Canada's Tom Wilson drops gloves in rare Olympic hockey fight

Описание: Wilson dropped the gloves late in Canada's 10-2 rout of France on Sunday, going after the player who delivered a forearm to the head of teammate Nathan MacKinnon minutes earlier.

"Obviously, fighting isn't a big thing in this tournament, but when a guy takes a run at one of our big guys, that's what Willy does," three-time Olympian Drew Doughty said. "I mean, he does a lot more than that, but it was great to see him step up."

Wilson fought Pierre Crinon, who was given a two-minute minor penalty and apologized to MacKinnon after the hit in the third period. Scoring 25 seconds into the ensuing power play was not good enough punishment in the eyes of Canada's players.We didn't like the hit, felt like it was late and high," tournament leading scorer Connor McDavid said. "Willy just finishes a check and the guy jumps him, and Willy's just protecting himself. That's all he can do. That's the type of guy he is, type of teammate he is. Nothing but respect for him."

Unlike the NHL, where it is a five-minute major penalty, fighting is a game misconduct under International Ice Hockey Federation rules, so Wilson and Crinon were ejected. The outcome was already long determined, and Wilson missed only the final seven minutes of the game.

"We're used to a lot more than that happening, so it was pretty harmless in the grand scheme of things," coach Jon Cooper said. "Sticking up for his teammates, that's an easy one for him."