Former NHL enforcer Nick Tarnasky has shared his facet of the wild golf course combat that blew up in social media movies final week.
On the “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast, Tarnasky stated the combat erupted on Gap 15 of the Alberta Springs Golf Course in Purple Deer, Alberta, Canada on July 4, with an inebriated man taking 20-25 minutes to play every gap and difficult course-goers to fights.
“At the end of the day, I asked him not to, told him he shouldn’t get involved with me, I asked him to move on, I gave him every opportunity not to, and he charged at me,” Tarnasky stated. “I’m not going to fold over, that’s not my nature.”
The combat didn’t finish effectively for the drunk golfer, since recognized as a person named Trevor Ogilvie, who ended up getting tossed in a pond and badly crushed up by Tarnasky.
Tarnasky, who’s 6-foot-2, 230 kilos and performed 5 seasons within the NHL, stated the altercation befell after Ogilvie was threatening to combat nearly everybody in his path, together with Tarnasky’s good friend and good friend’s fiancee.
With Ogilvie and his good friend holding up Gap 15, Tarnasky stated he rolled up and stated, “Hey guys, we gotta get moving.”
“That instantly set him off,” Tarnasky recalled. “He’s doing the fist-clenching and the pumping his arms, and that’s where the altercation starts that’s on the video.”
Tarnasky stated he was making an attempt to “make it fun” and never escalate the state of affairs by threatening Ogilvie, however he couldn’t assist however warn that he would toss Ogilvie into the close by pond.
“If I hear I’m going to get thrown in the pond by this f—ing mutant, maybe I’m going to chill out,” Tarnasky stated. “I thought maybe that could be a fun way to be like, ‘You guys are in the wrong, let’s speed things up.’”
Ogilvie, who later admitted that the incident was “not his finest moment” and that his “mouth ran faster than is brain,” didn’t take the trace, and ended up getting bodyslammed into the pond by Tarnasky, who collected 297 whole penalty minutes within the NHL.
After the portion of the incident that may be seen within the viral video, Tarnasky stated he advised Ogilvie and his good friend to “get the f— outta here,” which they ultimately did.
The police ultimately confirmed as much as the course, with Tarnasky brazenly explaining what he did and why he did it.
Tarnasky known as the aftermath of the loopy scene “pretty tough” and “pretty overwhelming,” even when he’s being heralded because the hero of the state of affairs.
“It’s nice to hear from damn near every single teammate I’ve played with for 13-14 years of my life,” he joked. “Guys are fired up.”
