Video: South Carolina, Clemson club hockey teams brawl in charity game
The South Carolina-Clemson rivalry spans any sort of surface you could imagine, field, court, diamond, track and even the ice.
On Saturday night, the full heat of the rivalry was on display as the schools’ club hockey teams ended up in a brawl during a charity game at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
With less than 7 minutes left in the game and Clemson leading 4-2, Gamecocks forward Cameron Mecca was sent hard into the boards by a Clemson defenseman. A Gamecock raced in and chucked that Tiger, and a melee kicked off.
The Gamecocks rallied back in the third period to tie things up, but ultimately fell in a shootout 5-4. It was Clemson’s final game of the semester.
According to Clemson team president Christian Suda, “The Clemson Ice Hockey team’s charity was the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, which we raised money for with the help of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits by selling tickets as well as chuck-a-puck proceeds from the Swamp Rabbits game going to the Foundation as well.”
ACHA Regionals start this coming Saturday in Huntsville Alabama.
This story was originally published March 4, 2019 at 10:45 AM.
