I hate to say this but, Steve Moore almost deserved that mugging...his hit on naslund several weeks ago was blatantly cheap and everyone knows that u dont go after a teams superstar like that...The NHL really bit the bullet by not suspending moore earlier, therefore setting off Bertruzzi's retaliation!
Had Naslund prepared himself to take that hit instead of doing that "gonna poke the puck away and keep my head down" move, he would have bounced right back. Lindros is another head down "ice-puck" watcher and he has been reminded of how well he plays with his head down. Concussion #6 is it now. His brother knows all about it. Keep your head up,it is not golf. It can be a quick end to an otherwise prosperous carrer.
He may not get away with anything.
Avs' Moore has fractured neck; police investigating Bertuzzi
March 9, 2004
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore will miss the rest of the season with a fractured neck after a hit by Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi, prompting a police investigation.
Moore also sustained a concussion and deep facial cuts, the Avalanche said Tuesday. He will remain hospitalized in Vancouver indefinitely, Colorado trainer Pat Karns said.
Bertuzzi has been suspended indefinitely pending a hearing at the NHL office in Toronto on Wednesday.
Moore was slugged in the side of the head by Bertuzzi late in Monday night's game, a 9-2 Colorado victory. Bertuzzi struck him from behind and drove his head into the ice. Moore landed face-first -- with Bertuzzi on top of him -- and lay in a pool of blood for several minutes before he was removed from the ice on a stretcher.
B.C. Solicitor General Rich Coleman and Vancouver police said Tuesday an investigation has begun.
This will be the second time in recent years Vancouver police have become involved in an on-ice hit at an NHL game. Former NHL tough guy Marty McSorley was charged for hitting then-Vancouver Canuck Donald Brashear with his stick in February 2000.
The Avalanche said that when Moore's condition improves, he will be transferred to Craig Hospital in Denver and evaluated by neurosurgeons.
"Steve knows he has the support of the entire Avalanche family and hockey fans throughout the world, and we hope that he recovers as soon as possible," Avalanche president and general manager Pierre Lacroix said.
While playing for the Boston Bruins, McSorley drew a one-year suspension for using his stick to hit Brashear on the side of the head. Brashear was knocked unconscious and missed 20 games with a concussion.
McSorley was tried in court and received a conditional sentence for assault with a weapon, but his one-year suspension from the NHL ended his 17-year career.
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Avs' Moore has fractured neck; police investigating Bertuzzi
March 9, 2004
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore will miss the rest of the season with a fractured neck after a hit by Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi, prompting a police investigation.
Moore also sustained a concussion and deep facial cuts, the Avalanche said Tuesday. He will remain hospitalized in Vancouver indefinitely, Colorado trainer Pat Karns said.
Bertuzzi has been suspended indefinitely pending a hearing at the NHL office in Toronto on Wednesday.
Moore was slugged in the side of the head by Bertuzzi late in Monday night's game, a 9-2 Colorado victory. Bertuzzi struck him from behind and drove his head into the ice. Moore landed face-first -- with Bertuzzi on top of him -- and lay in a pool of blood for several minutes before he was removed from the ice on a stretcher.
B.C. Solicitor General Rich Coleman and Vancouver police said Tuesday an investigation has begun.
This will be the second time in recent years Vancouver police have become involved in an on-ice hit at an NHL game. Former NHL tough guy Marty McSorley was charged for hitting then-Vancouver Canuck Donald Brashear with his stick in February 2000.
The Avalanche said that when Moore's condition improves, he will be transferred to Craig Hospital in Denver and evaluated by neurosurgeons.
"Steve knows he has the support of the entire Avalanche family and hockey fans throughout the world, and we hope that he recovers as soon as possible," Avalanche president and general manager Pierre Lacroix said.
While playing for the Boston Bruins, McSorley drew a one-year suspension for using his stick to hit Brashear on the side of the head. Brashear was knocked unconscious and missed 20 games with a concussion.
McSorley was tried in court and received a conditional sentence for assault with a weapon, but his one-year suspension from the NHL ended his 17-year career.
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wil.
Only saw the highlight once or twice yesterday, would like to se it again. My inital inpression was it was nothing to outrageous and that the big news is the resulting injury rather then the actual action. I've seen many guys get sucker punched and jumped from behind in the NHL over the years. Most of the time it is a highlight on SportsCenter then it's over. However this guy ended up banging it's head against the ice and now things will get interesting. Even more interesting is it's a really good played and not a goon.
If this went to court it will be interesting. Obviously the act was viscious and would be criminal in real life. But in Bertuzzi's defense his lawyer could produce hundreds of videos of the same action going unpunished as "part of the game"
If this went to court it will be interesting. Obviously the act was viscious and would be criminal in real life. But in Bertuzzi's defense his lawyer could produce hundreds of videos of the same action going unpunished as "part of the game"
I still havent seen the hit, but from what I have heard on the radio it was completely uncalled for & he may be charged criminally...
It is important for NON hockey fans to understand that this is an ISOLATED incident in Hockey..actually if it wasnt for the instigator rule, this kind of thing may happen less...
nonetheless I just want to clarify from my comments above that although I have yet to see the hit it seems to have been completely uncalled for...
It is important for NON hockey fans to understand that this is an ISOLATED incident in Hockey..actually if it wasnt for the instigator rule, this kind of thing may happen less...
nonetheless I just want to clarify from my comments above that although I have yet to see the hit it seems to have been completely uncalled for...
Here is a link to the video ESPN.com. It looks to me like the punch to Moore knocked him out on his feet, before he even hit the ice. You can see his arms just droop. Hard to say whether the injury was from the punch or whether it was from hitting the ice.
Anyway, definitely a very cheap shot from a much bigger man. It doesn't look like Bertuzzi intentionally slammed his face into the ice, though. Moore was just unable to brace his fall due to the fact he was in la la land.
Anyway, definitely a very cheap shot from a much bigger man. It doesn't look like Bertuzzi intentionally slammed his face into the ice, though. Moore was just unable to brace his fall due to the fact he was in la la land.
yes, the punch was not that bad . . . just fell awkwardly into the ice (driven in by weight of that shaved sasquatch Bertuzzi). Anyway, fighting is not nearly as much a part of the game as it used to be and that's good. Fighting makes unknowledgeable people look at hockey like it is bush league when it really is the fastest, most beautiful sport going. No other sport requires the broad cross-section of strength, size, agility, speed, and hand-eye coordination that hockey does.
Steve Moore has a broken vertabrae in his neck. When you watch the replay of the incident you can clearly see Bertuzzi holding on to Moore's shirt. I believe that is where Bertuzzi got the leverage to knock Moore out, then the ice did the rest of the damage. This very well could mean the end of the season for Todd Bertuzzi. I would'nt be surprised to see a one year suspension, plus criminal charges filed by the Vancouver DA.
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I can`t believe some of you guys think thats entertaining...this guy has a broken f ucking neck!!? HOCKEY is in trouble as a sport anyway, salaries will be slashed drastically...getting back to this bullshiat cheapshot, this man didn`t have any chance to defend himself, its a gutless act to strike anyone who can`t even see it coming...
This guy should do time for this, are you guys serious? So if you push someone out into traffic and he gets ran over you say "well I don`t think he was pushed that hard"?
gutless, and then he proceeds to keep striking him???
This guy should do time for this, are you guys serious? So if you push someone out into traffic and he gets ran over you say "well I don`t think he was pushed that hard"?
gutless, and then he proceeds to keep striking him???
