Oilers' Walsh Fined $10,000 After Stanley Cup Final Brawl Ejects 6 Players
Sarah Johnson
June 11, 2025
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Oilers' Jake Walsh fined $10,000 after Stanley Cup Final brawl with 6 ejections, 140 penalty minutes in Game 3 chaos.
The Stanley Cup Final turned into a slugfest in Game 3, with Edmonton Oilers defenseman Jake Walsh slapped with a $10,000 fine for punching Florida Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk and squirting water at their bench. The chaotic night saw six players ejected and a record-breaking 140 penalty minutes, ranking fourth in Stanley Cup history. Tkachuk, no stranger to scraps, took the violence in stride, saying,
"If you have to take a punch in the face, take it."
The Panthers were already leading 5-0 when tempers flared. Edmonton’s Trent Frederic cross-checked Florida’s Sam Bennett to the ice, sparking a retaliation that ignited a full-on brawl. Every player on the ice paired off, with Nurse and Gadjovich trading haymakers, while Greer and Ekholm duked it out. Referees let the chaos unfold before tossing six players, including Nurse, Gadjovich, Bennett, Frederic, Greer, and Ekholm, for game misconducts.
Tensions didn’t cool off. Edmonton’s Evander Kane was later ejected for slashing Carter Verhaeghe in the face, and at the final buzzer, Oilers star Corey Perry scuffled with Panthers players as fans pelted the ice with debris. Florida, the reigning champs, now carry momentum into Game 4 at home, with the series tied after Brad Marchand’s double-overtime winner in Game 2.
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Looks like the ice turned into a boxing ring! Walsh’s water-squirting antics remind me of a kid with a super soaker at a picnic—except this picnic cost him 10 grand. And Tkachuk? The guy’s got a face that says, ‘Punch me, I dare you!’ Wonder if they’ll serve popcorn for Game 4’s rematch.
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