They were teammates 3 months ago. Now, they’re punching each other in the face
Former defensive partners MacKenzie Weegar and Rasmus Andersson have put their friendship on hold for the duration of the playoffs.
Utah Mammoth defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (98) and defenseman MacKenzie Weegar (52) sit in the penalty box during the third period of game 3 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News In the 2023-24 NHL season, MacKenzie Weegar and Rasmus Andersson played more ice time together than any other two members of the Calgary Flames: 947 minutes and 15 seconds, to be exact , and they were still teammates as recently as this season. On Friday, they repeatedly punched each other in the face.
No matter how many dinner outings and golf rounds the pair shared over their three and a half seasons as teammates, the Stanley Cup Playoffs aren’t the time to exchange pleasantries. “Just two competitors competing against each other,” Weegar said of the tussle. “Obviously, in a playoff series like this, there’s no friends out there.
It’s not personal. ” Former Flames teammates Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar get into it 👀 pic. twitter.
com/hJjKQ8BcQv — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 25, 2026 Andersson is responsible for the cut and swollen left eyebrow Weegar sported after the game. “He got me good, but that’s alright — I like it. I like a little blood.