This is entertainment? This is “the product?” This is what the NHL wants to market as a sport? Does it want to compete with professional wrestling or something? Do we have to go through this again? Concussions, disfiguring injuries, lasting brain …
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A Letter to the Managing Editor of The Gazette Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin Ma???am, I write today in response to the opinion piece printed in today???s edition of The Gazette, written by Pat Hickey, concerning Theo Fleury and the Graham James…
via sportsnet.ca Brett Popplewell pieces together the story of Derek Boogaard, how he made it to the NHL, and what happened to him. Everyone who says fighting is part of the game and complains about pansification or sissy European players or “the …
Easy call, sure, but it’s the right call, and it’s backed up with video, slow-motion, and clear reasoning. Might be a little tougher when it’s not a guy like Shelley. Dare we hope that no one will ask Don Cherry for his opinion? Related posts: Ran…