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Avs' Moore Has Fractured Neck; Police Investigating Hit

#1 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:33 am

Avs' Moore Has Fractured Neck; Police Investigating Hit
Canucks' Bertuzzi Suspended Indefinitely for Hit From Behind

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (March 10) -- Steve Moore of the Colorado Avalanche will miss the rest of the season with a broken neck, the result of a sucker punch from Todd Bertuzzi. Moore also sustained a concussion and deep cuts on his face, and he'll remain hospitalized in Vancouver indefinitely.




Bertuzzi, an All-Star forward for the Vancouver Canucks, was suspended indefinitely pending a hearing at the NHL office in Toronto on Wednesday. B.C. Solicitor General Rich Coleman and Vancouver police are investigating, the second time in four years police have looked into an on-ice hit at an NHL game in the city.

''It doesn't matter what the score was, what the time was, what the place was, what the history was, there's no room in our game for that,'' Colorado coach Tony Granato said.

Bertuzzi slugged Moore in the side of the head late in Monday night's 9-2 Colorado victory. 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.

''All I'm concerned with is he regain his health,'' said Pierre Lacroix, Avalanche president and general manager. ''All legal matters and all medical matters, I don't want to think about.''




Bertuzzi's punch appeared to be retaliation for an open-ice hit Moore delivered to Canucks captain Markus Naslund last month, knocking him out for three games. Vancouver players vowed to get even with Moore for that hit, which wasn't penalized.

The Canucks didn't go after Moore in last week's rematch in Denver, a 5-5 tie attended by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Naslund said he didn't believe Bertuzzi planned to hurt Moore.

''He tried to do something he thought was right for his team, to challenge someone,'' Naslund said. ''He wanted to make a point that you don't go out and hit our players.''




Bertuzzi's punch and its aftermath sent shock waves through the league, with players condemning his actions and calling for tough penalties.

''As NHL players, we get fired up and sometimes do stupid things on the ice, but nobody wants to see injuries to the extent of Moore's,'' Detroit Red Wings veteran Brendan Shanahan said.

Even the NHL's so-called goons were appalled.

''It doesn't matter what your name is, this is not right,'' said the Calgary Flames' Krzysztof Oliwa, a well-traveled fighter. ''This is not hockey, this is being cheap.''

Wayne Gretzky said it was an example of something that can happen in a sport that often turns violent.







''It's a very emotional game and you can quickly lose your temper and lose your focus,'' the Hall of Famer said in Lakeland, Fla., where he was watching the Toronto-Detroit game.

''What happened was wrong, and I am sure that nobody feels worse about it than Todd.''

In February 2000, former Boston Bruin Marty 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.

''Steve knows he has the support of the entire Avalanche family and hockey fans throughout the world,'' Lacroix said.

Vancouver general manager Brian Burke said Bertuzzi was ''too distraught'' to attend Tuesday's news conference, but the Canucks right wing tried to contact Moore at the hospital.


''That, to me, shows the sincerity more than any statement that we could issue,'' said Burke, who will fly to Toronto to be with Bertuzzi at his hearing Wednesday.

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, 23rd in the league.

''If most people knew how upset Todd was by the result of what happened they would have a different view on things,'' said teammate Trevor Linden, also president of the NHL Players' Association.
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#2 Postby Stephanie » Wed Mar 10, 2004 10:10 am

Well, Bertuzzi should've thought about the consequences before he did it. He should be sorry - VERY sorry.
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#3 Postby stormchazer » Wed Mar 10, 2004 10:37 am

Stephanie wrote:Well, Bertuzzi should've thought about the consequences before he did it. He should be sorry - VERY sorry.


It goes to show how thin the line is between competition and injury. I have played sports and have seen emotions get so high that you do something without thought. I have fortunately never gone to that extreme. On this website, reacting on emotion is another story. I sometimes get that way over some of your post Stephanie. :lol:

Seriously, the league has to send a strong message here. I think a years suspension is in order.
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#4 Postby Stephanie » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:06 am

stormchazer wrote:
Stephanie wrote:Well, Bertuzzi should've thought about the consequences before he did it. He should be sorry - VERY sorry.


It goes to show how thin the line is between competition and injury. I have played sports and have seen emotions get so high that you do something without thought. I have fortunately never gone to that extreme. On this website, reacting on emotion is another story. I sometimes get that way over some of your post Stephanie. :lol:

Seriously, the league has to send a strong message here. I think a years suspension is in order.


Ditto that Jara! :lol: That's okay though. We'll just agree to disagree! :wink:

Last night, my niece's basketball team had their first playoff game. The other team was alittle bit more boisterous than us, but there was a father that had words with the ref (who was in his 20's) and literally came stomping out of the bleachers and onto the court. The ref threw him out and the guy said "see you after the game". :x The other team's coach had tried to calm the father down but to no avail. At the half, we saw that the wife was talking to the ref and the ref seemed like he was okay about everything. The wife then went outside to see her husband. I hope that she beat the crap out of him! Those poor kids were probably so embarrassed!

BTW - my nieces' team won by 5 points. :D
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#5 Postby Josephine96 » Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:35 pm

I just saw the hit for the 1st time last night and I'm an Avalanche fan so it burned me up

Bertuzzi should face a lengthy penalty. He is a very strong hockey player, but needs to learn to control his emotion whether the score is 9-2 or 900-2

I would like to see Bertuzzi back by the playoffs, but would completely understand the NHL's decision if they opt to make his suspension a very long 1.
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