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The Independent
09-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Happy Gilmore III? Hockey brawl breaks out on golf course as Florida Panthers ex-enforcer reverts to form
Former NHL enforcer Nick Tarnasky was caught on video tossing a man into a pond during a confrontation at an Canada golf course on the Fourth of July. In a scene that could be straight out of the upcoming 'Happy Gilmore 2' movie, a seemingly intoxicated man in a blue and white polo repeatedly yells at Tarnasky's group to get off the green at Alberta Springs Golf Course in Red Deer around 5:45 p.m. The man became increasingly aggressive, yelling 'Let's f**king go,' as he clapped his hands and walked toward the Tarnasky, 40, who is wearing a white shirt. Tarnasky, standing at 6-feet 2-inches and weighing 224 pounds, then pushes the shorter man from the grass into a nearby pond. 'I f***king told you. He just f**king came at me,' an irate Tarnasky screamed. In a twist that's delighted millions of people on social media, the man emerges from the pond and continues to come at Tarnasky, who proceeds to punch him while making cartoon-like 'bang' sounds. 'Enough! Get him the f**k out of here,' Tarnasky yelled at the end of the video. 'I asked you to f**king get moving. I said 'Stop looking like an idiot.'' Born in Alberta, Tarnasky was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the ninth round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut in 2005 and went on to play 245 games over five seasons with the Lightning, Nashville Predators and Florida Panthers. Tarnasky recorded 22 points and nearly 300 penalty minutes in the NHL, earning a reputation for his physical style of play and willingness to drop the gloves. After leaving the NHL in 2010, he extended his career playing for various minor league teams and briefly suiting up for Vityaz Chekhov in Russia. Following his retirement from professional hockey in the late 2010s, Tarnasky transitioned into coaching and currently serves as a U17 coach with Red Deer Minor Hockey in Alberta. A Red Deer Minor Hockey spokesperson told The Independent in a statement, 'We are aware of a video circulating on social media involving a coach with Red Deer Minor Hockey. At this time, given that we understand the matter is being reviewed by local policing authorities and we are conducting our own internal investigation into the alleged incident, we will have no further comments. ' The Independent also contacted representatives for the Alberta Springs Golf Course and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for comment. Thousands of people reacted to the 'very respectable a**-whooping' on social media. 'When you run into Nick Tarnasky on the golf course in 2055,' one person tweeted alongside a photo of the famous 'Happy Gilmore' scene where Bob Barker beats up Adam Sandler on a golf course. 'Can you imagine running your mouth at the golf course only to get fed by former NHLer Nick Tarnasky?' another user wrote. 'The 'bangs' were straight out of the WWE, and the guy was warned. Mess with the bull, you get the horns! Hockey players are the best.' A third person suggested, 'If anyone has an old Nick Tarnasky jersey lying around, this would be a great week to dust it off and wear it again.' 'The more I watch this, the funnier it gets,' another person quipped. Tarnasky has not publicly addressed the altercation.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Yahoo
Mob targeted in Edinburgh gang war recruit new enforcer to replace slain gangster
A mob caught up in the ongoing Edinburgh gang war have warned they have recruited a new enforcer. A new group calling themselves the "A Team" recently hit back at those orchestrating a series of firebombings and shootings in Edinburgh and Glasgow and laughed-off recent incidents. A number of chilling threats have been issued from the Daniel and Mark Richardson outfit on social media as they say a new enforcer has been recruited to replace slain Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll. READ MORE: Edinburgh locals praise 'lovely' Andy Murray after spotting him at shopping centre READ MORE: Australian 'fiasco' ferry leaves Edinburgh after months docked in the capital Earlier in the week they said "bullets win" and warned retribution was coming the way of Dubai-based gangster Ross McGill who is believed to be behind continuous attacks across the central belt. As the Record reports, the threats have been issued in wake of the double-murder of Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan in Spain. A message from the "A Team" told rival operatives: "You allegedly got rid of this man out of total fear. RIP, Gerbil. He would have terrorised you. A real soldier, like our new friend who has replaced him." In a series of mocking posts they branded former Rangers "ultra" McGill a "keyboard gangster" who was engaged in "school boy" attacks via his TMJ gang. Another message read: "Take your wannabe joke of a clan and come back when you are all man enough to handle stuff like men." Feared Daniels enforcer Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll was gunned down in 2010 as he sat in the back seat of an Audi in the Asda car park in Robroyston. The son-in-law of mobster Jamie Daniel was known for kidnapping and torturing rival drug dealers in attacks dubbed "alien abductions". Ross Monaghan was arrested over the shooting but was acquitted after a judge at the High Court in Glasgow ruled there was insufficient evidence to convict him. William 'Buff' Paterson, 45, was later convicted of the murder in 2015 and sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison. Earlier this week the Record revealed around a dozen senior members from the Daniel clan and Richardson mob had fled Scotland. An underworld source said: "Nobody knows exactly where they have gone or how long for but most of them are believed to be in Dubai and the rest are in the Costa del Sol. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages "The TMJ gang were watching closely and hoping to catch one of them out in the open but all of a sudden they just upped sticks and left." The move came after Spanish cops blamed the double execution of Lyons Jnr and pal Ross Monaghan on "an internal member of the Daniel gang". Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Houston said: "We have been assisting Spanish colleagues with their investigation into the fatal shootings in Fuengirola. "We are not aware of any current evidence which suggests the deaths of these two men in Spain are linked to the recent criminal attacks in Scotland being investigated as part of Operation Portaledge." Michael Riley, 44, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in connection with the shooting in Spain on Thursday. The total number of arrests in connection with the investigation Operation Portaledge is 48.
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Road To Perdition: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Depression-era gangster drama with Tom Hanks as a mob enforcer on the run with his son 2002
CBC
06-06-2025
- Health
- CBC
Bob Probert's family helps open Tecumseh health care campus in his name
Family members of the late Detroit Red Wings enforcer Bob Probert celebrated what would have been his 60th birthday on Thursday by helping open the Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH) Tecumseh campus named in his honour. The Bob Probert Tecumseh Campus offers specialized outpatient programs, including cardiac wellness, rehab outreach, outpatient rehab services and geriatric services, according to a news release from HDGH. Probert's widow, Dani Probert, said the official opening was more emotional than she expected it to be. "Typically on Bob's birthday, we like to celebrate quietly, privately," she said. "The kids and I are sitting with his favourite music and eating all of his favourite foods. And today, it seemed so appropriate to be with the community at an event like this. … I think the community of Windsor-Essex has been so amazing with helping us in the grieving process over 10 years. So it seemed really special to be with the same people after all these years to spend his birthday." Bob Probert died in 2010 of a heart attack at the age of 45, eight years after his retirement from the National Hockey League. A feared enforcer and one-time all-star His 16-year career with the Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks earned him a reputation as a feared enforcer who accumulated 3,300 penalty minutes – the fifth-highest total of all time. He also racked up 384 points, including 163 goals, and earned an All-Star nod during the 1987-88 season. For a decade after his death, his family helped organize the annual Bob Probert Ride, a fundraising motorcycle poker run in his honour, to raise money for health care. "The ride has achieved a lot over the years," Probert's daughter, Brogan, told the audience at the opening. "Since that very first meeting, we were able to support the cardiac cath lab on Ouellette, provide exercise equipment to the Petro Family Cardiac Wellness Centre on Prince Road, and now the Bob Probert Tecumseh campus will officially open. The impact that this campus will have on our community is greater than we originally had anticipated. It's incredible." The president and CEO of Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare said the campus has already seen around 700 patient visits since its soft opening on March 3. And there's been no reduction in the patient volume at the main campus on Prince Road, a spokesperson added. That demand is prompting the organization to think about expanding, Bill Marra said. "I've been in the public service for 37 years in a variety of leadership roles," he said. "This is one of the most grassroots community-based success stories I've ever been a part of – the family coming together over a catastrophic event, donors from a wide spectrum of corporate citizens, private citizens, a hospital institution, the Town of Tecumseh, organized labour. Think about that formula and look at where we're at today."
CBC
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
New Tecumseh medical campus named after Bob Probert
The family of legendary NHL enforcer Bob Probert say he would have been humbled to have a medical care facility named in his honour. They attended the opening ceremony of Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare's new Tecumseh campus. CBC's Dalson Chen was there.
