Nathan Gerbe has had a bit of a journeyman career in the NHL. After a stellar college career with Boston College, Gerbe played for years for the Sabres and Hurricanes, before landing in Europe. He’s now back in the league with the Blue Jackets.
That’s all well and good. Gerbe’s a great hockey player and has carved out a nice career for himself. But for the purposes of this article, what’s really important is that Gerbe is 5-foot-4.
That makes what he did against the Flyers so special on Thursday night. First, Gerbe leveled Claude Giroux with a massive hit. Then, when Giroux’s teammate, Travis Sanheim, came after him, Gerbe took Sanheim to the ice.
Sanheim is 6-foot-4. He is one foot taller than Gerbe.
Nathan Gerbe with a huge hit on Claude Giroux and then takes down Travis Sanheim in a fight pic.twitter.com/sqp9Ibi6Vs
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) February 21, 2020
The Flyers ended up winning 4-3, but whatever. Look at the little man go.
Also, full disclosure here: I actually met Nathan Gerbe when I was like 19 and I visited my friend Kyle who played hockey with him at Boston College. This was 2005, I think. I woke up feeling pretty rough for … poor decisions I had made … and Gerbe brought me a Pedialyte and two Advil. I will forever appreciate him for that.
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