ARENA DISTRICT, OH - TMZ lovers will love this gossip. 2nd line left wing and franchise point leader Tom Morgan and top line defenseman Nick 'Minnesota' Lanctot got involved in a scuffle after practice yesterday afternoon. Nobody was injured but tempers did flare.
It all started with a breakout drill deep in the Arrowhawk defensive zone. Lanctot fired the puck to Morgan who missed the pass. Irritated, Lanctot shouted "Whif like Jeter!" Morgan griped under his breath but continued with Monahan and Torsok up the ice.
The very next drill, Morgan blasted a slap shot from the point wide of the net, directly into the towering defenseman's chiseled abs of steel. "I work out hard everyday, " said Lanctot earlier in the week. "My girlfriend likes to rub her hands on my six-pack and make speed bump noises like a rumple strip."
EDITOR NOTE --> No confirmation whether Lanctot actually has abs of steel or just likes to sit on the couch and watch the popular exercise video or if he really even has a girlfriend for that matter.
Sources say Morgan wouldn't stop gloating about the New York Yankees chances of ousting the Minnesota Twins in just 3 games. "He just wouldn't stop," said the source. "Tom loves his Yanks and he figured he'd just rub the recent dominance in just a bit."
As soon as practice was over, it was on.
"We new this was building," said Arrowhawk captain and linemate Mark Monahan. "The Twins and Yanks have been at each other for a while and these guys both are loyal to their team." he added off the record.
Morgan landed a couple of good rights early. Reportedly, he's quick with his dodging and doubles-up on the jabs. A minute into the bout the fight took a turn.
"Minnesota's got big hands and his thumbs are really quick," said Jason Torsok who lost the last fight with Lanctot. "He's a tough competitor and that's why we love him on our team."
Nick backed Morgan into the corner and drilled him repeatedly until his fate was sealed.
"His head popped up just 2 minutes in," said a discouraged Kevin Griffith. "We all heard how good Tom was at Rock em' Sock em' Robots, but as it turns out, it was all just folklore. He got his butt kicked by a Minnesota boy."
This decision went to Minnesota. But so far, it's the Yanks 1, Twins 0.
"Ha!" says Tom Morgan from a bar someplace in Central Ohio.
