Rypien the bruiser; Kesler and Mitchell have dustup

If you are a Vancouver Canucks fan, the last 24 hours have been filled with fight after fight.

Last night, it was the Canucks' menacing middleweight Rick Rypien battling heavyweight enforcer Boris Valabik of the Atlanta Thrashers, with the decision going to the much smaller Rypien.

This morning it was Canucks teammates Ryan Kesler and Willie Mitchell invading each other's private space as the two were involved in a brief, but intense dustup at practice.

With a report from CTV BC's Farhan Lalji

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  Vancouver Canucks' Rick Rypien fights Edmonton Oilers' Zach Stortini during first period NHL hockey action in Edmonton on Monday, October 19, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jimmy Jeong