MOSCOW, 6 Sep. Sibir Novosibirsk striker Yevgeny Chesalin fought with Chinese Kunlun Red Star forward Gareth Hunt in the under-tribune room during the KHL regular season match.
The teams meet on Tuesday in Mytishchi. After the end of the second period, the teams went to the locker rooms through one corridor. During the exit between Chesalin and Hunt, a scuffle broke out, which turned into a fight. The partners separated the players, and they proceeded to the locker rooms.
Gareth Hunt and Evgeny Chesalin were punished for a fight in the under-tribune room with large and disciplinary fines until the end of the game.
After the second period, Sibir beat Kunlun with a score of 1:0.