Ryan Lomberg may not have been around for long in Calgary, but he left a mark every time the gloves came off. One of his most memorable scraps of 2025-26 came four days after the Flames took on the Vegas Golden Knights and saw rookie Zayne Parekh take a high hit from Colton Sissons.
That first meeting didn’t exactly tilt in Calgary’s favor. The hit on Parekh was only assessed as a two-minute minor, and when MacKenzie Weegar challenged Sissons, Sissons declined. The Flames also ended up losing the game.
When the teams met again in Las Vegas, the response came quickly. Less than two and a half minutes into the game, Lomberg and Sissons squared off in the Flames zone, and Lomberg wasted no time taking control.
He started with an uppercut, then followed with a few crosses before Sissons could really get anything going. When Sissons finally tried to answer, he missed with an uppercut, and Lomberg answered with another uppercut that sent Sissons to the ice shortly after.
The result was as clear as it gets. Of the 42 hockeyfights.com voters, all but one gave Lomberg the win, a 98% decision. The bout also earned a 5.26 rating, which made it the fifth-best Flames fight of the season.
It was Lomberg’s second fight of the year, and his first also made this list. He would go on to fight three more times in his Flames career, including another bout that landed among the top five Flames fights in 2025-26.
That kind of edge is exactly why a player like Lomberg matters on a rebuilding team. He was a bottom-six forward, but he was always ready to stand up for a teammate. On July 1, he signed a two-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets, closing the book on his second stint in Calgary.
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