#beau bennett

Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Beau Bennett recently went on ‘The Cam & Strick Podcast’ hosted by fellow former NHLer Cam Janssen and hockey reporter Andy Strickland and shed some new light on a rather infamous team feud from a few years back.

During the interview, Bennett was asked about the practice altercation between Evgeni Malkin and Craig Adams from back in 2015 and provided some never before heard insight on what exactly went down between the two players that led to the on-ice tussle.

At the time, it was reported that Malkin and Adams were participating in a drill and tempers boiled over in the moment leading to the scuffle. This is how the incident was originally reported on back in 2015 and what Malkin said following the scrum that left Adams bloodied and Malkin without a jersey.

Now, after listening to what Bennett says, it becomes clear tensions were building days ahead of time before spilling over on the ice.

As Bennett says in the clip, New Year’s is apparently a high holiday in Russia and celebrated heavily in Malkin’s homeland. With plans to take part is some kind of holiday festivities to ring in the new year, Malkin knew he was going to be in no shape to practice the next day so he announced he was not going to be attending the session.

Malkin bailing on practice to party apparently irked Adams so much that he couldn’t let it go and it all came to a head the next time he and Malkin were on the ice together. Adams decided to take out his frustration on the Penguins superstar during a practice drill and it ended with Malkin getting the best of Adams by nearly amputating his upper lip.

In hindsight, maybe this incident was a sign of things to come for the Penguins as they struggled mightily just to make the playoffs later that year and bowed out to the New York Rangers in just five games.

Adams left the Penguins after the season and retired shortly there after. Malkin quite obviously remained in Pittsburgh and won consecutive Stanley Cup championships in the following two seasons.

Matilda Headcanons/Thoughts (Because I wrote them in her solo post):

Ignoring the fact we do Not see Girl Sports in mystic falls, but Matilda still being a jock, football girl!

Her and Elena starting as friends into a relationship that wasn't as obviously open as in canon, and again, Matilda wanting to be more serious/open during that party and Elena having a mini freak out and splitting up

Everyone thinks Matilda and Tyler are in a relationship, The lockwoods do NOT like this. Though, because she's popular/good at school they mostly leave it be, especially since Tyler insists they just friends. (this will change)

Her and Vicki still have a close relationship, Matt is extra mad about Vicki sleeping with Tyler because I think Vicki would know Matts had a low level(at least what she'll admit to her) crush on him.

Matilda worrying about liking Tyler because she doesn't want to be her mom(chasing after rich guys)