It's been 30 years since a 20-minute bench-clearing brawl with the Soviets got Team Canada disqualified from the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Read more: www.cbc.ca/1.3921820 | CBC Edmonton

Just in time for the World Juniors... let's look back at one of the most infamous bench clearing brawls in international hockey - The Punch-Up In Piestany. 💥 | theScore

On this day in 1987, the "Punch-up in Piestany" erupted between Canada and the Soviet Union at the World Juniors 👊 Part 1 | Sports Knightly Hockey

On this day in 1987, the "Punch-up in Piestany" erupted between Canada and the Soviet Union at the World Juniors 👊 | Sports Knightly Hockey

Few rivalries match the intensity of Canada vs the USSR/Russia. 😤 🇨🇦 🇷🇺 The 1987 "Punch-up in Piestany" was a violent, 20-minute bench-clearing brawl during the final game of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Czechoslovakia on Jan. 4, 1987, between Canada and the Soviet Union. The fight began in the second period, resulting in both teams' disqualification, costing Canada a guaranteed medal. With Canada leading 4-2, a fight broke out between Sergei Shesterikov and Everett Sanipass