I know I am going to get yelled at for ths one but, I thought it was cool I like violence thats why I watch hockey, and that was good violence!
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i'll look it up, but i think the goalie's last name might have been Hunter...
it's a bit of a blur. might've been a Spitfire goalie.
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Todd Hunter, G, Windsor Spitfires... 1990-1992.
happened in the 91-92 season.
simon also got a 20 game suspension that year.
it was the year before i came into the league. i played tier II in Espanola of all places that year...
it's a bit of a blur. might've been a Spitfire goalie.
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Todd Hunter, G, Windsor Spitfires... 1990-1992.
happened in the 91-92 season.
simon also got a 20 game suspension that year.
it was the year before i came into the league. i played tier II in Espanola of all places that year...
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Espanola ? Thats like playing JR C in Southern Ontario (joking). I use to know Chris very well when he was with the Nordiques (I was living in Quebec) I went to see the dancers with him more than once in his beat up Ford Bronco and I can tell you this much. Off the Ice he was a great guy.21pro said:
Dam I cannot recall that happening. I have to dig deeper into my sources to track that down. I would love to know the story on that. So you played for Espanola then NM Royals? Gee, that puzzle is too easy for an old rink rat like me to figure out. So tell me, wtf happened to Jason Bonsignore? The guy has tons of talent but went no where. We used to shake our heads when he played in the AHL with Hamilton. Some nights he would be brilliant, other nights we'd boo him off the ice. Then there is Ryan VandenBussche. Kypreos sure remembers him.21pro said:
Here's the statement Simon has made public.
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=290296&page=NewsPage&service=page
Gee...I wonder if he'll quickly check himself into rehab for substance abuse or childhood abuse, or whatever those wanks in hollywood do as an excuse when busted on something.
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=290296&page=NewsPage&service=page
Gee...I wonder if he'll quickly check himself into rehab for substance abuse or childhood abuse, or whatever those wanks in hollywood do as an excuse when busted on something.
I think the league is sending the message that this kind of behaviour won't be tolerated. Of all the tough guys out there Chris Simon is one of my favourites because he has some skills other than fighting. However, this was a brutal incident and he should pay. Even though this Hollweg guy is an idiot Simon should have dropped the gloves and pounded him instead of using the stick.
I think it is good the NHL is sending a message, though Emery's 3 games for doing something worse with a much heavier stick is a joke.
though some consistency would be nice.
I hate it how it is always the tough guys that get the short end of the stick when it comes to disciplinary actions.
This punishment may fare to be worse than the bertuzzi punishment shall the Islanders do good in the post season. And i don't think it was nearly as brutal of an attack.
the joke, i guess is if you are 20 yrs. old and still in JR C... but, then same goes for tier II of the OHA... the best you can hope for is a few years of Division II college, maybe move up to Div I if you're a late bloomer.
Ryan VB was my welcoming to NewMarket. I was black and blue for the rest of training camp! lol... He was quite a fan fave and was in the Penguins system for a while until last summer when he got charges against him for assaulting some police officers.
though some consistency would be nice.
I hate it how it is always the tough guys that get the short end of the stick when it comes to disciplinary actions.
This punishment may fare to be worse than the bertuzzi punishment shall the Islanders do good in the post season. And i don't think it was nearly as brutal of an attack.
yeah, i joke about it too. still the facts are great talent come out of both leagues. In the NOJHA i played against players like Steve Sullivan. Jason Arnott came from the Georgian Bay loop of Jr C among others...Oil Please said:
the joke, i guess is if you are 20 yrs. old and still in JR C... but, then same goes for tier II of the OHA... the best you can hope for is a few years of Division II college, maybe move up to Div I if you're a late bloomer.
Bonesy? I can't tell you what happened. I do know that he didn't have the 'head' for a pro career.blueline said:
Ryan VB was my welcoming to NewMarket. I was black and blue for the rest of training camp! lol... He was quite a fan fave and was in the Penguins system for a while until last summer when he got charges against him for assaulting some police officers.
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Please... not unless his abuser also used a hockey stick across his head. Next people are going to say that Hollweg look like his abuser and that's why he did it.xdog said:
Simon screwed up... but give him credit for admitting he was an idiot. Of course... if they had called Hollweg for a boarding penalty in the first place... this whole thing never would have happened.
Doubtful...
...from the time of Hollweg's hit(which was not boarding) to when Simon force fed him his stick..it was a matter of seconds. There was no time to call this so called penalty, and in the frame of mind that Simon was,it would not have mattered
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...from the time of Hollweg's hit(which was not boarding) to when Simon force fed him his stick..it was a matter of seconds. There was no time to call this so called penalty, and in the frame of mind that Simon was,it would not have mattered
I said "if they had called a penalty"...
There was lots of time to call a penalty and stop Simon... go check the vid out again.
There was lots of time to call a penalty and stop Simon... go check the vid out again.
Apparently he's a free agent at the end of the season...so whoever signs him for next season might not have him for the first 10-11 games. (Although it looks like the Islanders will make the playoffs.)
Yes... and the fact that his face became part of the boards.
Swearing after being cut off is one thing... getting a golf club out of your trunk and hitting someone across the face is another thing completely.
Swearing after being cut off is one thing... getting a golf club out of your trunk and hitting someone across the face is another thing completely.
What this guy did was unforgivable. He could have committed murder if the stick had landed on his victim's throat. I took a few karate classes in my younger days and still remember my instructor's repeated caution that "never hit on a guy's throat unless your own life is at jeopardy ...." This guy's stick is very close to his victom's throat which is the most fragile part of a human's body. The penalty he gets is too light, IMHO.
