Two hockey players won't leave each other alone, a breakdown
What Happened
In a Federal Prospects Hockey League matchup between the Columbus River Dragons and the Carolina Thunderbirds, the focus is squarely on the ongoing feud between Justin Schmidt and Joe Pace. From the start, it's clear these two players have a unique, almost playful rivalry, as they repeatedly engage in a series of back-and-forth scuffles throughout the game. The first encounter occurs in the early stages, with Schmidt and Pace seemingly unable to leave each other alone. They lock arms and trade punches, with Schmidt eventually taking Pace to the ground and landing some body and head shots. The referees, who appear bemused by the spectacle, simply watch as the two players continue their odd dance. After the initial skirmish, the two players can be seen speaking cordially, suggesting a deeper camaraderie beneath their on-ice antics. "Good fight, pal. Good fight," Pace tells Schmidt, before inviting him out for drinks later. The following day, the rivalry resumes, with Pace confronting Schmidt and challenging him to another fight. The two players eagerly oblige, locking arms and trading blows in a synchronized, almost robotic fashion. As the punches pile up, reaching over 30 in total, it becomes clear that this is less about inflicting damage and more about a peculiar display of mutual respect and affection. The pattern continues in their next matchup, weeks later. Schmidt and Pace once again meet at center ice, locking arms and engaging in another round of their unique brand of physical expression. Despite the appearance of violence, it's evident that these two players genuinely enjoy their ongoing confrontations, with the post-fight interactions filled with camaraderie and affection. Throughout the various encounters, the announcers struggle to make sense of the situation, questioning whether the players are truly hurting each other or simply putting on a show. The lack of true animosity and the evident fondness the two players share for one another only adds to the surreal and endearing nature of their ongoing feud. As the summary concludes, the viewer is left with a sense of bemused fascination, captivated by the bizarre yet strangely endearing relationship between Justin Schmidt and Joe Pace, two hockey players who seemingly cannot get enough of each other, both on and off the ice.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentlet's go to the federal Prospects hockey
league we have the Columbus River
dragons versus the Carolina Thunderbirds
but more importantly we have Justin
Schmidt versus Joe Pace this one's
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the ultimate Trilogy that will probably
have 10 more sequels it's Schmidt it's
Pace it's the federal Prospects hockey
league they love each other and they
love each other silly in the stupidest
way it looks like rock sck robots they
just kind of lock up and then go go and
go and go and go and then eventually
they do try to make some Maneuvers and
Schmid's on the ground now he's doing
some body shots head shots oh that was a
good one body shot head body head body
takes the elbow pad off needs more
freedom uhoh now pace is getting some
lefts in the refs are just kind of
watching one of them's bald one of
them's got hair you think they don't
like each other you think these guys are
Rivals you're so wrong you're so
incredibly wrong look at this these guys
love each other good fight pal good
fight always love when you're in town
you want to get drinks tonight of course
I want to get drinks tonight dude and
great fight by you too I love you so
much so there you go that ends the first
time now this is the next day the next
game and pace is like hey get out of
here me and Schmidt got to do our thing
dog and then they Dro their gloves and
they're like let's do it again you guys
want to just punch each other in the
head silly again you want to do
strategic or what do you want to do why
don't we just do the thing where we lock
arms and then we just go rock them sock
them robots onto each other's head one
two come on come on come on here we go
one two three let's do it bam bam bam
bam bam bam
bam so stupid oh let's let's count the
punches so there's a good one one two 3
4 five
6 7 8 9 10 11
12 got to 12 uh 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 oh 25 26 27 28 that was that
was probably a good one right there I'm
done counting it's uh 30 plus it's
really like 20 right there and they're
just going what is this are they hurting
each other are they just like kind of
touching each other but it looks cool
are they putting on a show because once
again they love each other I mean look
at
this after the fight's over they're just
talking and they're rubbing heads and
say okay I see you at the bar tonight
buddy I love you love you with all my
heart and then they go their separate
ways and then a couple nights later they
play each other again there's a month
later I think and here we go let's do it
pal my name's Justin your name's Joe and
let's do the dang thing like we always
do so they get together at Center ice
and then they lock arms and then they go
[Music]
one I don't know if this is beautiful or
oh man I think he got him good there I
think that was a good one let's see
Pace's left hand
right here we go and oh man couple good
ones ooh o is that uppercut good by
Schmidt or did he miss oh he missed kind
of just pocketed him bam back of the
head oh so that's it so Schmidt gets a
left right here I don't even know are
they hurting each other I don't know if
they're hurting each other I think
they're just hugging and like doing
wrestling style
punches do these guys play are they just
enforcers are they young are they old I
didn't do a lot of research here because
I just thought everyone just needed to
see what they do and then how much they
love each other because it's a
ridiculous ridiculous style of fighting
and hockey just going rock them sck them
robots boom boom boom boom
boom yeah they just keep going thanks to
DraftKings for sponsoring the video
DraftKings actually personally reached
out they said can you do some federal
hockey prospects League please we're
dying for it and I said yeah of course
we can great kick by the the ref there
you know doing his job this pad's going
to fall and ref Number 96 says I got it
and they just keep letting him
go what a wild sport hockey can be at
times why is this involved not that I
wasn't thoroughly
entertained but like what is that about
those guys kiss