Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins was all smiles during Wednesday's Buffalo Sabres–New York Rangers game, but he looked particularly happy during an on-ice fight between Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Vincent Trocheck (And to be fair, who doesn't love a hockey skirmish?).
Right after the punches started flying, cameras caught the "Shnowman" cheesin' and banging the glass. Meanwhile, Aube-Kubel and Trocheck were tussling right in front of him.
Aube-Kubel vs Trochek. Dion Dawkins going crazy #sabrehood #NYR pic.twitter.com/g7H1FOvuVS
— Buffalo Hockey Moments (@SabresPlays) December 12, 2024
Per a video of the preceding play shared by @SabresPlays on X, the fight broke out after Aube-Kubel skated in front of Trocheck, causing the latter to crash to the ground. Immediately, Trocheck stands and shoves Aube-Kubel toward the wall; things escalate from there. But if you look closely at the footage, you'll see Dawkins sitting right across the glass, playfully cheering the pair on.
And that wasn't the only funny moment of the night: Dawkins also asked a linesman for a hockey stick that was lying on the ice, per photographer @MiMiV4682.
“Can I have the stick!?”
Buffalo Bills, Dion Dawkins, asks the linesman for a stick laying on the ice during the Buffalo Sabres v New York Rangers game #Sabrehood pic.twitter.com/j2eRYEbrKP
— Micheline 📸 (@MiMiV4682) December 12, 2024
Sadly, Dawkins's good vibes weren't enough for a Sabres dub—the Rangers still skated away victorious, 3–2. It was Buffalo's eighth straight loss.