Word: bertuzzi
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...front, Gretzky and Quinn favored veterans over high-scoring youth such as Crosby and Eric Staal. Prototype NHL power forward Todd Bertuzzi, who'd hoped to redeem himself at this tournament for breaking the neck of Colorado forward Steve Moore in 2004, hardly seemed a factor. Moore filed a multi-million dollar civil suit against Bertuzzi at the onset of the tournament. And Quinn lacked faith in the younger players he did carry, notably remarking how Columbus forward Rick Nash seemed "in awe" of the situation. "Nobody could make me feel worse than I feel right now," Quinn said, referring...
...Canada does as a whole, it's the performance of the men's hockey team that matters most. That helps explain the passionate sideshows that have flared at Torino. There was, of course, the Gretzky gambling controversy. Then news broke over new legal action against Team Canada star Todd Bertuzzi in connection with an on-ice NHL attack against Steve Moore in 2004. But rather than become distractions, Canada's hockey players say that if anything, the controversies have further unified Team Canada. "Growing up in Edmonton, watching [Gretzky] play with the Oilers, I remember how much fun they...
...this finger wagging, this easy moral superiority. So every news channel, editorial writer and sports columnist spent a lot of last week excoriating Todd Bertuzzi, who plays hockey for the Vancouver Canucks. All Bertuzzi did was sneak up behind Colorado Avalanche centerman Steve Moore toward the end of a 9-2 game last week and punch that member of the winning team in the side of the head. Then slam Moore's face into the ice until his neck broke and the blood pooled. Bertuzzi was rearing back for another shot when other players intervened. Some fans at Vancouver...
...truth, most of the things that boxers, football players and lacrosse players do in the ring or on the field would land them in jail if they tried it in an office building. Bertuzzi was dangerously out of line and deserved his suspension for the rest of the regular season plus the play-offs--after all, Moore's year is finished too--but his action was, regrettably, part of the sport. "This guy went over the line for a split second, and now he is vilified over North America as a guy who should get life in jail," says broadcaster...
Despite the dangers that the Bertuzzi attack illuminates--like getting killed--players still want to enforce their own game. Which means that next season, when and if Bertuzzi gets back on the ice against the Avs, someone from Denver will be headhunting him. It's what happens in a game that is frustrated and allows the frustration to get turned to violence. You should have seen the last days of roller derby. --Reported by Kate Novack