{"id":459665,"date":"2026-02-16T10:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/459665\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:28:22","slug":"tom-wilson-fights-in-canadas-game-vs-france-at-the-olympics-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/459665\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Wilson fights in Canada\u2019s game vs. France at the Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington Capitals star Tom Wilson dropped the gloves late in Canada\u2019s game against France on Sunday, going after the player who delivered a forearm to the head of teammate Nathan MacKinnon minutes earlier.<\/p>\n

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Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey France’s Pierre Crinon (7) and Canada’s Tom Wilson (43) fight in the third period during a preliminary round game of men’s ice hockey between Canada and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hassan Ammar) <\/p>\n

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Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey France’s Pierre Crinon (7) and Canada’s Tom Wilson (43) fight in the third period during a preliminary round game of men’s ice hockey between Canada and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hassan Ammar) <\/p>\n

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Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey Canada’s Connor McDavid (97) celebrates scoring a goal with Canada’s Tom Wilson (43) during a preliminary round game of men’s ice hockey between Canada and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hassan Ammar) <\/p>\n

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Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey France’s Pierre Crinon (7) and Canada’s Tom Wilson (43) fight in the third period during a preliminary round game of men’s ice hockey between Canada and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hassan Ammar) <\/p>\n

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Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey Canada’s Tom Wilson (43) and France’s Pierre Crinon, center, fight in the third period during a preliminary round game of men’s ice hockey between Canada and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Nathan Denette\/The Canadian Press via AP) <\/p>\n

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MILAN (AP) \u2014 Who says there\u2019s no fighting in hockey at the Olympics<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Tom Wilson dropped the gloves late in Canada\u2019s game against France on Sunday, going after the player who delivered a forearm to the head of teammate Nathan MacKinnon minutes earlier.<\/p>\n

Wilson fought Pierre Crinon, who was given a two-minute minor penalty and apologized to MacKinnon after the hit in the third period.<\/p>\n

Unlike the NHL, where it is a five-minute major penalty, fighting is a game misconduct under international rules, so Wilson and Crinon were ejected.<\/p>\n

Wilson also had a goal and an assists, with the fight giving him what is known in hockey as a \u201cGordie Howe hat trick.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old winger is one of just a few new players for Canada who did not play at the 4 Nations Face-Off a year ago, when there were three fights in the first nine seconds<\/a> of the team\u2019s first game against the U.S. He was a no-doubt pick for his physicality and ability to retrieve pucks, along with producing at a high level back in North America with the Washington Capitals.<\/p>\n

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AP Winter Olympics: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics<\/a><\/p>\n

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