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Picture taken on January 9, 2010 shows hockey players Darcy Verot of Vityaz Chekhov (red) and Jaromir Jagr of Avangard Omsk (white) fighting during their KHL - Kontinental Hockey League (Russia Open championship) match in Chekhov, Moscow region. The game was stopped at 3:39 in the first period due to excessive penalties from fighting as there were not enough eligible players left to continue. After seven hours of review, officials handed out 691 penalty minutes. Vityaz Chekhov and Avangard Omsk were issued fines of 4 million rubles (around $160,000 USD) and 1 million (around $40,000 USD) respectively. League management threatened team banishment in the event of a repeat incident. AFP PHOTO / KHL / YULIA NOVIKOVA