Confirmed NHL enforcer. In the game, thatβs a fighter that occasionally plays hockey.
https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3548453/update-the-monster-who-beat-the-absolute-brakes-off-that-fella-on-the-golf-course-was-none-other-than-former-nhl-enforcer-nick-tarnasky
Nick Tarnasky played 245 games in the NHL. He racked up 297 career penalty minutes during that time. Like most enforcers, he did most of his damage in the AHL. He played 486 games in 9 seasons, and put up a staggering 881 penalty minutes in his career. His career +/- in the AHL was a -76. Moral of the story is that this fella was out one the ice to do one thing, and one thing only--beat the piss out of anybody wearing a different jersey than him.
He wasn't a hockey player who fought occasionally. He was a fighter who sometimes managed to play ice hockey. He was bashing dudes skulls open while he was skating on a sheet of ice. Do you really think he was even going to break a sweat having to beat the shit out of some nerd while standing on foot?