Hockey is an intense game.  Sometimes emotions get the best of players and usually that leads to fights.

As much as players might 'hate' one another at certain points in a game, though, hockey is one of those sports in which sportsmanship trumps all, and it was on full display in a recent Nashville and San Jose game.

Said game between the Sharks and Predators took place on March 11th, and during the contest, Austin Watson and Brenden Dillon dropped the gloves and fought.

What was noteworthy, however, was what happened after the fight as the two players engaged in a funny conversation in the penalty box before displaying incredible sportsmanship.

 

The conversation makes it seem like the two are good friends, but here's the crazy part, Dillon said he had never even met Watson before.

That just adds to how much sportsmanship was shown between the two players and we're sure every hockey fan would agree that it's moments like these that make the game great.

 

(H/T: Brodie Brazil/San Jose Sharks Productions)