youtube.com - 11/10/2008
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Tom Kostopoulos tackles Mike Van Ryn 11/08/08, horrible!Mike Van Ryn suffered a broken hand, a broken nose, an up-cutted face and a concussion
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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Three For Hitting
The Power Play —
The NHL has handed down a three game suspension to Tom Kostopoulos of the Montreal Canadiens, for his hit from behind on Leafs d-man Mike Van Ryn. The hit happened during the first period of Saturday's Habs vs. Leafs game. Both Kosto and Van Ryn were chasing after a dump in, and when Kosto went for a clean hard check Van Ryn turned his back and left himself open to the hit from behind. It would have been a clean hit, but apparently Mike Van Ryn doesn't know how to defend himself when up against the boards. Jeez, I feel like Don Cherry for criticizing a guy for getting injured. All I need now are some really ugly suits and a ...
ALFIE SMASH
Scarlett Ice —
Hat-tip to Sens Army for the story and picture Okay, so I thought after Ray Emery left we were supposed to be drama free. Daniel Alfredsson is pissed off. He smashed a pane of glass with his stick at practice today although it's not stated what set him off. There's no actual video evidence of the incident however there is some footage of people cleaning up the aftermath. Like Sens Army said, it's all second hand information from Bruce Garrioch so make of that what you will. Dany Heatley and Chris Kelly were also seen in a "heated ...
Unsupervised Thoughts
Hockey Blog: Hockey Fights, Fight Videos, Goons & Enforcers | GoonBlog.com —
MOL is in Connecticut visiting our new nephew, leaving me at home by myself to watch the Bruins. Not a bad deal really. I saw the little guy yesterday, and he’s super cute. He does a lot of baby things like sleep, and look around like he’s lost. It’s pretty cool. MOL gets to hang with him tonight, so I have done all my laundry, ate left over Chinese and yelled at Shawn Thornton for having a crappy fight with Toronto’s Jamal Mayers. Like I said, not a bad deal. I’ve been super busy over the last few weeks. I’ll spare you the gory details, but I have made three observations in this young NHL season. They are, in no particular order.
1. I ...
Top 10 Games Of The Season
Pension Plan Puppets —
Editor's Note: General Borschevsky has graciously re-posted his epic season in review.
By special request from kidkawarhta and with PPP's special permission, I present my choices for the Leafs' top 10 games of the 2008-9 season.
#10. January 15/09 vs. Colorado Avalanche, Leafs win 7-4.
The Leafs were a pretty depressing hockey team in mid-January, but on this night in Denver Leaf fans enjoyed some much needed comedy relief. In goal for the Avalanche was that miserable Raycrap, the most despised Leafs' starting netminder ...
The Games I Watched - April 16
Pension Plan Puppets —
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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 ...
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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 ...
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?
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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.
Hockey | Leafs' Van Ryn to meet with concussion expert
thestar.com 11/10/2008 — 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 ...
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 ...
Kostopoulos suspended 3 games for check —
FOXSports.com News for NHL 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 ...
