The Rangers heavyweight went toe-to-toe in a center-ice slugfest with Dylan McIlrath less than three minutes into the game against the Capitals.
Matt Rempe took his first shift with the Rangers after being called back up from AHL Hartford and proceeded to drop the gloves with a former foe from his minor league hockey days.
The two traded heavy blows against one another before they knocked each other’s helmets off as the punches continued.Rempe could be seen saying something to McIlrath after they got up from the ground and the linesmen separated them.
Rempe became a cult hero last season among Rangers fans for his fearlessness in dropping the gloves against some of the NHL’s heavyweights and his physical brand of hockey.Vividseats: Official Ticketing Partner of New York PostThe pros and cons of Mets re-signing Pete Alonso in fascinating free agency that could take awhile
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