WATCH | Wild Bench clearing brawl in IIHF Women's hockey resulted in 554 penalties in minutes

Hockey is very well known for its high level of intensity, passion, and emotion. Whether it's in men's or women's hockey, players are always pushing their own limits to new standards.

Today, in the women's World Championship D3A, a wild occurrence gave lieu to an outstanding bench brawl between Romania and Bulgaria. Resulting in nothing less than 554 penalties in minutes. Here's the sequence:

Once the officials finally got a hold of everything, 19 players were awarded 25 minutes of match penalties, while Romania received an additional 20 for abuse of officials. Ultimately adding to an impressive total of 554.

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