Anaheim Ducks 25th Anniversary: Top 10 Fights of the Last Decade

9 – Chris Pronger vs Dan Cleary (January 23rd, 2008)

Oh, the days when Chris Pronger patrolled the Anaheim blueline. The Ducks were defending Stanley Cup Champs and I was just old enough to start driving a car. This bout occurred halfway through the Ducks Stanley Cup defense season and came against two big boys.

Its a fairly quick fight and that may be a good thing for Dan Clearly. That and the fact that Pronger lost his balance while swinging big right-handed haymakers. If he had stayed balanced this would be much higher on the list.

Also, you have to like that Pronger makes a hard hit on Clearly and stands up for it instead of someone else coming along to pick the fight. You don’t see this enough in today’s NHL and then again you don’t see many defensemen like Chris Pronger in today’s NHL.

8 – Josh Manson vs Mike Giordano (April 4th, 2017)

Now in 2018, it’s known who Josh Manson is. Hard hitting, good moving, good first pass defenseman. A young player who is turning into a top flight shut down blueliner. Also a player with an offensive upside that seems to increase by the game and year.

Even as Manson turns into a versatile piece of the Duck blueline, he’s also the physical leader of it. Manson made sure that was on display as he took exception to a hold by Flames defenseman and captain Mike Giordano.

Once the gloves dropped he showed he was more than capable standing up to veteran and making sure Giordano knew he wasn’t backing down from a fight. Manson is the kind of guy you want on your D core and hopefully, number 42 is wearing the “Webbed D” for many years to come.