{"id":30386,"date":"2025-07-09T20:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30386"},"modified":"2025-07-09T20:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:05:06","slug":"former-nhl-enforcer-nick-tarnasky-is-under-investigation-after-throwing-some-dude-into-a-lake-during-viral-golf-course-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30386","title":{"rendered":"Former NHL Enforcer Nick Tarnasky Is Under Investigation After Throwing Some Dude Into A Lake During Viral Golf Course Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nhl\/\">NHL<\/a>\u00a0player Nick Tarnasky is under investigation after a viral video surfaced of him beating the living daylights out of another man during a golf course brawl.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<div id=\"med_rect_btf\" class=\"pw-tag pw-size-300x250\" data-pw-desk=\"med_rect_btf\" data-google-query-id=\"CPeD3qnJsI4DFS3dGAIdwY8Wlg\">\n<p>A witness filmed Nick Tarnasky and an unnamed man getting into a fight at the Alberta Springs Golf Course in Red Deer, Alberta. The two groups exchanged words for about 90 seconds before turning physical, as the man made the mistake of challenging the former NHL tough guy.<\/p>\n<p>Tarnasky easily overpowered the man and nearly pushed him straight into a pond. The guy got back up and continued to challenge Tarnasky, who screamed \u201cenough\u201d repeatedly. Not backing down, Tarnasky threw more punches at the man and tossed him to the ground.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND MATERIAL THAT IS NSFW:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1942637967559770343&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnhl%2Fnick-tarnasky-under-investigation-throwing-dude-into-lake-viral-golf-course-fight%2F&amp;sessionId=a4a111548952c73a9844165e69f8ead572cfe58b&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1942637967559770343\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In May, Red Deer Minor Hockey announced that Nick Tarnasky was returning as head coach of their U17 AAA North Stars team. Speaking to TMZ Sports, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/09\/nick-tarnasky-hockey-team-investigating-golf-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">league said<\/a>\u00a0they\u2019re investigating the incident involving Tarnasky:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cAt this time, given that we understand the matter is being reviewed by local policing authorities and we are conducting our own internal investigation into the alleged incident, we will have no further comments.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-2\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\">\n<p>Police also said that they are not conducting a criminal investigation on the matter, per TMZ Sports.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-nick-tarnasky-spent-five-seasons-in-the-nhl\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nick Tarnasky Spent Five Seasons In The NHL<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2352907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/USATSI_3479316-1024x657.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/USATSI_3479316-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/USATSI_3479316-595x382.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/USATSI_3479316-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/USATSI_3479316-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/USATSI_3479316-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/USATSI_3479316-2048x1314.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Nick Tarnasky (Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A ninth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003 NHL Draft, the 6-foot-2, 230-pound Tarnasky spent five seasons in the NHL. He spent three seasons with the Lightning (2005-06 to 2007-08) before joining the Nashville Predators.<\/p>\n<p>Tarnasky spent 11 games there before joining the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nhl\/florida-panthers\/\">Florida Panthers<\/a>, where he spent the last two seasons of his brief NHL career. Tarnasky finished with 13 goals and 30 points in 245 games, racking up 297 penalty minutes along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Tarnasky would spend most of his remaining career in the AHL, though he had brief stints in the KHL and ECHL as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Former\u00a0NHL\u00a0player Nick Tarnasky is under investigation after a viral video surfaced of him beating the living daylights out of another man during a golf course brawl. 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