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Alex St. Peters Writer [email protected]. On one St. Patrick’s Day night in 1991 the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks came together for a boxing match, but a hockey game broke out. The night would be known as the “St. Patrick’s Day Massacre” by hockey fans and players all over the league. This game is known in Chicago and St. Louis as the "St. Patrick's Day Massacre." This was a classic Norris Division battle amongst two teams fighting for the President's Trophy. The game became known as the "St. Patrick's Day Massacre" for the massive amount of fighting and penalties handed out to both teams. [3] [4] In the game, the two teams got into a brawl after Glen Featherstone shoved Jeremy Roenick after his hard hit on Harold Snepsts. Keith Brown shoved Featherstone, beginning a brawl. [4] WBS Penguins St patrick's day massacre My favorite hockey fight of all time!” The Blackhawks ended up winning the game 6-4, eventually clinching the 1991 Presidents’ Trophy. All of the stats from the game itself (goals, assists, individual penalty minutes) can be found here. The St. Patrick’s Day Massacre is still one of the most memorable and defining moments in franchise Sometimes, though fights take on a level of mythos that goes past brawl or skirmish. Sometimes they turn into massacres. The Blues and Blackhawks had one of those on March 17th, 1991. The St. Patrick’s Day Massacre was a byproduct of two heated rivals fighting for the top of the Norris Division and the league itself all season long. Get the latest box score updates on the St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Blackhawks game played on March 17, 1991 on Hockey-Reference.com From Old Time Hockey, via the Riverfront Times: This game is known in Chicago and St. Louis as the “St. Patrick’s Day Massacre.” This was a classic Norris Division battle amongst two teams fighting for the President’s Trophy. It was expected to be an intense game, but it quickly turned into a very chippy affair early. BLARNEY CASTLE, COUNTY CORK – Gather around lads and lasses and hear a tale not made of blarney but of actual facts surrounding a St. Patrick’s Dayhappening in year 1991. Not since the snakes were eradicated from the motherland by our favorite saint, did a massacre occur equally horrifying in The States. Cheesy Bruin When Was the St. Patrick’s Day Massacre? When the St. Patrick’s Day massacre occurred, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins had only been around for a short while. The fight happened on March 17, 2002, when we were only in our third season in a home game against the Syracuse Crunch. While fights and penalties aren’t uncommon in any hockey As of 2022, the 20 th anniversary of the fight, the WBS website noted that WBS Penguin Steve Parsons “still holds the record for the most penalty minutes in one game, with 64 PIM (penalty infraction minutes) from the St. Patrick’s Day Massacre.” (Regulation hockey games consist of three 20-minute periods, meaning Parsons’ penalties BLOW BY BLOW – The St. Patrick’s Day Massacre Syracuse’s Brad Wingfield, who had only recently joined the Crunch after posting 472 penalty minutes in just 49 games with the United Hockey League’s Elmira Jackals, tangled with Darcy Verot in the slot. The “St. Patrick’s Day Massacre” occurred on March 17, 1991. The Blackhawks’ 6-4 win over the St. Louis Blues is remembered for the enormous amount of penalty minutes dished out. The chippy contest saw 12 players ejected, 278 penalty minutes were served (24 minors, 12 majors, and 17 misconducts, to be exact), and three players were The rivalry between the two teams is common knowledge to hockey fans, but just how deep and intense the rivalry goes (as seen in the St. Patrick’s Day Massacre) is not always known. For starters, the two cities are only 300 miles apart (thanks to I-55), making the actual cities – not to mention every sporting team within – a huge rivalry. The game would go on to be known simply as the "St. Patrick's Day Massacre." Stay ahead of the game with our exclusive hockey news, analysis and insider info. Mar. 17, 1991 - St. Louis @ Chicago.Adam Oates on the 2nd period brawl -- "It was weird. I was pretty scared, I'll tell you that. Let me rephrase that. Terri Hockey Beast r d o t o s S p n e f 9 g c t h c 4 c 6 8 c g 7 m 5 t f 3 5 f , u 0 0 h M h m r c h 1 1 4 a m t 0 8 c f h 3 1 c 2 h · Shared with Public St. Patrick's Day Massacre: Directed by Steve Lawson. With Marta Svetek, Manoj Anand, Charlie Bond, Joseph Bradley. On a trip to Dublin to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, four friends agree to spend the night in an abandoned tavern, where they are stalked by an undead killer in search of revenge for a tragedy that occurred centuries before. Nice! Other notable Bears-centric countdowns to be aware of: 23 days until the team can begin its offseason training program, 32 days until the deadline for prospect visits, 40 days until the 2025 NFL Draft. Plan your social calendars accordingly, friends. Today is also when Bears fans around Chicago celebrate St. Patrick's Day. St Louis at Chicago March 17, 1991 Adam Oates on the 2nd period brawl – “ It was weird. I was pretty scared, I’ll tell you that. Let me rephrase that. Terrified. Grimson, Manson and Peluso and they had 10 bodies on the ice, too." Taken from The Hockey News. This game is known in Chicago and St. Louis as the "St. Patrick's Day Massacre."
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