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Coming Down the Pipe!: Dirty or Not?
The Program: Two major injuries this weekend
Canes Country: Head Games: NHL Playing with Fire by Condoning Head Shots
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@dps2002 Erie Otters' Mike Liambas hit Kitchener Rangers' D-man Ben Fanelli last Fri. night...http://bit.ly/Mnyw1 29 days ago |
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sempre soube q hockey é perigoso e depois desse video... http://bit.ly/Mnyw1 30 days ago |
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skarbi... http://bit.ly/Mnyw1 11/6/2009 |
Dirty or Not?
Coming Down the Pipe! —
~ A scary incident on Friday night has left one player in critical condition and another suspended indefinitely and apparently beside himself in grief. Kitchener Rangers rookie Ben Fanelli was taken to hospital after what you are about to see: I feel awful for Fanelli and even more so for his parents who were in attendance that night. Obviously no one wants to see anyone injured let alone sustain injuries of that magnitude. I do have some question about the hit though and have to wonder how illegal it really was. At the risk of sounding ...
Two major injuries this weekend
The Program —
There were to scary incidents this weekend. The Ben Fanelli incident has made every hockey website known to man. I don’t want to rehash if it a clean hit or a dirty hit rather I want to talk about Michael Liambas. He laid the hit and I feel his past putting a negative light on him. All descriptions I have seen about him is that he’s an overaged goon. Everyone wants him to be done for the season and beyond. Most accounts have Liambas deeply affected by the hit. He wanted to see Fanelli in the hospital after the game. He didn’t get the chance but it shows ...
Head Games: NHL Playing with Fire by Condoning Head Shots
Canes Country —
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by Matt Slocum - AP
9 days ago:
Florida Panthers forward David Booth is wheeled off the ice ...
This is Why I Never Played Hockey
The Slanch Report —
Ben Fanelli is a 16-year-old who plays for the Kitchener Rangers in the Juniors up in Canada, this past Friday the Rangers took on the Erie Otters. While digging for a puck against the wall Fanelli just gets flat-out demolished against the wall by the Otters’ Michael Liambas. Fanelli lay unconscious on the ice for 40 ...
The Morning Skate: David Branch's Harsh Decision
Slap Shot —
Wednesday’s decision by O.H.L. President David Branch to suspend the Erie Otters’ Michael Liambas for the balance of the season for his board check on Kitchener Rangers defenseman Ben Fanelli last Friday continues to reverberate loudly around the hockey world, and almost every reaction deems the punishment to be harsh. Some believe it is harsh and excessive, even motivated by media attention ...
Empty Netter Assists - 11-06-09
Empty Netters —
Penguins
-Shelly Anderson's recap from last night's game. Tyler Kennedy was a scratch for undisclosed reasons.
-The Los Angeles Times' recap. The Kings showed they could hang with a Stanley Cup contender.
-The Associated Press' recap. "They forced us into a lot of the mistakes that we made." - Dan Bylsma.
-NHL.com's recap. "Against a team like that, if you're not playing well and you're making mistakes, you're going to pay for it." - Sidney Crosby (above).
-Highlights courtesy of EN contributor ...
