It happened on the ice and thats where it should stay. Fighting is a part of the game. Sorry the kid got smoked, but Bertuzzi did nothing that hasn't happened a thousand times over. I can recall many many guys getting blasted the same way. Hell you might as well take all of the old Broadstreet bullys, Tony Twist, Tie Domi, The Chief, and all of the great goons of hockey and lock them all up. Cause they all did it. Hell who can forget Mario Lemieux, my favorite player, when he attacked a guy from behind in the playoffs a few years back. This guy just got hurt bad. He needed to have stronger chin I guess.
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Canucks star Todd Bertuzzi charged with assault
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And that is why I hate the instigator rule. I'd rather see Moore get into a few fights right after clobbering Naslund than in the hospital several weeks later with a fractured neck.
Bettman defends NHL's action on Bertuzzi
Canadian Press
6/25/2004
RALEIGH, N.C. (CP) - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, responding to a plea from Prime Minister Paul Martin for less on-ice violence, said Friday the league took an "appropriate response" to the Todd Bertuzzi incident.
Martin commented Thursday in Vancouver about increasing acts of violence in hockey and called on the NHL to police itself better.
"I hope he wasn't grandstanding," Bettman said, adding he hadn't hear Martin's remarks. "From our standpoint, as a league, we had an appropriate response and we're disappointed the crown chose to move forward, but we will co-operate in any way we can."
The B.C. attorney general announced Thursday it brought charges of assault causing bodily harm against Bertuzzi, the Vancouver Canucks forward who punched Colorado's Steve Moore to the ice in March, causing a concussion and a serious neck injury.
Bertuzzi was suspended for the remainder of the NHL regular season and the playoffs and will not be allowed to play again until he is reinstated by the league.
Bettman said no petition for reinstatement has yet been filed.
"It's not something we're focused on," said Bettman. "I don't think the reinstatement issue is front-burner.
"The focus for Mr. Bertuzzi is now going to be on defending himself. Obviously, at some point, I'm going to hear a case for reinstatement. No case has been requested at this time."
A reporter said former Canucks' general manager Brian Burke had said he asked for a hearing for Bertuzzi, but Bettman said "I don't think that's accurate because Brian Burke wouldn't be the one to petition for reinstatement. Todd Bertuzzi would."
In a 75-minute meeting at the NHL draft, Bettman reiterated his stand that any future collective bargaining agreement with the players must tie salary to revenues, a position rejected repeatedly by the union.
The league is expected to lock out the players if a new CBA cannot be negotiated before the current deal expires on Sept. 15.
Cheers,
Aquaman
Canadian Press
6/25/2004
RALEIGH, N.C. (CP) - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, responding to a plea from Prime Minister Paul Martin for less on-ice violence, said Friday the league took an "appropriate response" to the Todd Bertuzzi incident.
Martin commented Thursday in Vancouver about increasing acts of violence in hockey and called on the NHL to police itself better.
"I hope he wasn't grandstanding," Bettman said, adding he hadn't hear Martin's remarks. "From our standpoint, as a league, we had an appropriate response and we're disappointed the crown chose to move forward, but we will co-operate in any way we can."
The B.C. attorney general announced Thursday it brought charges of assault causing bodily harm against Bertuzzi, the Vancouver Canucks forward who punched Colorado's Steve Moore to the ice in March, causing a concussion and a serious neck injury.
Bertuzzi was suspended for the remainder of the NHL regular season and the playoffs and will not be allowed to play again until he is reinstated by the league.
Bettman said no petition for reinstatement has yet been filed.
"It's not something we're focused on," said Bettman. "I don't think the reinstatement issue is front-burner.
"The focus for Mr. Bertuzzi is now going to be on defending himself. Obviously, at some point, I'm going to hear a case for reinstatement. No case has been requested at this time."
A reporter said former Canucks' general manager Brian Burke had said he asked for a hearing for Bertuzzi, but Bettman said "I don't think that's accurate because Brian Burke wouldn't be the one to petition for reinstatement. Todd Bertuzzi would."
In a 75-minute meeting at the NHL draft, Bettman reiterated his stand that any future collective bargaining agreement with the players must tie salary to revenues, a position rejected repeatedly by the union.
The league is expected to lock out the players if a new CBA cannot be negotiated before the current deal expires on Sept. 15.
Cheers,
Aquaman
Bertuzzi retreats into private life
Canadian Press
6/27/2004
RALEIGH, N.C. (CP) - Todd Bertuzzi has retreated into his private life and will not be speaking publicly about the assault charges laid against him, his agent said in a television interview Sunday.
The Vancouver Canucks forward was charged Thursday with assault causing bodily harm for a March 8 on-ice attack that left Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore with a broken neck and his NHL career in doubt.
Bertuzzi's only public comment was a tearful apology two nights after the incident occurred.
``Really since March 9 we saw him speak publicly to address Steve Moore and address the kids of hockey and to apologize, Todd's taken an approach that things that happen in his life will remain private,'' agent Pat Morris told The Score at the NHL draft.
``So he's become a private person through this.''
Bertuzzi has hired prominent British Columbia lawyer Len Doust to defend him.
``We'll meet with him this week and go through what our options are now that the charges have been laid,'' Morris said. ``So we'll come to a conclusion or a direction as to where we're going next.''
Bertuzzi, 29, has been ordered to appear in provincial court July 9.
If found guilty, he could face a penalty ranging from jail time to an absolute discharge with no criminal record.
Morris admitted there was also the possibility of a civil suit from Moore.
``One would be optimistic that they see the criminal charges become enough,'' he said. ``But it's for someone else to answer.''
Following the incident, the NHL suspended Bertuzzi for the final 13 games of the regular season and Vancouver's seven playoff games. He must have a hearing with the league before he can be reinstated.
The ban cost Bertuzzi $501,926.39 US of his $6.8-million salary. The Canucks were also fined $250,000. Bertuzzi was also left off Team Canada's roster for this fall's World Cup.
Morris felt his client had been punished enough by the NHL without the criminal charge.
``You hope that with the sentence handed down by the National Hockey League - it was very severe - that that was enough, but the government saw it the other way,'' Morris said.
``It was a tough time on Thursday. You wait 3 to four months and you hope that the passage of time means that they've been methodical about looking at it, which they were, and you become a little optimistic that it's going to be a positive result but clearly it wasn't.''
Cheers,
Aquaman
Canadian Press
6/27/2004
RALEIGH, N.C. (CP) - Todd Bertuzzi has retreated into his private life and will not be speaking publicly about the assault charges laid against him, his agent said in a television interview Sunday.
The Vancouver Canucks forward was charged Thursday with assault causing bodily harm for a March 8 on-ice attack that left Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore with a broken neck and his NHL career in doubt.
Bertuzzi's only public comment was a tearful apology two nights after the incident occurred.
``Really since March 9 we saw him speak publicly to address Steve Moore and address the kids of hockey and to apologize, Todd's taken an approach that things that happen in his life will remain private,'' agent Pat Morris told The Score at the NHL draft.
``So he's become a private person through this.''
Bertuzzi has hired prominent British Columbia lawyer Len Doust to defend him.
``We'll meet with him this week and go through what our options are now that the charges have been laid,'' Morris said. ``So we'll come to a conclusion or a direction as to where we're going next.''
Bertuzzi, 29, has been ordered to appear in provincial court July 9.
If found guilty, he could face a penalty ranging from jail time to an absolute discharge with no criminal record.
Morris admitted there was also the possibility of a civil suit from Moore.
``One would be optimistic that they see the criminal charges become enough,'' he said. ``But it's for someone else to answer.''
Following the incident, the NHL suspended Bertuzzi for the final 13 games of the regular season and Vancouver's seven playoff games. He must have a hearing with the league before he can be reinstated.
The ban cost Bertuzzi $501,926.39 US of his $6.8-million salary. The Canucks were also fined $250,000. Bertuzzi was also left off Team Canada's roster for this fall's World Cup.
Morris felt his client had been punished enough by the NHL without the criminal charge.
``You hope that with the sentence handed down by the National Hockey League - it was very severe - that that was enough, but the government saw it the other way,'' Morris said.
``It was a tough time on Thursday. You wait 3 to four months and you hope that the passage of time means that they've been methodical about looking at it, which they were, and you become a little optimistic that it's going to be a positive result but clearly it wasn't.''
Cheers,
Aquaman
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