Ex-NHLer Nick Tarnasky cleared by RCMP in Alberta golf course fight

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jul 09, 2025 3:48 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

RCMP accidental an investigation into a combat connected an Alberta play course involving former NHL subordinate Nick Tarnasky has concluded.

Video surfaced online this week of the incidental that took spot precocious astatine Alberta Springs Golf Resort, northwest of Red Deer, Alta.

In a video circulating online, Tarnasky, who is besides a existent Red Deer Minor Hockey coach, is seen arguing with different antheral earlier the antheral rushes toward him.

Tarnasky lifts the antheral and throws him into a pond. After the antheral gets backmost connected his feet and re-engages, Tarnasky responds with a bid of punches — shouting "bang" with each 1 — earlier throwing him a 2nd time.

Comments astir the gait of play connected the people look to person sparked the confrontation, according to dialog successful the video.

Tarnasky, 40, played 245 NHL games betwixt 2005 and 2010 with Tampa Bay, Nashville and Florida, signaling astir 300 punishment minutes. He aboriginal played respective seasons successful the AHL earlier moving into coaching.

Cpl. Troy Savinkoff, a nationalist accusation serviceman with the RCMP, said officers successful the Blackfalds detachment received a third-party study astir a combat connected the play course, but the complainant had near earlier constabulary arrived.

"It was fundamentally a study of a combat and an intoxicated individual," Savinkoff said.

"Nobody came guardant to america alleging an battle oregon thing similar that, and our probe was concluded."

Red Deer Minor Hockey is, however, conducting an interior investigation.

Red Deer Minor Hockey precocious announced Tarnasky would instrumentality arsenic caput manager of the U17 AAA North Stars for the 2025-26 season.

"We are alert of a video circulating connected societal media involving a manager with Red Deer Minor Hockey," the enactment said successful a statement.

"At this time, fixed that we recognize the substance is being reviewed by section policing authorities and we are conducting our ain interior probe into the alleged incident, we volition person nary further comments."

A petition for remark has been sent to Alberta Springs Golf Resort.