Sometimes when the boys drop the mitts and square off, it’s Shakespearean in scope – a chivalrous enforcer coming to the aid of an abused teammate. But as we all know, sometimes the goonery can be malicious, nasty and unwarranted. CBC Sports recently ranked their 10 most noteable dispicable hockey hits:
- #1 Retaliatory hit begets All-Star Game
- #2 Rocket" Richard’s tomahawk & the ensuing riot
- #3 Wayne Maki fractures Ted Green’s skull
- #4 Bobby Clarke’s Summit Series chop
- #5 Maloney crowns Glennie; crown sticks it to Maloney
- #6 The night the lights went out
- #7 Hunter ends Turgeon’s playoff run
- #8 Jeff Kugel runs wild in OHL game
- #9 Gary Suter ruins Paul Kariya’s Olympics
- #10 The Marty McSorley trial
- #11 Todd Bertuzzi’s sucker on Steve Moore. (Thanks to Greg from Puck Update for keeping us honest.)
Here’s hoping nobody gets seriously injured this year, as there are many proponents of a completely fight-free game waiting in the wings to slap down a host of new rules.
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What’s Todd Bertuzzi got to do to make your list?
I think the CBC list was done before the Bertuzzi incident.