "middleweight champion of the NHL". This is rag doll city. This is my homer side coming out. Love the ass-whoopin' put on by Ripper here.

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Yep kid's a killer

Haven’t seen a fighter that dominant since Brashear, anywhere in the league.

by yoata on Nov 17, 2009 1:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Ah yes, Brashear. Good point!

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by Sean Zandberg on Nov 17, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Sean. Unfortunately my computer is so old and slow that videos are always spotty and stop-start and makes viewing pleasure impossible.
I will say that Rypper is the most exciting Nuck fighter to me since Brashear/Gino. With those above 3 guys (also the young Mike Tyson) you got the feeling that they just won’t lose the fight.

by Bobby Canuck on Nov 17, 2009 1:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

To me in terms of pure domination #6 is the best. I mean did Prust even land one punch?

by Section 312 on Nov 17, 2009 1:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Trudat

not to mention the damage to Prust’s face.

by yoata on Nov 17, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m still trying to figure out the defense to the guy. Seems like whatever you do – attack, defend, hands up, hand down, throw lefts, throw rights, whatever – he still pummels you. And he’s barely a middleweight!

by casual on Nov 17, 2009 1:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I suggest the Stooge defense. Stomp on foot, poke in eye.

I've seen enough to know that I've seen too much.

by Smoboy41 on Nov 17, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Could be he’s more psychotic than anyone else;)

by Bobby Canuck on Nov 17, 2009 1:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I watch a lot of Junior B hockey and some of the best fighters and fights are by little guys. The guys you might not expect. They just seem to be tougher so they stand there and throw and don’t really defend themselves. Probably been fighting bigger guys all their lives so not afraid to get hurt.

by Section 312 on Nov 17, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

smaller can equal faster too. That’s why I hate watching heavyweights box or fight in the MMA

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by Sean Zandberg on Nov 17, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

True. I prefer heavyweights in boxing but in MMA would way rather watch say GSP than Brock.

by Section 312 on Nov 17, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

According to Yahoo, GSP wants to try out for Canada’s wrestling team for the 2012 Olympics.

I've seen enough to know that I've seen too much.

by Smoboy41 on Nov 17, 2009 2:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Well in all fairness, Brock is pretty damned entertaining, when he doesn’t have mono

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by Sean Zandberg on Nov 17, 2009 4:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

One of the best fighters in the WHL in recent years was Garet Hunt, who couldn’t have been more than 5’ 7" or 5’8".

I've seen enough to know that I've seen too much.

by Smoboy41 on Nov 17, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

prust fight should have been higher

that’s one of his very best showings. the dual jackhammer is a good technique and ripper has it mastered.

by bitterguy on Nov 17, 2009 1:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

also, if you want to see every rypien fight

you can almost do that on this site:

rick rypien fight card

his record is very impressive and he has a pretty good following.

by bitterguy on Nov 17, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’d definitely like to see Ryp have a rematch with Doug Murray.

I've seen enough to know that I've seen too much.

by Smoboy41 on Nov 17, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Amazing!

Well, well done Sean! I look forward to looking through all of these when I get home this evening.

by nucksandpucks on Nov 17, 2009 1:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

yeah, i’m pretty damn sure i’ve seen all of these already, i went through youtube a few weeks ago….
still awesome, though

i mean no harm. i come in peace. unlike shane o'brien or kevin bieksa........
watch out for the Rypper too, he can whip anyone.......
GO CANUCKS GO!

by missy on Nov 17, 2009 2:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

The last little guy i saw that could put fear in big guys was “Pie” McKenzie for the Bruins long ago. ( and Jonathon too deserves mention!)

Still remember the beat he put on Hammer Schultz. Not sure if we could find that one on Youtube!

Ripper changes hands quicker than most any fighter of any size I have seen. He can take a punch and still keep coming.

Thanks for the entertainment Sean!

The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:

We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"

by vancitydan on Nov 17, 2009 2:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Dan, remember a guy named Randy Holt? Played first part of 78-79 season with the Canucks. Less than 6 feet and took on everybody, from what I can remember.

I've seen enough to know that I've seen too much.

by Smoboy41 on Nov 17, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Vaguely Smo…does that mean he was cleaning up Boudrias’s messes when he was being a prick?

The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:

We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"

by vancitydan on Nov 17, 2009 5:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Pretty sure Holt holds the record for most PIM in one game – 67 or something ridiculous like that. I assume it was a classic Broad Street line brawl.

by nucksandpucks on Nov 17, 2009 5:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yep, that game even has its own subsection devoted to it in his wikipedia article.

by thelastjohnny on Nov 17, 2009 6:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Schultz was one

but the worst beating he put on somebody was Bouchard, bloodied the much bigger man up good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZGA0ONM7D0&feature=related

by yoata on Nov 17, 2009 7:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Is it just me or did Rypien come out of no where? I guess no on really brags about an undrafted fighter until he wins a few in the big leagues.

by thelastjohnny on Nov 17, 2009 3:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

They've been talking about him

and how tough he is for years, but he’s never been healthy long enough to show it.

by yoata on Nov 17, 2009 6:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I guess that’s just me not paying attention.

by thelastjohnny on Nov 17, 2009 8:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Awesome. 1 and 3 were great.

There ain't no turning back when our train is off its track, and there's nothing we can do but watch it crash (watch it crash)
And there ain't no right and wrong when we know it won't be long, and there's nothing we can do but watch it crash
-Tomas Kalnoky/Streetlight Manifesto, Watch It Crash

by kentcheesehead on Nov 17, 2009 3:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Carter is no fighter right? Always good to watch a Duck get manhandled.

I love #5, it shows Ripper at his best. Quick, throwing both fists, shocking the other guy, hanging in there when the other guy throws a flurry back, etc. Great stuff.

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by Yankee Canuck on Nov 17, 2009 3:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

got to add the carcillo fight at least as honourable mention

mar 17th, 2008 — st patty’s day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyDeCSnx9Cw

absolutely amazing fight — both of them came out punching, but the rypper outdid carcillo, another psycho who can fight

actually, this would be my favourite, i think…just amazing

by antro on Nov 17, 2009 4:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Man, thanks for that one Antro…had totally forgotten that one…love how even the Arizona Fox guy is fawning on Ripper too…saying “5’11” and 170 lbs" in almost reverent tones

Sean…can the list be bigger?

LOL

The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:

We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"

by vancitydan on Nov 17, 2009 5:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I ranked the Carcillo fight at #12 because, yeah it started good, but there was too much wrestling at the end :) It’s hard ranking these fights. They’re all so good. So I just went by which ones entertained me the most.

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by Sean Zandberg on Nov 17, 2009 5:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Went looking for McKenzie…couldn’t find it, but check out the greatest defenseman of all time handling his own battles…even though his teammate tried his hardest to get in there…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zii1xUp41Cc

The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:

We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"

by vancitydan on Nov 17, 2009 5:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

or….short one and he didn’t win…but maybe this is why AV loves Ripper…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RgW87cTZbc

The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:

We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"

by vancitydan on Nov 17, 2009 5:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Great finds, Dan.

I've seen enough to know that I've seen too much.

by Smoboy41 on Nov 17, 2009 9:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Off topic, guys but … does the NHL publish stats on the web that are suitable for db analysis? I wanted to xref the odds of scoring the next goal, and the avg time it takes to do so, when a team is ahead by a goal in the 3rd vs when they’re behind by the same, and further break down the numbers by shots on goal (as a proxy for how much of a shell the team is going into) or perhaps by time in the offensive zone, number of icings etc. Ideally, number of forecheckers would be best, but I’m not that hopeful of getting the numbers handed to me so easily.

Anyway, you get the idea. Is there data for this available anywhere? Someone know? It’d be spare time project (of which I have little at times, comes & goes) so I dunno when Id be done, either.

by casual on Nov 17, 2009 6:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Have not even explored it much, but I did come across this site.

http://www.hockeyanalytics.com/

or this one…

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/

The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:

We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"

by vancitydan on Nov 17, 2009 6:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Dan!

by casual on Nov 17, 2009 7:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Rypien has got to be one of, if not the best, technical fighter I’ve seen in 20+ years of watching hockey. I’d love to see him fight a brashear or laraque, I really believe he could win a fight like that. A guy like this is more valuable than a true heavyweight, because of the way he energizes the crowd and his teammates.

by shutupmom on Nov 18, 2009 2:19 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Welcome, shutupmom. Brashear was pretty quick too, but not quite as technical. Brashear and Laracque are getting old…can you imagine if he game Boogaard a run for his money? He would then be undisputed champ.

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by Sean Zandberg on Nov 18, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs