The Battle of the Hockey Enforcers was a sporting event held in Prince George, British Columbia

Prince George, British Columbia

Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, on August 29, 2005.

The event consisted of ice hockey enforcers

Enforcer (hockey)

Enforcer is an unofficial role in ice hockey. The term is sometimes used synonymously with "fighter", "tough guy", or "goon". NHL players regarded as enforcers include Tiger Williams, Tony Twist, Bob Probert, Dave Semenko, Dave Schultz, Tie Domi, Dave Brown, Joey Kocur, Clark Gillies, Stu Grimson,...

 fighting on the ice in full hockey gear, as sometimes seen in regular games. Like in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

, no fighting on the ground was allowed; and the referees separated the fighters if the fight turned too one-sided. If a fight did not end in a referee stoppage, it was judged by a panel of hockey experts.

The event was somewhat successful; the CN Centre

CN Centre

The CN Centre is a 5,967-seat multi-purpose arena, in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. It was designed by PBK Architects, opened in 1995 and is owned by the City of Prince George. There are 14 luxury suites...

 was about 1/3 full, with 2000 spectators, but the pay per view sales have been reported to be encouraging.

The most famous participant was a former NHL player, Link Gaetz

Link Gaetz

Link Gaetz, aka "the Missing Link", is a former professional ice hockey player known for his battles when he was an up-and-coming enforcer in the National Hockey League and his troubles on and off the ice while in the minor leagues...

, but he had to withdraw after experiencing concussion-like symptoms after his first fight. The winner was Dean Mayrand

Dean Mayrand

Dean Mayrand is a Canadian hockey player and boxer. Mayrand won the $62,000 first prize in the inaugural Battle of the Hockey Enforcers in 2005 in a split decision over Mike Sgroi....

 from Windsor, Ontario, who plays for the Sorel-Tracy Mission in the Ligue nord-américaine de hockey

Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey

The Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey was founded in 2004 and is a low-level professional league based in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was called the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League from 1996 until it turned pro in 2004...

. Mayrand defeated Mike Sgroi

Mike Sgroi

Mike Sgroi is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently is a member of the Evansville IceMen of the Central Hockey League.-Early career:...

 in the final round, receiving an award of $

Canadian dollar

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62,000.

Participants

• Jason Bone
  Jason Bone
  Jason "Jay" Bone was one of the three original members of Canadian pop Punk band Cauterize. He played bass with them for all 12 years that the band was together. Jay played Bass for T.O.E. After mixing Kessel Run's debut album with Jesse Smith, he produced The Organ Thieves' debut EP in March 2009...
  
  
• Kent Carlson
  Kent Carlson
  Kent Carlson is a retired American ice hockey defenseman.Drafted in 1982 by the Montreal Canadiens, Carlson, also played for the St. Louis Blues, and Washington Capitals. In 2005, Carlson participated in the Hockey Enforcers event that was shown on Pay-Per-View from Prince George, B.C.,...
  
  
• Link Gaetz
  Link Gaetz
  Link Gaetz, aka "the Missing Link", is a former professional ice hockey player known for his battles when he was an up-and-coming enforcer in the National Hockey League and his troubles on and off the ice while in the minor leagues...
  
  
• Jamie Leinhos
• Dean Mayrand
  Dean Mayrand
  Dean Mayrand is a Canadian hockey player and boxer. Mayrand won the $62,000 first prize in the inaugural Battle of the Hockey Enforcers in 2005 in a split decision over Mike Sgroi....
  
  
• Eddie O'Toole
• Derek Parker
• Trent Potskin
• Chadd Radke
• Mark Raiter
• Steve Reid
• Jason Rushton
• Mike Sgroi
  Mike Sgroi
  Mike Sgroi is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently is a member of the Evansville IceMen of the Central Hockey League.-Early career:...
  
  
• Jason Simon