Watch: Flyers' Patrick, Bruins' Krejci drop gloves in preseason fight
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Nolan Patrick officially becomes a Philadelphia Flyer with a fight in a preseason game pic.twitter.com/PJ6SudopF1
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) September 29, 2017
Welcome to Philadelphia, kid.
Second overall draft pick Nolan Patrick endeared himself to the Flyers faithful by dropping the gloves and engaging in his first NHL fight with David Krejci of the Boston Bruins.
The unlikely opponent made it less than a heavyweight tilt.
According to @hockeyfights, David Krejci hasn’t fought since the 2011 preseason.
— Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) September 29, 2017
And it looked like an unexperienced bout with Patrick.
The fight came as a result of a melee sparked by a Charlie McAvoy hit on Jordan Weal earlier in the shift.