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Flames-Canucks Brawl: VIDEO - Bob Hartley defends team, puts onus on Tortorella

"Suddenly, I lift my head. And there he was."

That's how Calgary Flames head coach Bob Hartley described the extent of his involvement in the mayhem provoked by Vancouver Canucks head coach John Tortorella between periods Saturday night.

Here's the full video of Hartley's post-game media scrum, to which he defends starting his fourth line, blames Tortorella for the brouhaha, and gleams with pride over the Flames' effort in the shootout loss.

For more on the mayhem, follow the story-line below.

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