There’s no doubt the former Bruin can still throw a punch.<\/p>\n
Published<\/strong>January 15, 2026 2:50 PM EST\u2022Updated<\/strong>January 15, 2026 1:39 PM EST<\/p>\n Earlier this year, Milan Lucic<\/a> tried to make an NHL comeback after sitting out for nearly two years following domestic violence charges against him being dropped.\u00a0<\/p>\n That comeback ended when he was cut by the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds, and that sent the 37-year-old overseas to Scotland and the Fife Flyers of the UK’s Elite Ice Hockey League<\/a>.<\/p>\n And honestly, things seem to be going alright. He just notched one of the best accomplishments in hockey, a Gordie Howe hat trick.<\/p>\n READ: EX-NHL TOUGH GUY MILAN LUCI\u0106 CONTINUING HIS CAREER IN A PLACE YOU WOULDN\u2019T EXPECT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n That, of course, is having a goal, an assist, and a fight all in one game. Oddly enough, Gordie Howe himself only ever did this twice, but, I mean, would you want to fight Gordie Howe?<\/p>\n I didn’t think so.<\/p>\n Lucic and the Flyers took on the Sheffield Steelers on January 10, and the former Stanley Cup champ had himself a night,<\/p>\n First of all, I was not prepared for Scottish hockey play-by-play, but if that became a new alternative stream, I’d probably be checking it out semi-regularly.<\/p>\n But I think we need to talk about that fight. That was one-sided, with Lucic making quick work of Sheffield’s Kyle Watson.\u00a0<\/p>\n That might lead to some of his teammates taking the piss out of him, to borrow a Britishism. But good on him for having the stones to drop the mitts with someone who can throw a punch like the former Bruin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n