Even with the turnover, Canada seems to ice a championship caliber team every year - and it's not even Canada's best team as some under 20 year old eligible players have stuck with their NHL team (example, Crosby was eligible to came back as a 19 year old in his rookie year with Pittsburgh). Canadian fans need to pack the arena in Buffalo, so it seems like a home game - kind of like all the Habs fans you see at the ACC for a Toronto / Montreal game.
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Even with the turnover, Canada seems to ice a championship caliber team every year - and it's not even Canada's best team as some under 20 year old eligible players have stuck with their NHL team (example, Crosby was eligible to came back as a 19 year old in his rookie year with Pittsburgh). Canadian fans need to pack the arena in Buffalo, so it seems like a home game - kind of like all the Habs fans you see at the ACC for a Toronto / Montreal game.
Hockey linesman fighting for his life after throat slashed
WOODSTOCK, Ontario -- A 25-year-old hockey linesman was gravely injured when his neck was cut by a skate during a Junior C game on Tuesday.
The incident took place in the third period of a game between the New Hamburg Firebirds and the host Woodstock Renegades. The linesman, Kevin Brown, was initially reported to be in stable condition, but Renegades owner Bill McLeod said he was told Brown is "not doing so well now."
Later Wednesday afternoon, a spokesperson for the London Health Sciences Centre said Brown was in critical condition. The Firebirds' head trainer, Greg Henning, said in a statement on the team's Web site that Brown was in stable but critical condition.
Brown was slashed while trying to break up a fight between two players late in the game.
According to the North Bay (Ont.) Nugget newspaper, Woodstock's Craig Thomson, who had just scored to tie the game 4-4, got into a fight with New Hamburg's Reid Oliver behind the Firebirds' net after the goal and subsequent celebration.
The two traded punches until Thomson threw Oliver to the ice. Oliver's right leg was lifted through the air -- "almost like a cartwheel motion," McLeod said -- and his skate cut Brown's throat under his chin on the right side of his face.
According to the report, Brown, not realizing he had been gravely injured, continued to break up the fight as he bled profusely.
"I saw the skate go up and he grabbed his neck right away," linesman Bruce Byers said afterward, according to the report. "You knew he was leaking. I told the guys on the ice, 'It's done.' "
Witnesses say Brown's neck was gushing blood as he skated off the ice, and he collapsed before he could reach the benches. Trainers from both teams and an off-duty nurse, who had been in the crowd, worked to stabilize Brown and control the bleeding.
Team trainers said he drifted in and out of consciousness as he was loaded into an ambulance. Brown was initially taken to a hospital in Woodstock, where he had immediate surgery, then was transferred to the London hospital.
Henning said on the Firebirds' Web site that Brown's carotid artery had been severed, and Brown received four units of blood.
He also said that Brown, when a nurse asked him to respond, was able to give a thumbs-up.
The game, with 11:22 to play, was immediately stopped.
On the Renegades' Web site, the team posted a message: "The thoughts and prayers of all Renegades players, management, staff and fans are extended to the linesman who was severely injured in Tuesday's game and his family."
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/News/2009/12/30/12305306-qmi.html
WOODSTOCK, Ontario -- A 25-year-old hockey linesman was gravely injured when his neck was cut by a skate during a Junior C game on Tuesday.
The incident took place in the third period of a game between the New Hamburg Firebirds and the host Woodstock Renegades. The linesman, Kevin Brown, was initially reported to be in stable condition, but Renegades owner Bill McLeod said he was told Brown is "not doing so well now."
Later Wednesday afternoon, a spokesperson for the London Health Sciences Centre said Brown was in critical condition. The Firebirds' head trainer, Greg Henning, said in a statement on the team's Web site that Brown was in stable but critical condition.
Brown was slashed while trying to break up a fight between two players late in the game.
According to the North Bay (Ont.) Nugget newspaper, Woodstock's Craig Thomson, who had just scored to tie the game 4-4, got into a fight with New Hamburg's Reid Oliver behind the Firebirds' net after the goal and subsequent celebration.
The two traded punches until Thomson threw Oliver to the ice. Oliver's right leg was lifted through the air -- "almost like a cartwheel motion," McLeod said -- and his skate cut Brown's throat under his chin on the right side of his face.
According to the report, Brown, not realizing he had been gravely injured, continued to break up the fight as he bled profusely.
"I saw the skate go up and he grabbed his neck right away," linesman Bruce Byers said afterward, according to the report. "You knew he was leaking. I told the guys on the ice, 'It's done.' "
Witnesses say Brown's neck was gushing blood as he skated off the ice, and he collapsed before he could reach the benches. Trainers from both teams and an off-duty nurse, who had been in the crowd, worked to stabilize Brown and control the bleeding.
Team trainers said he drifted in and out of consciousness as he was loaded into an ambulance. Brown was initially taken to a hospital in Woodstock, where he had immediate surgery, then was transferred to the London hospital.
Henning said on the Firebirds' Web site that Brown's carotid artery had been severed, and Brown received four units of blood.
He also said that Brown, when a nurse asked him to respond, was able to give a thumbs-up.
The game, with 11:22 to play, was immediately stopped.
On the Renegades' Web site, the team posted a message: "The thoughts and prayers of all Renegades players, management, staff and fans are extended to the linesman who was severely injured in Tuesday's game and his family."
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/News/2009/12/30/12305306-qmi.html
Thanks for the explanation. Now I understand why there's no problem when GHG refers to two particular Toronto fans as idiots # 1 and 2 or retards # 1 and 2.
Very astute observation. Since the leafs have less of these "points" than almost every team in the league I guess it means that the leafs are worse than almost every team in the league. In fact this lack of "points" might be why the leafs haven't even made it to the playoffs in years.
I’ve suspected all along that you and your bum buddy are closet Habs fans. You might question yourself and think that something is wrong with you for supporting the lowly and embarrassing Leafs, but its o.k., you can admit that you’re really a Habs fan. One can only imagine how painful 42 years of futility must be and how agonizing it is to miss the playoffs in four straight seasons (soon to be five). It’s o.k. to admit that you’re a Habs fan - you’re among a supportive group here.
yea kinda like theres no problem when one closet habs fan who pretends to like the wings as a front for being embarrassed to admit his love of the habs and another bandwagon habs fan are now known as "dumb and dumber" ....... ..... the question is, which one is
'dumber"? ohhhhhhhh thats really a tough call indeed!
..... the question is, which one is 'dumber"? ohhhhhhhh thats really a tough call indeed!
Linesman Kevin Brown is still in critical condition. Here are some pictures of what occurred after the linesman was just cut by the skate:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/gallery/enlargePhoto?id=4783407&story=4781782
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/gallery/enlargePhoto?id=4783408&story=4781782
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/gallery/enlargePhoto?id=4783403&story=4781782
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/gallery/enlargePhoto?id=4783407&story=4781782
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/gallery/enlargePhoto?id=4783408&story=4781782
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/gallery/enlargePhoto?id=4783403&story=4781782
Leafs missing the points
the listless Leafs fell 3-1 to the Oilers, who won for the first time in eight games.
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2009/12/31/12310526-sun.html
the listless Leafs fell 3-1 to the Oilers, who won for the first time in eight games.
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2009/12/31/12310526-sun.html
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Stajan says Leafs need to be more consistent in 2010
with a mere 37 points, they are on pace for 74 which would make for their worst season since 1990-91.
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2009/12/31/12313171.html
with a mere 37 points, they are on pace for 74 which would make for their worst season since 1990-91.
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2009/12/31/12313171.html
Inconsistency killing Leafs
When the Maple Leafs are seeking explanations for their drastic reversal of form from one game to the next, how about a reality check: Perhaps they're just not that good.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2010/01/01/12318991-sun.html
Maple Leafs fans wear bags over their heads during the third period of their NHL hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton on Wednesday, Dec. 30. (REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber)
When the Maple Leafs are seeking explanations for their drastic reversal of form from one game to the next, how about a reality check: Perhaps they're just not that good.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2010/01/01/12318991-sun.html
Maple Leafs fans wear bags over their heads during the third period of their NHL hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton on Wednesday, Dec. 30. (REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber)
Here's a little math question for leaf fans. Don't worry though leaf fans, the answer appears at the bottom in case you are not be able to calculate it.
Math question: 2010 minus 1967 equals ?
Answer (provided out of courtesy for math-challenged leaf fans): 43.
Happy new year to the leafs and their fans!
Kessel got quite the boo from the Boston crowd when they announced the U.S. Olympic team - then they showed the reaction on Burke's ugly mug!
Komi got the second loudest boo - can't wait to see him take dumb penalty after dumb penalty.
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The reason he was shaking his head, as i was doing also along with a few habs fans watching the game with me, was the fact that we were all astonished the crowd would boo an 8-yr old kid (age estimate) who would be hoping to enjoy one of the biggest moments in his lifetime, skating onto the ice with kids his age, wearing the uniforms of the selected Olympians. Of course, only idiots like yourself would only see what you want to see. You'll never change, GHG, once an idiot, always an idiot. You're an embarassment to all hockey fans, including real Habs fans.
Now, why don't you get off my thread & take your nonsense to your own little stupid thread.
p.s. It's also classless to boo one of your own countrymen who'll be representing your country at the Olympics. You never would have seen this type of behaviour in Canada, other than in Mtl, who seem to enjoy booing everyone who's worn the uniform when he comes to play in Mtl with his new team. I still can't believe they booed Kovalev & Latendresse, but then again, considering the make-up of the average Habs fan, i'm not surprised.
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I agree Gionta could have been selected, but are you serious when mentionning Gomez? The guy is a bum!
what do you expect, thats the mentality of the average Boston Sports fan,..... booing their country and making a little kid feel bad because of their own hatred of a player, lol..unreal, the worst thing you can do is boo your country, bar none....would you ever hear the habs fans boo in that situation? nope, well, ok maybe
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Actually Octavian, the Patriots were 11-5 last year with out Tom Brady at QB and they failed to make the playoffs, tomorrow they will go for their 11th win and they already sealed the division. Of course, they are better with Brady but they did pretty well with out him too.
I have yet to finish watching this game since I had to attend to something this afternoon, however, if the Boston fans booed Phil Kessel then it is what it is, he's a hated primadonna little bitch in Boston and always will be now. Had this same circumstance taken place in TO or Montreal I guaranfuckentee you the fan reaction would have been the same. So lose the fucken "mentality of the Boston sports fan" bullshit accusation!! It's f'n old and incorrect.
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