thestar.com - 11/10/2008
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Mark Zwolinski Sports Reporter Mike Van Ryn awoke yesterday to some welcome news: Doctors had cleared him for discharge from a Toronto hospital so he could return home to be with his family. As the day wore on, though, the popular Leafs defenceman began to ponder the same questions all concussed ...
deuceofdavenport.com - 11/10/2008
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deuceofdavenport.com —
We're not gonna lie. It's been a shitty
couple of weeks for the Maple Leafs' Mike Van
Ryn. First he was helped through some glass on October 23rd. Relive the good times! Van Ryn was probably thinking it couldn't get much worse than that. Wrong. The Habs' Tom Kostopoulous was jealous of ...
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Mike Van Ryn Can't Win For Trying
tsn.ca - 11/10/2008
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tsn.ca —
The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Tom
Kostopoulos three games on Monday for a hit on
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Van Ryn on Saturday night. Kostopoulos knocked Van Ryn into the boards from behind in the first period of the ...
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NHL suspends Canadiens' Kostopoulos for hit on Van Ryn
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Habs Inside/Out —
• In the Globe and mail, David Shoalts says Tom Kostopoulos should be punished for carelessness
• Mike Van Ryn will be examined by former Montrealer Karen Johnston, a concussion expert
• In the Toronto Star, Damien Cox writes both players were doing their jobs
• In La Presse, François Gagnon on the Canadiens' lack of discipline and poor work ethic
• In the Journal de Montréal, Marc De Foy looks at the season to date
• Scott Burnside on the underachieving Canadiens
• SI's Allan Muir ...
NHL Morning Papers (Monday Edition)
IllegalCurve.com —
... Leafs defenseman Mike Van Ryn is set to meet with a specialist today after being hit from behind by Habs forward Tom Kostopolous on Saturday. Mark Zwolinski wonders if the Leafs’ ...
Stopping The Spin: The Kostopolous Assault
Pension Plan Puppets —
... His proposed solution: A team imposed ban. For a franchise that is so much classier (kind of like being more maverick-y) than the rest of the league Cox has hit upon what they can do to continue to earn that self-anointed title: Suspend Kostopolous for as long as Mike Van Ryn will be out of action. Right now, the Leafs defenceman is out four to six weeks just for the broken pinky but his concussion is the big worry. As that article notes, Patrice Bergeron just returned this season after being put out by a similarly dirty hit. The penalty? two games. ...
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globesports.com 11/9/2008 — Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Van Ryn was hospitalized with a concussion, a gash on his forehead, a broken nose and a broken left pinky after being rammed into the end boards by Montreal Canadiens forward Tom Kostopoulos in the first period on ...
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globesports.com 11/21/2008 — As a recent victim of an overzealous fore-checker, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Van Ryn believes the NHL should re-examine the effects of its recent rule changes.
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tsn.ca 11/9/2008 — NHL Senior Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell will review Saturday night's Tom Kostopoulos hit on Toronto's Mike Van Ryn , however a hearing has not yet been scheduled for the Montreal Canadiens' forward. Van Ryn ...
Tom Kostopoulos Mugs Mike Van Ryn
nhl.fanhouse.com 11/9/2008 — by Eric McErlain When you talk about cheap hits in ice hockey, it's hard to find a hit more gutless than running a helpless opponent into the boards from behind. Your opponent is essentially helpless, more or less at a full stop and unable to brace ...
Van Ryn wants to forget, not forgive
network.nationalpost.com 11/25/2008 — On Monday, Van Ryn skated for the first time since the devastating check. He spent 20 minutes on the ice. He seemed weary after, as he spoke about what happened.
Three For Hitting
thepowerplay.net 11/10/2008 — Canadiens tough guy Tom Kostopoulos suspended three games for his hit on Mike Van Ryn. Now can somebody please explain why?
Van Ryn hit puts more heat on NHL
thestar.com 11/11/2008 — The NHL, already under pressure to get tough with players who deliver shots from behind, appeared to weigh Van Ryn's injuries heavily when deciding on Kostopoulos's punishment.
Habs F Kostopoulos suspended 3 games (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 11/10/2008
Montreal Canadiens forward Tom Kostopoulos was suspended for three games without pay by the NHL on Monday for his check on Toronto defenseman Mike Van Ryn. Van Ryn sustained a concussion and broken nose and hand. He is expected to be out at least a ...
