Ex-NHL enforcer breaks silence on viral golf course beatdown: 'This might be a blast'
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Nick Tarnasky became a viral sensation after adding some sound effects to his beatdown of a drunken instigator earlier this month and is finally sharing his side of the story on the wild scene.
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Tarnasky, who played six NHL seasons with the Lightning and Panthers, appeared on Tuesday's episode of the Spittin' Chiclets podcast in a one-on-one interview with host Paul Bissonnette — himself a retired NHL tough guy.
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Bissonnette began the hour-long interview by asking his former on-ice opponent how the past 48 hours have gone for him after going viral, to which Tarnasky replied, 'It's been pretty tough, pretty overwhelming.'
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The retired enforcer then broke down what led to the altercation, which has been viewed millions of times since being posted on social media two weekends ago.
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'We watched him tee off, I didn't know really what situation he was in,' Tarnasky began. 'He hit a tee shot 10, 12 yards. Took a mulligan and I didn't really pay attention.'
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But after Tarnasky played the hole, a marshal at the course came and told them about potential trouble with the first group.
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'The marshal comes back and says, 'Hey, those guys, I'm trying to kick them off but they tried to fight me.''
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Tarnasky told the marshal that while he believed the group was just 'having fun,' if he caught up to them he would tell them to settle down and 'stay respectful to the staff and other golfers.'
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