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April 4, 2011
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MISCONDUCT – CONDORS TRY A ‘WINNING’ IDEA
March 12, 2011 In the hopes of drawing a platoon of fans, the ECHL’s Bakersfield Condors held a “Charlie Sheen Night.” Sheen’s recent rants and antics got him fired from Two and a Half Men and created a media storm, making him a social phenomenon. “It just seemed to be a no-brainer,” said Condors VP of Comm., Kevin Bartl. Admission was free for anyone with a clean drug test or $2.50 for anyone dressing like any Sheen movie character; a rock band “from Mars” played pre game; Sheen masks were given to the first 1,000 male fans; and anyone who showed up with $2 million – Sheen’s reported salary per episode – could buy the team. “Most everybody has realized we’re just trying to have some fun with this to generate some…
Back To The Future
For guys such as Alexei Kovalev, so much of the game is about self-expression. But considering he has been a minus player seven of the past eight seasons, coaches haven’t been so keen on how he, you know, expresses himself so much. Not the case with the Pens, who acquired Kovalev for a conditional seventh round pick Feb. 24. They’ve long had a philosophy of living with the warts of talented players, as long as they produce. That – and being absolutely miserable in Ottawa – was a big reason why Kovalev, 38, waived his no-trade clause. “Every time I come to this team, they give me the confidence to play the game the way I like to play it,” he said. “It’s hard to explain, but it’s a good feeling.” It’s…
Time To End A Good Run
It boggles the mind that the same league that suspends Sean Avery six games and orders him to undergo anger management counseling for using the term “sloppy seconds” in a TV interview can see no basis for supplemental discipline for Zdeno Chara’s season-ending – and possibly career-ending – hit on Max Pacioretty. I Even by the NHL’s own flimsy standards when it comes to supplemental discipline, it was shocking. Was it ridiculous that there was a police investigation into the matter? Of course it was. But when you refuse to police yourself, you invite others to do it for you. Think baseball, steroids and the U.S. Congress. The police got involved and Air Canada threatened to pull its sponsorship dollars from the league in large part because the discipline model is broken.…
Mission: Mouth Off
It’s a good thing Maxim Lapierre played in hockey-crazed Montreal or he might be wondering what kind of madness he’s gotten himself into in Vancouver. Most inquiries revolved around how often he opens his mouth and how doing so might destroy one of the NHL’s top teams – as if a talkative fourth-line center can disrupt a tight dressing room in five to 10 minutes of ice time. “If they want me to shut up, I’ll do it,” Lapierre said. “But I didn’t stay in the NHL just because of my talking, I have other attributes. I want to skate hard and finish checks. You can be tough to play against even if you don’t talk.” Alain Vigneault believes it. He coached Lapierre in junior and went to bat for his acquisition…
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