Bertuzzi Incident

[Flock of Moosen]

I'm not so sure about the criminal charges part, but definitely a year.
If he is allowed back this season, then he got off way too easily and it will only serve to send a message that anything goes without fear of punishment.

[Keyser Soze]

that file dont work! i wanna see the hit!

[Flock of Moosen]

Looks like they changed the link for some reason.
Here is the new one.

http://hfhelper.hockeyfights.com/cf293/0..._moore.wmv

[The Brain]

Originally posted by JimmyBlueEyes
Criminal charges?? Year suspension?? What would be a fitting penalty??

I'd vote for something akin to what Facey wrote: if Moore is ever diagnosed as being physically able to come back, then Bertuzzi is suspended until that day. If not, then he should at least be suspended for the remainder of this year, and all of next season.

[GreasyItalianPrincess]

NHL suspends Bertuzzi for season & playoffs. And he has to apply for reinstatement during training camp next season, and that is at Bettman's discretion.

[header]

I'd vote for something akin to what Facey wrote: if Moore is ever diagnosed as being physically able to come back, then Bertuzzi is suspended until that day.

I agree with this. Basically because when I was a wee header I attacked my brother with a toy sailboat and he had to get stitches on his face and wasn't allowed to use the pool for a couple months. Thus I was banned from swimming in the pool until he was allowed.

Now that I think about it fuck that put him back on the ice tomorrow and watch him get his ass kicked.

[Fak3PlasticLov3]

Bertuzzi should have been playing like this when he was on the Islanders

[Sloats]

Like anyone is going to fight for Mike Midbury?





JFTR: Cheapest hit ever: Dale Hunter on Pierre Turgeon. At least the Bukeboom, Hatcher/Roenick, McSorely, Bertuzzi incidents happend during the play of the game. Not ten seconds after a goal.

[JimmyBlueEyes]

TORONTO -- Todd Bertuzzi of the Vancouver Canucks was suspended for at least the rest of the regular season and the playoffs by the NHL on Thursday for attacking Colorado's Steve Moore.


Bertuzzi's eligibility for next season will be determined by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman before the start of training camp.


In addition, the Canucks were fined $250,000.


"This is not a part of our game, it has no place in our game and it will not be tolerated in our game," Bettman said in a conference call Thursday.


Bettman described the league's ruling as "stern, harsh and quick."


"I think we will ultimately be judged on our response and the message that it sends," he said.


Bertuzzi sat out Wednesday's 1-1 tie with Minnesota and will miss the final 12 games of the regular season, forfeiting at least $500,000. The suspension will amount to a minimum of 17 games if the Canucks make the playoffs and are swept in a first-round series.


Vancouver is fourth in the Western Conference standings. Bertuzzi is the team's second-leading scorer with 17 goals and 43 assists.


The All-Star forward slugged Moore in the side of the head late in Monday night's 9-2 victory by the Avalanche. He hit Moore from behind and drove his head into the ice. Moore landed face-first -- with the 245-pound Bertuzzi on top of him -- and lay in a pool of blood for several minutes before he was removed on a stretcher.


Moore is out for the season with a broken neck. He also sustained a concussion and deep cuts on his face, and remained hospitalized in Vancouver.


"I'm convinced the league was careful to take into account all the elements and acted with a clear sense of what was fair for all parties involved," Avalanche president and general manager Pierre Lacroix said in a statement. "Steve Moore's complete recovery continues to be our main concern.''


NHL vice president Colin Campbell said there were no excuses for Bertuzzi's actions.


"It was wrong. It wasn't anything else but wrong," Campbell said. "I'm sure Todd Bertuzzi would like to turn the clock back, turn the calendar. And I'm sure we've all made wrong decisions we're not proud of ... but we don't like it, we deal with it."


Canucks general manager Brian Burke scheduled a news conference for later Thursday.


The previous longest suspension handed out by the league was 23 games, to Boston's Marty McSorley in February of 2000, and Tampa Bay's Gordie Dwyer in September 2000.


In fining the Canucks, Campbell ruled that while the organization did not encourage or condone Bertuzzi's action, the franchise must accept some responsibility.


Both teams had been warned by the league about retaliation for a hit by Moore on Canucks' captain Markus Naslund on Feb. 16. Naslund sustained a concussion and missed three games.


"We felt they could have done more in this situation to control their players," Campbell said. "We don't feel they took the temperature down."


Bettman, in ruling next season on Bertuzzi's eligibility, will take into account Moore's health and the progression of his recovery, Campbell said.


The decision comes a day after Bertuzzi had an hour-long hearing at the NHL office in Toronto.


Bertuzzi and Burke returned to Vancouver after attending the hearing and met briefly with teammates before addressing reporters.


An emotional Bertuzzi apologized to Moore.


"These comments are for Steve. I had no intention of hurting you,'' Bertuzzi said Wednesday night, reading a statement before the Canucks played the Wild.


"I feel awful for what transpired," he said.


Bertuzzi spoke with his wife, Julie, agent Pat Morris and members of the Canucks management staff alongside. He choked up three times during his three-minute address.


"To the game of hockey and the fans of Vancouver, for the kids that watch this game, I am truly sorry," Bertuzzi said. "I don't play the game that way. I'm not a mean-spirited person and I'm sorry for what happened."


B.C. Solicitor General Rich Coleman and Vancouver police are investigating the punch, the second time in four years police have looked into an on-ice hit at an NHL game in the city.


"To Steve's family, I'm sorry you had to go through this and I'm sorry again for what happened out there," the right wing said. "I'm relieved to hear that Steve is going to have a full recovery, it means a lot to me to know that's going to happen."


In February 2000, McSorley was charged for hitting then-Vancouver Canuck Donald Brashear with his stick. McSorley was convicted of assault with a weapon, but he received an 18-month conditional discharge, meaning no jail time and no criminal record after probation.


The league suspended him for a year, ending his 17-year NHL career.


When Moore's condition improves, he'll be transferred to Craig Hospital in Denver and evaluated by neurosurgeons, the Avalanche said.


Bertuzzi was an All-Star last season when he was fifth in the league in scoring. This year, he was an All-Star again and has 60 points.



Looks like it's just the start...

[Raven]

Originally posted by header
[quote]I'd vote for something akin to what Facey wrote: if Moore is ever diagnosed as being physically able to come back, then Bertuzzi is suspended until that day.

I agree with this. A a person who play's hockey I can understand "the heat of the moment" , but that was too far -- if not for Moore's teammate 'Tuzzi would be up on murder charges