Sunday afternoon, during the game between the CH and the Edmonton Oilers, we were able to see the 9th fight of the season of defenseman Arber Xhekaj. Unfortunately for him, this fight did not end well as he had to leave the game with a shoulder injury.
Xhekaj's opponent, Quebec defenseman Vincent Desharnais, was in his first NHL fight. The latter, who has only 12 games of experience in the NHL, spoke about the event after the game. According to him, the injury of the CH player is only bad luck. He did not feel, during the duel, that his rival was injured.
The story of Desharnais, a little like that of his opponent on Sunday [Arber Xhekaj], is in fact a very beautiful one. At 26 years old, the defenseman from Laval finally got his chance with the Oilers. The 7th round pick (183rd overall) of the organization in the 2016 draft had been playing in the ECHL and AHL before this moment. According to his head coach with the Oilers, Jay Woodcroft, the young man deserves everything he gets.
