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Eight year anniversary of Todd Bertuzzi vs. Steve Moore incident
Todd Bertuzzi waves to the crowd in 2005.
Mister Leung
It’s been eight years since the darkest night in Vancouver hockey history. Eight years ago today (March 8, 2004), Todd Bertuzzi clocked Steve Moore with a suckerpunch at centre ice in a game between the Vancouver Canucks and Colorado Avalanche. It happened at 8:41 of the third period with the Avs in full command leading 8-2.
While Bertuzzi continues to play in the NHL—with the Detroit Red Wings, where the now 37-year-old recently signed a two-year contract extension—Moore never set foot on NHL ice again. His $38 million civil case against Bertuzzi and the Canucks is to be heard in September in an Ontario court.
Lost in the mayhem of that night was the fact that Trevor Linden picked up two assists in the game to move past Stan Smyl and become the Canucks all-time leading scorer. Now, eight years later to the day, Henrik Sedin can tie and/or pass Linden and move into second on the list. The current Canuck captain is sitting with 732 career points, one back of Linden’s total. Markus Naslund is the Canucks all-time points leader with 756.
Why is this complicated?
Until the NHL stops thinking about motivation ("did me mean to cause harm??") and focuses on the result ("did he cause harm??"), nothing will change.
What is the punishment?
45 million dollars that Moore is seeking?
Don't fucking turn away, or it ends poorly for you!
And that's, THAT...on the ice!!!!!
I prefer Minor League Hockey much more fun.
Two wrongs do not make a right, but in the previous meeting Moore swung his stick and hit Naslund in the head. Intentional hit to the head, with a hockey stick,that is dangerous and viscious.
The next meeting, Bertuzzi sucker punched Moore . Unfortunatly Moore was injured:to me it appeared more from the dog-pile on top of him, than the punch.
And yes the Canucks fans yelling kill him is disgusting, and Bertuzzi should not have sucker punched him, but to me Moore and his teammates also have to share the blame . It would not have happened at all had he not intentionally whacked Naslund in the head with his Hockey stick.