Vancouver Canucks' Rick Rypien, left, and Calgary Flames' Brandon Prust fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Darryl Dyck)

Edmonton Oilers' Zack Stortini, right, and Vancouver Canucks' Rick Rypien fight during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)

Detroit Red Wings left wing Brad May (24) fights with Vancouver Canucks center Rick Rypien (37) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Vancouver Canucks' Rick Rypien fights Edmonton Oilers' Zach Stortini during first period NHL hockey action in Edmonton on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jimmy Jeong)