Karrie's Box of Thoughts

Thursday, March 11, 2004

Well!! I will consider this my first day in "BlogWorld" ~ Biggest thing happening this morning is all the people at work stopping me to get my reaction to the Todd Bertuzzi "incident". (For anyone whoe doesn't know - Karrie LOVES hockey!! It's my favorite sport, period. GO AV'S!!!) So here is my "Official" statement on the "incident" :

For most people not interested in hockey, their image of hockey as nothing but toothless canadians that like to pound the Labatts and pick fights (bullshit! BTW) was reinforced by the sound bites and singular film clip of "the hit" Todd Bertuzzi delivered on Steve Moore. This, more then anything, saddens me. As a fan of this game, it is very frustrating to have to defend a sport I love because of "cheap-shots" like this. And that is what it was. Todd Bertuzzi snapped - pure and simple - he let his anger get the best of him. (One look at his face tells you he was out of control ) I don't condone what he did. What I am truly disgusted by is the conduct of the entire Vancouver Canucks organization for not putting a stop to the ongoing conflicts, before "the hit" and what they allow to continue on the ice by the rest of the team afterwards. Even after they cleaned the blood off the ice, the Canucks continued to pick fights with the Av's.... Why? That's what truly pissed me off. It's done, it's over, a man was really hurt, stop it and get this game over with. But they didn't stop, they smirked and taunted and generally acted like a bunch of unruly thugs - coaching staff included - and for what?? An 9-2 loss... That my 8 year old son, who plays hockey himself, had to sit there and watch "professionals" act like such sore losers was pitiful!! Mr Bertuzzi got his punishment from the league. But maybe I should send him the poster where my son has crossed him out with a black marker.

And yes, hockey is about the hard hits and the fights. The sound of a wicked check into the boards or "dropping the gloves" are a part of the game and in my opinion should be. But there is also the finesse of seeing a player take the puck down the ice, weaving through opponent after opponent to deliver it through the "five hole". Or the ease in which a defensemen can skate backwards with the crossing of their blades in a way that would trip up any star of the Ice Capades. The stance of a goalie as he stares down the ice at the oncoming shooter - only the look in his eyes visible through his helmet, as he ultimately makes the perfect glove save or stops the puck with a perfectly executed butterfly..... And nothing compares to Mr Joe Sakic delivering his signature "twisted wrister" (Joes my favorite player BTW) This is MY hockey, this is why I watch, this is what makes me LOVE THIS GAME!! This is why it's the national sport of Canada, why it's so beloved.

WOW!!! Sorry about that, kinda went off there didn't I??? Wait a minute..... This is MY Blog, I can do that!!

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