AHLers Gallant and Kannok Leipert put on the scrap of the season!

Ladies and gentlemen, have I got a show for you.

Last night AHL'ers Alex Kannok Leipert and Alex Gallant both elected to drop the gloves and provide us all with the best scrap seen anywhere this season.

Check it out:

I mean that's just NASTY stuff from both guys...

Another look:

Bomb after bomb after bomb! No quit in either men! Not taking a single step back! This is old time hockey, baby!

Personally, I absolutely LOVE to see these kind of tilts because they remind me of old school hockey in the 1980s and 1990s. Back when you'd have middleweight guys like Wendel Clark or Tie Domi just go turbo mode on opponents and overwhelm them with fists of fury. Sure, I love a good heavyweight tilt too, but for me the middleweight and lightweight guys are usually the most entertaining.

As for these two gentlemen, they're likely to get some recognition thanks to their efforts last night. Kannok Leipert, in particular, is an intriguing player. Not only is one of the few Thai-born professional hockey players in the world, but he's got some bite to his game. He's just 22 years old and was drafted by the Washington Capitals (6th round, 161st overall) back in 2018 but never signed a contract with the team. He became an unrestricted free agent this past summer and opted to sign an NHL contract with the Abbotsford Canucks. No doubt he'll generate a little NHL interest thanks to his tenacity now.

As for Gallant, he's a minor league veteran whose sole purpose is to pound his opponents into dust. A real old school, throwback type player. The 30 year old Summerside, PEI native has never sniffed the NHL but has played over a decade in the AHL and ECHL. This season he has just one goal and six points to go along with his 115 penalty minutes in 46 games with the Calgary Wranglers. Again, he's likely never bound for the NHL which makes last night's tilt all the more impressive. Gotta respect a guy who's out here risking it all for an AHL paycheck. Love of the game, baby!