Discipline of Steel
03-21-2011, 07:09 PM
I am posting this hockey news only because I think the NHL has it right here...even if it is a Penguin suffering the consequences. The NFL version just FEELS so wrong.
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Penguins' Cooke suspended through first round of playoffs
The NHL came down hard on repeat offender Matt Cooke. The league has suspended the Penguins forward the remainder of the regular season as well as the first round of the playoffs for his elbow to the head of New York's Ryan McDonagh on Sunday. The Penguins have ten games remaining in the regular season.
"Mr. Cooke, a repeat offender, directly and unnecessarily targeted the head of an opponent who was in an unsuspecting and vulnerable position," said NHL Senior Executive vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell said in a statement. "This isn't the first time this season that we have had to address dangerous behavior on the ice by Mr. Cooke, and his conduct requires an appropriately harsh response."
Matt Cooke will miss Pittsburgh’s remaining 10 regular-season games and be ineligible for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (AP Photo) After being criticized for the lack of teeth in recent suspensions, especially since the general manager meetings last week, the NHL sent a stiff message with the suspension of Cooke. And Cooke's own GM is on board.
“The suspension is warranted because that’s exactly the kind of hit we’re trying to get out of the game. Head shots have no place in hockey. We’ve told Matt in no uncertain terms that this kind of action on the ice is unacceptable and cannot happen," Penguins GM Ray Shero said in a statement released by the team. "Head shots must be dealt with severely, and the Pittsburgh Penguins support the NHL in sending this very strong message.”
On Monday morning, before the Penguins' game against the Detroit Red Wings, one of Cooke's teammates was already prepared for life without the third-line winger and top penalty-killer.
"We're definitely going to miss him," Penguins center Jordan Staal told Sporting News. "It's unfortunate the way that happened. We're going to have to find a way to battle through that."
Cooke will also forfeit $219,512.20 in salary for the hit.
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Penguins' Cooke suspended through first round of playoffs
The NHL came down hard on repeat offender Matt Cooke. The league has suspended the Penguins forward the remainder of the regular season as well as the first round of the playoffs for his elbow to the head of New York's Ryan McDonagh on Sunday. The Penguins have ten games remaining in the regular season.
"Mr. Cooke, a repeat offender, directly and unnecessarily targeted the head of an opponent who was in an unsuspecting and vulnerable position," said NHL Senior Executive vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell said in a statement. "This isn't the first time this season that we have had to address dangerous behavior on the ice by Mr. Cooke, and his conduct requires an appropriately harsh response."
Matt Cooke will miss Pittsburgh’s remaining 10 regular-season games and be ineligible for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (AP Photo) After being criticized for the lack of teeth in recent suspensions, especially since the general manager meetings last week, the NHL sent a stiff message with the suspension of Cooke. And Cooke's own GM is on board.
“The suspension is warranted because that’s exactly the kind of hit we’re trying to get out of the game. Head shots have no place in hockey. We’ve told Matt in no uncertain terms that this kind of action on the ice is unacceptable and cannot happen," Penguins GM Ray Shero said in a statement released by the team. "Head shots must be dealt with severely, and the Pittsburgh Penguins support the NHL in sending this very strong message.”
On Monday morning, before the Penguins' game against the Detroit Red Wings, one of Cooke's teammates was already prepared for life without the third-line winger and top penalty-killer.
"We're definitely going to miss him," Penguins center Jordan Staal told Sporting News. "It's unfortunate the way that happened. We're going to have to find a way to battle through that."
Cooke will also forfeit $219,512.20 in salary for the hit.