Matt Rempe Completed Georges Laraque’s Fight Camp & No One In The NHL Is Safe Next Season

New York Rangers rookie sensation Matt Rempe has already made a name for himself as a brawler after less than one season in the NHL. From the moment he hit the ice for the Blueshirts, the towering 6-foot-8 intimidator made sure everyone knew he was all-business. And by "all-business" I of course mean Rempe was ready to annihilate anyone in his path like a heat-seeking missile. https://twitter.com/JLazzy23/status/1759320526772715543 As if his penchant for fisticuffs and massive reach weren't enough to scare opponents away already, Rempe has taken his fight training to a whole new level by getting some pointers from retired NHL vet Georges Laraque. https://twitter.com/J_Swish24/status/1811162186485748145 Let's just say Laraque is confident that Rempe can't really lose a bout going forward. https://twitter.com/GeorgesLaraque/status/1810458344802677064 Laraque has some serious credentials. Look no further than his decade-plus in the NHL, where he did some scoring over the course of 695 regular-season games but mostly proved he has one of the meanest left hooks of anyone to ever lace up skates. Even through some dubious video quality it's easy to see the chops Laraque had back in the day on YouTube (age-restricted, can't embed). Here's a segment back in the day that shows Laraque busting a guy's face, wherein he's declared the NHL's heavyweight champ and toughest guy in the league: https://twitter.com/hockeyfights/status/1484211376092450818 The man was such a menace that he earned a role in the criminally underrated Seann William Scott movie Goon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W-5Lo5a8Sk Goon really is a great movie. Also makes me think Scott would be a crazy/wild/awesome sleeper pick to play the DC Universe's new Batman. That is, assuming they stick with the planned storyline of including Bruce Wayne's son Damian in the next standalone live-action Caped Crusader flick. Speaking of Gotham, Rempe is as close to Batman as New York is gonna get. A tall, dark and handsome bruiser who loves beating adversaries to a pulp with his bare fists. Now that he's had his proper training from the mash-up hockey equivalent of Ra's al Ghul and Bane, I feel like Rempe will be the hero the Big Apple deserves and needs as the Rangers try to get over the hump and seize the Stanley Cup. Here's more from Laraque on the psychology behind hockey fights. Fascinating stuff — and a little more insight into how Rempe's mind and body should be ready to kick all worlds of arse in 2024-25. https://twitter.com/dropping_gloves/status/1813353566339481781