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Patrick Roy suspended for five games

JAMES CHRISTIE

From Wednesday's Globe and Mail

Latest comment posted at 6:12 PM EDT 30/03/08

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  1. John Percy from Halifax, Canada writes: That's it?!?! So if I go out and randomly beat the living sh!t out of someone, I must stay home for seven days as punishment? Oooohh, I'm shakin'.

    Way to send a message guys. This new tough approach has got me shaking in my boots.
  2. Rain Couver from Canada writes: An absolutely disgusting display. A shame Patrick Roy sullies his name by urging his son to act like a goon, and as I was watching the game, there was no ambiguity.

    Either Roy Junior learns his lesson or there is no chance he will go to the NHL with such a gross attitude.
  3. BEN DOVER from WESTERN CANADA, Canada writes: Seven games for an unprovoked attack???? Give him a year and some anger management courses. Seven games is not a sufficient penalty.
  4. Will M. from Canada writes: His kid had zero chance of ever getting to the NHL. He's a terrible goalie. Maybe ultimate fighting....
  5. bob miller from Canada writes: Just like the NHL and the Chris Pronger suspension,.,,different rules for different goons.
  6. The one and only Billy Shears from Canada writes: I guess the league doesn't yet get it. Those who can't play - they fight.

    Hey Don Cherry - this must make you happy!
  7. Banofee Pie from Toronto, Canada writes: A sickeningly inadequate punishment for even more sickening display of unnecessary, unprovoked violence. That young man (remember, he's 19, not a kid anymore) should have exercised better judgment. It's not like the other goalie tried to hit him. Not only should be banned, he should be charged with assault and his equally repugnant father should be charged too.

    Oh, silly me! I forgot, this is HOCKEY - anything goes in this "sport" and even if you pummel a guy while he's down, you can still just get away with a few suspended games and then it's back to the same old same old.
  8. John Percy from Halifax, Canada writes: Hey kids! Join a hockey league and you too can be above the law.

    Aggravated assault on the ice, in the stands or out in the parking lot is a criminal offence. If I was the other goalie, I'd be talking to the police to lay charges against both Roys, and I'd have a lawyer on the league's as$ and a civil suit against the Roys.

    Ban them both for life!
  9. Repeatedly Censored from Mini Bushland, Canada writes: That it still be prepared not only to tolerate, but to cheer barbarian entertainment such as this (that Hall of FAME!!!) best indicates this society is sick to the core. What happened at that match is a matter exclusively for psychiatrists and for the criminal courts.
  10. D D from Canada writes: When does it cross the line between hockey fighting, and assault under the legal system?? There has to be a point where Hockey can't be above the law...though the same can be said about Caledonia...
  11. Tristram Shandy from London Ontario, Canada writes: "Either Roy Junior learns his lesson or there is no chance he will go to the NHL with such a gross attitude."

    Who you kidding, they would welcome him with open arms!
  12. Jon O from Canada writes: For once, I'll be all ears for Don Cherry's opinion on this one.
  13. It Is Me from Canada writes: Guys like him give the game a bad name.
    If he likes fighting so much he should be in ultimate fighting or rollerderby. He'll get the $hit beat out of him there!
  14. Don Bryant from Calgary, Canada writes: Like father, like son. Between the two of them, they haven't an ounce of class and they have even less guts.
  15. Karin Pasnak from Vancouver, Canada writes: I know this is a start by penalizing him for 5 games but not nearly enough.
    Having a grandson who has been hurt in a similiar situation and who has to suffer for the rest of his life, I say, throw him out on his butt for good.
    This has to change and only being tough with these kind of players will do that.
    I wonder what ever happened to Sportsmanship?
  16. Cowtown boy from Calgary, Canada writes: I see the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. This is just like a Roy. Only thinking about himself. Patrick was the same, just look at the tantrum he had when he played for Montreal. They should have suspended them both for 40 games
  17. Gardiner Westbound from Canada writes:
    Aggravated assault charges should be a sure-pop. There's plenty of video tape of the incident.
  18. Richard Hawrelak from Sarnia, Canada writes: Patrick can't walk and chew gum at the same time. Brilliant move Patrick. The apples don't fall far from the tree.
  19. Lemmy Nothor from Exiled in Barcelona, Spain writes: As much as I loved hockey in the sixties, when living in Montreal, I simply stopped being interested in the sport at the beginning of the 70's, when it was customary to see 20 minute brawls with both teams on the ice hammering each other.

    Don't get me wrong, I love boxing, but not on skates.

    Both father and son should be suspended for at least a year, and the son should face a criminal court for an unprovoqued attack.
  20. An Thornton from Canada writes: From the way I see it, the minute that the other goalie hit the ice, it wasn't a hockey fight anymore. It was assault. He didn't fight back, yet Roy's son kept hitting.

    This kid had no concept of right or wrong if he believes that the best way to handle losing, and in this case losing badly, is to beat up the better player.

    From what I hear there's absolutely no way he's going to make it past the Q league anyway.
  21. a.s.g. . from Canada writes: gutless.

    I could care less about that state of the game; about junior or NHL level hockey, but this is a complete farce. Jon Roy is a bum. So is his father (whom I have never respected as a player of influential Quebecker).
  22. Mark H from Canada writes: The elder Roy got what he deserved. I think the 5 games suspension fit his bonehead move. As for his son, he got a slap on the wrist. And because of this decision, you can expect one inevitable outcome: revenge. He's a marked man. That's hockey justice.
  23. Jake ---- from Canada writes: I've seen alot worse then this. These teams hate each other and this was bound to happen. The only problem with this whole affair is that one goalie attacked the other. It wasn't mutual.
  24. Norman Petit from Calgary, Canada writes: If the opposing goalie cares as much about the sport as he does his potential career, he should demand that the QPP file assault charges against Roy Jr.
  25. roy f from van, Canada writes: Like father, like scum.
    The only thing more cowardly than this mugging was the leagues pathetic response.
  26. CD W from Canada writes: Maybe he should go home and argue with his wife about her parents moving in.
  27. Jake McSnake from Canada writes: What a goof, like father like son.

    I am a huge P.Roy fan, but this is what makes his legacy tarnished.
  28. pierre lefebvre from Brossard, Canada writes: Don Cherry`s culture is still vibrant and must be stop. The case of Roy son and father is not unique after all the brawls in amateur hockey involving sons and fathers. Time has come to involve the judiciary system for criminal acts either on ice or elsewhere. These kids belong to a network of semi-professional leagues that pretend to handle the law of the land. Their concept of fair justice is way below acceptable level. All owners look for is paying attendance and profitability by year-end. Legal courts are never in the picture except for very few cases the likes of Bertuzzi that take for ever to be settled. A simple entry rule could be:`You fight and your out of the game.`Amen. Acts of aggression go to criminal courts.
  29. Next Generation from Canada writes: This is absurd.

    Little-boy Roy skated the whole length of the ice to attack another player who showed no sign of participation or consent to the fight.

    To me, it looked like a criminal assault and I hope the police charge the thug.
  30. Matt Goulet from Canada writes: imagine the pressure jonathan must have to deal with. his dad was a star NHL goalie, and he's a barely-mediocre QMJHL goalie.
  31. Wendel Clark from Canada writes: Patrick Roy should be given an award for making a boring game exciting.
  32. Banofee Pie from Toronto, Canada writes: Jake--- and? The fact that there have been worse incidents makes this unprovoked attack ok, not a big deal?
  33. D M from Canada writes: J Roy should be charged with assault. It will be interesting if they go ahead and retire Patrick Roy's jersey next year. Usually the whole family is there. Wouldn't it be nice if Jonathon Roy was there and got booed. Then maybe Patrick Roy could take another temper tantrum.
  34. Alain LeBlanc from Canada writes: I have been watching hockey for some 40 years and the skill level has never been better than now. Up to a few seasons ago fights were seemingly on the way out. I could watch a number of games and not see a fight. Now, thanks to people like Brian Burke, they have to be inserted in the play? WHY? I find it totally embarrassing when I see a fight break out. WHAT IS THE POINT?
  35. John Percy from Halifax, Canada writes: I went to the QMJHL website to lodge a protest about this weak and ineffective "punishment", but lo and behold, there is no email contact function on the site. I'll just have to phone them.

    But here is the email address for the Remparts: info@remparts.qc.ca

    Feel free to let them know just how you feel about the Roys.
  36. Bubbles McBubbles from Trawna, Canada writes: Allo, Police!
  37. P I from Canada writes: They both should be suspended for a year and maybe kick their team out of the playoffs! Assault charges are definitely warrented.
  38. steve allan from Canada writes: The son is a mental case just like his old man. They both got off lightly.
  39. Ron Paul versus the Fed bring back real money from Montreal, Canada writes: The kid is a total goon. Maybe he can play for the Verdun Dragons. Poor old dad eh? Must be a disapointment to have his son suck in goal so why not just send him out and beat up on the true talent. It's called envy with a bit of jealous rage thrown in. I wonder what they talk about at the dinner table.
  40. Hilary D from Canada writes: I predict that Don Cherry is as disgusted as the rest of Canada on this one. He may be pro-fighting but this was way beyond what would be acceptable in his books. This was assault, plain and simple. I'll be tuning in to Coach's Corner on Sat.
  41. Ned Chiwalski from Canada writes: Two classes losers. Who cares what Sr. did during his tenure in the NHL, this display should be punishable as an assault charge (because that’s what it was) and time in prison! Perhaps that might send a lesson to others…..
  42. Wilf Kruggel from Canada writes: The season should have ended for those two clowns when the last punch was thrown, end of discussion, Wilf
  43. steve allan from Canada writes: ------D M from Canada writes: J Roy should be charged with assault. It will be interesting if they go ahead and retire Patrick Roy's jersey next year. Usually the whole family is there. Wouldn't it be nice if Jonathon Roy was there and got booed. Then maybe Patrick Roy could take another temper tantrum------

    As a Habs' fan, I'm totally opposed to seeing Roy's number retired. I don't think they should even consider it.

    By the way, I don't know how Roy Sr. turned out so bad. He has two of the nicest parents you'll ever meet.
  44. Y NOT from Canada writes: This is one of the most pathetic attempts at justice I have seen in a long time. Here you have the father, inducing the son to assault another player. As a hockey fan, I am embarrassed by this chicken s*t response of the QMHL to this incident. I believe that aggravated assault charges would be warranted in this case.
    Pat Roy is a disgrace of a role model for these players. It is about time that #33 shows the same level of professionalism as he did as a player. I don't gives a rats A*     how many cups he won as a player, he is a disgrace as a mentor/coach and biggest of all father.
  45. Mikey Dee from Canada writes: Roy Jr & Roy seniorare both just trailer trash! Street walkers have more class!
  46. Tony Mareschealle from mississauga, Canada writes: Is that all!!!

    If he has that much anger and wants to fight so much, pity we cannot put him in the Canadian Forces and ship him off to Afghanistan to fight on the ground over there.
  47. A non-Imus from Canada writes: What a bunch of jealous Leafs fans on this board. Hockey (including the fights) is Canada's game. Would you rather be watching the urban gangsters who play American sports?
  48. Y NOT from Canada writes: Hey Mr. Imus,

    I am a huge HABS fan, but my fanaticism stops at aggrevated assault!!!!
  49. Timothy Philips from Toronto, Canada writes: Fighting is unsportsmanlike, which makes hockey not a sport.
  50. So Blo from Laval, Canada writes: What a joke! These kinds of incidents tarnish the game of hockey! The son should be booted out for the rest of the playoffs and at least 20 games next year if he makes Daddy's team. His father was a great player. But he appears to be a despicable human being. Throw him out for 20 as well.
    Fighting should result in an immediate expulsion. There is no place for it in hockey. This crap that players need to let off steam or that it leads to ugly infractions are no excuse. Why don't other sports allow it for these same reasons? Why is it not allowed in European leagues?
    It is insane that fighting in daily life is not yet acceptable except under exceptional circumstances and yet this barbaric display is sanctioned in hockey. I would not be surprised to learn that many skillful players migrate to other sports because they do not wish continue in this beautiful sport because of its accepted brutish side.
  51. Pat Billings from CDN, Canada writes: Pronger's vicious hits over the last few years were just as dirty and he rarely got over 8 games.

    If this was Sutter and his son, the ROC (rest of Canada) would be applauding the toughness and character of both.
  52. canadian in switzerland from Switzerland writes: Mr. Courteau has no spine - the suspensions are weak because it's Patrick Roy & Fils. Roy Jr should be suspended from now until well into the 2008 - 09 season!!
  53. Robert Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Pat Billings from CDN, Canada:

    I am as rabid a Habs fan as you are, but even I have always thought that Saint Patrick was kinda nutso...

    Like father like son!
  54. A non-Imus from Canada writes: Don't play the culture card.
  55. Krakatoa East of Java from Canada writes: This was preventable, unnecessary and pre-planned. As unscrupulous as Bertuzzi's attack of several years ago. Had the golaie been hurt - Roy would be doing jail time.

    Having said that Roy is no dummy and as owner of the Ramparts - he knows what puts bums in the seats. Look for the next games to be packed to the rafters.
  56. George BrownIII from Christmas Island writes: A psychopath like Roy jr should be suspended for life.
  57. Dafydd Brws from Ynys Enlli, Canada writes: The younger Roy should be tossed out of the league. Embarrassing!
  58. Mike H from Canada writes: I haven't had a chance to see the clip yet but can someone tell me if the other goaltender was hurt or what the final outcome of the brawl was? From the sounds of everyone here they must have stretchered the other goaltender off after he bled all over the ice. I can't see any other reason you would ban a player for life. It's not like he kicked him with his skate or swung a hockey stick at him. (at least, not from what I heard anyway).

    Can someone tell me if there any truth to Nadeau skating to the blueline prior to Roy skating the length of the ice? If so, I don't know think you could call the fight unprovoked.

    I do have one other question too...where were the rest of his teammates? That includes the players on the bench. If I was watching someone assault one of my teammates (especially the goaltender) and he couldn't defend himself...dump the bench to protect him.

    Maybe that's just me though.
  59. Heidi Solberg Viar from United States writes: Krakatoa East wrote, "This was preventable, unnecessary and pre-planned."

    Please don't tell me you're just now figuring out that junior and minor league hockey fights are set up beforehand?

    I watched a minor-league game where one guy scrapped three times, once in each period, twice with one opposing player. The "instigator" got ejected after the third fight. He all but admitted in the newspaper the next day that it was set up.

    It's disgraceful. Even more disgraceful I think is that it is a parent telling a child to do it. Patrick Roy has become no better than the screaming, violent stage parent in the stands. And I thought hockey wanted to rid itself of them.
  60. harry carnie from Northern,B.C., Canada writes: Many people express "moral outrage" (rightly so) when these incidents occur, but as long as the seats are packed, assaults WILL continue.

    Boycott the future games this individual plays in..THAT WOULD HAVE A CALMING EFFECT on hockey in general....IF that IS what you really want(doubt that)
  61. Richard Hawrelak from Sarnia, Canada writes: Alain, the problem is Don Cheery, the clown of goon. He'll puff his chest and say "Way to go boys." and add it was a tribute to the troops in AFGAN. What a nurd. But, I guess it sells tickets [not mine].
  62. Gary Thomson from Surrey, BC, Canada writes: Roy Sr. should have been banned from coaching youths a few years back.
  63. Rob R from Canada writes: Wow! The Thugs must be trembling in their jock straps over this bunch of bull residuals!! The instigator of the assault (Roy Snr) gets only 5 games, the Thug himself (Roy Jnr) gets only t games and no fines or kicking the team out of the playoffs! These clowns should have been banned for the rest of this season and all next year! So one of the worst goalies in the league muggs one of the best and he gets a sweetheart punishment. The guys running this league should resign and hang their heads in shame - seems to me that they didn't have the blls to punish Roy and his moronic kid - I guess thet are afraid that big bad boy Patrick won't talk to them, or be chummy with them or give them an autograph! There is one word in Quebec that sums up this cowardly league administrators, their gutless punishment and both Roys "MRDE!!!"
  64. steve allan from Canada writes: Don Cherry's a hypocrite. He carefullu gauges public sentiment before he expresses his opinion. If he feels most people are angry about this assault, he'll find a way to attack it. Mind you it would be hypocritical to do so because he has been a mouthpiece for boorish behaviour for many years.

    It's because of people like him that lots of people have turned away from hockey. But the CBC couldn't care less. As long as the ratings are good, they will hold their nose and keep him on the air. Principles don't matter to weak people, they are easily compromised by their lack of character.
  65. Robert Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Patrick Roy is a throwback to the days when a talented athlete's temper tamtrums would be tolerated -- such as walking out on one's team because you let in 8 goals or refusing to play for Team Canada when asked...

    It is wrong that Roy is being allowed to teach QJMHL players these kind of tactics -- even if he does own the team...

    Name two things that Martin Brodeur has that Patrick will never have?

    An Olympic Gold Medal and class!

    PS. Go Mooseheads...
  66. Rob R from Canada writes: Beat the wife - beat someone who is better than you - like father, like son - there must be something really bizarre in the Roy genes to create this sorry pair of THUGS!!!
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    bill williams from Canada writes: -

    You know ... people react in a predictable way when ANOTHER law gets passed: "Oh great! The government has to wade in again! Why don't they just leave us alone and let us mind our own affairs? It's in our best INTERESTS to monitor our activities properly otherwise the market will react and we're out of busines". But so often--absent a law--business does NOT do the job right. So here goes: We need the law to come down heavy, and state in very clear terms that in sport --as everywhere else-- there will be NO allowance for activities that could be characterized as assault were they carried out on a city street. It sould be a federal law. Then we undertake a campaign of prosecuting the most egregious cases and gradually tightening the screws on less and less violent cases until professional and amateur sport is a paragon of civility. The sports will be ruined ... that's true. But 'Sport' has done nothing to stop this kind of thing, and we're getting tired of it: it pollutes the national psyche with the notion that violence is cool, and condoned ... as long as it is practiced a high level of competitiveness.

    Violence is NOT cool, and I'm tired of it being condoned ... anywhere!

    -
  68. Rob R from Canada writes: Robert Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Patrick Roy is a throwback to the days.......

    You almost got it right Robert! Roy and his cowardly son are throwbacks OK - to bl--dy Neanderathals!

    PS Sorry Neanderathals for dissing you!!!
  69. ernie sorochan from vegreville, Canada writes: The fact that Don Cherry is a promoter of Roy type of behavior, is his right; but why should CBC money(mine!) be used to pay this so called expert on hockey? The media is to sucky to genuinely criticize Bertuzzi or Pronger or Roy. By the way, what the the NHL players association done to help Steve Moore in his case?
  70. Ice Rider from Canada writes: Hey folks, remember who the bad guys are here -- Pat Roy and his goon son Jonathon. Don Cherry has not and will not defend this type of gross misconduct. Don has and will always say it is the right of two consenting ADULT professional players to go at it in a game played at such speed and intensity whre ffemotuions run high.
    Don's current hobby horses are bringing in no-touch icing to save players from rushing headlong into the boards and the end to the full-body suits of armour that players are wearing and hitting each other with. Both campaigns are designed to protect the bodies and ultimately the careers of good Canadian kids, even the ones who aren't from Kingston and everythink.
    It's easy to pick on Cherry for having the coruage of his convitions to say what he thinks. If only the mealy-mouthed suits who run hockey could be as transparent and committed to the good ol' hockey game.
  71. Ice Rider from Canada writes: Sorry. That should say where emotions run high.
  72. margaret anderson from Thunder Bay, Canada writes: It is too bad that the rules of hockey have allowed thugs and bullies to have their own way with only a slap on the wrist for what should be dealt with in the law courts. Shame on all those who perpetrate and support this nasty and unneccessary behaviour.
    The Roys and their team mates should not be allowed to lace up skates for a long long time.
    M Anderson
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    Mike McFae from Canada writes: The kids an idiot who obviously will live off dad's money as well as - until this incident - dad's name. This kid will probably end up another Chuvalo type.....
  74. Krakatoa East of Java from Canada writes: Name two things that Martin Brodeur has that Patrick will never have?

    An Olympic Gold Medal and class!

    Excellent post!
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    Mike McFae from Canada writes: I like hockey and I understand why occasional fights happen. However , this was a classless act and a disgrace to Patrick Roy. I hate to bust your bubble guys but I predict Don Cherry will condemn this irresponsible act by little Roy.
  76. H Chu from Canada writes:
    Didn't inherit much of his Dads talent, just the talent of pounding people who don't defend themselves..... coward like his Dad.
  77. C. B. from Canada writes: It is official now; both TVA and Radio-Canada are reporting that the provincial government has order a police inquiry into the events, which may result in criminal prosecutions.
  78. The Defender from Whitby, Canada writes: Folks,

    This starts at home, mind you its too late for the goons in the NHL, but if it was my son, I WOULD SUSPEND HIM FROM THE GAME for the rest of the year!! That's right he would need to deal with both his parents on this one. You can wait for the cows to come home before the league takes any action.
  79. Lyn Alg from Canada writes: Like father, like son. Need I say more?
  80. Krakatoa East of Java from Canada writes: Did the younger Roy not jump the bench ( instructed to do so by his dad) and then repeatedly pummel the other goalie's face who immediately fell face first on the ice?

    This is premeditated, unprovoked assualt pure and simple

    there will be an inquiry....
  81. Chris Michaels from Oakville, Canada writes: I would really hope that the posters here would recognize that this falls outside the normal boundaries of hockey violence.

    I'm all for sanctioned violence in our game. A fight on the ice is in no way, shape or form the same as a fight off of it. Anyone who isn't blind should be able to see that.

    This is different. An unprovoked attack where a player continues to beat on an unwilling opponent is assault. Plain and simple.

    I think players in junior, and even lower, should be taught more about respecting your opponent. Hitting a guy when he's down isn't cool. Once he's down, it's over...whether there's a ref or opposing player around or not.
  82. Krakatoa East of Java from Canada writes: http://wwwrealitycheckeyesontheprize.blogspot.com/2007/01/patrick-roy-charged-with-assault.html father- son dynamic duo
  83. Brian Conroy from Oakville, Canada writes: I agree with all the comments, however I found Craig McTavish's comments supporting the incident ("that's hockey") very disturbing.
  84. Lyn Alg from Canada writes: Is this the same manly, brave, former NHL goalie, with an extreme paucity of brains and class, who was once charged and convicted of physical brutality against his wife? At least he has taught his son one thing - don't beat up women, rather, attack men who have their backs turned. Patrick, my boy, you da man !! You da WORLD CLASS JERK-OFF.
  85. j wilson from vancouver, Canada writes: Nadeau was brilliant. He's an experienced 20 year old goaltender. He sucked Roy into taking a misconduct. He had no fear whatsoever as Roy came down the ice... he stood in the crease and didnt defend himself (he hardly even put his arm up, despite Roy barreling in on him) and let Roy hit him.

    Played Roy (both Roys) like a fiddle. He's gotta be cracking up reading the papers today.
  86. steve allan from Canada writes: ------Don Cherry has not and will not defend this type of gross misconduct.-------

    You've got to be kidding. That creep has been defending violence and boorish behaviour for decades. The man is not only a bigot, but he's a apologist for violence in hockey. The fact that he uses taxpayers money makes it an outrage and says everything you need to know about CBC Sports.
  87. Likes Cleavage from Canada writes: Hey, did he not get charged with spousal abuse?
  88. Robert Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Bill Williams from Canada:

    Much as I hate when these sports threads turn political, I have to argue that a fellow Haligonian poster up there (John Percy) has an even better idea. Why not let the Quebec Remparts know exactly how you feel about the Roys' behaviours?

    info@remparts.qc.ca

    We already expect too much of the Feds in Canada, and they are definitely not living up to current expectations.

    It's up to the consumers to settle these matters...

    The Halifax Moosheads are one of the most successful QJMHL franchises and almost always draw between 9,000-10,000 fans for every game. We do not need to employ goonery to try to sell the seats in Halifax so why would Quebec City need to do so?

    PS. Roy displayed the same lack of class toward Ted Nolan and his junior players in Moncton during the Memorial Cup a few years back...
  89. j wilson from vancouver, Canada writes: Steve, Cherry brings in millions in revenue and makes 400,000 per year. He's making you money, not costing you. Indeed, as his popularity wanes, he well may be gone soon enough, as without bringing in that revenue the CBC will toss him.
    Without him, you'd have no one harping on the need for no-touch icing or the massive failings of the instigator rule. He does say things that are politically incorrect but true (like his shots about visors causing sticks to raise or who in the NHL is wearing them) as well as patently foolish stuff, political or not.
    He will likely say what I mentioned earlier: that Nadeau sucked Roy in, and that Roy went too far and that the league had no choice but to suspend him.
  90. j wilson from vancouver, Canada writes: Lyn Alg, Nadeau certainly did not have his back turned.
  91. Jasper the Black Lab from Vancouver, Canada writes: Name two things that Martin Brodeur has that Patrick Roy will never have?
    An Olympic Gold Medal and class!

    Yeah, but does Marty Brodeur have a major NHL area named after him?!? ;-)
  92. Robert Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: I noticed that Angus Reid was conducting a poll recently as to whether Don Cherry should retire...

    Cannot be a good sign for Grapes...

    Could the Don Cherry apologists also explain why Grapes tried to slew foot one of our boys from Nova Scotia as a hot dog while at the same time, he applauds the showboat antics of some former Mississauga Ice Dogs...

    Cherry cannot be gone soon enough in my opinion, j wilson from vancouver!
  93. Two Sense from Saskatoon, Canada writes: A spoiled brat has a temper tantrum because he sucks as a Goalie and will never play in the NHL. Well, if you can't compete, beat the competition with your fists. What a loser, what a disgrace, If I was a hockey fan I would be ashamed this guy ever put on a pair of skates. Did I mention he sucks as a Goalie and will never play in the NHL?
  94. Al B from Canada writes: Looks like I'll have to watch Coach's Corner this Saturday.
  95. Michael Powers from Canada writes: I must be a very poor sport because if someone ever attacked me like that and I had all the video tape to back me up, I would not only be pressing Criminal Assault charges but I would also be sueing the butt off their family fortune.
  96. D. Hall from Canada writes: I don't know or care about hockey. What I do care about is that the laws against assault be enforced, and that no one in this country can be beaten in public without the thug responsible being charged.

    This is not a case for discretion. This is a clear case of a thug coming up to another person and beating them. That is illegal and if the police do not lay charges, the government should step in and demand that the police enforce the law.

    I am just disgusted - with the player, the coach, the league and the police.
  97. Krakatoa East of Java from Canada writes: Michael Powers from Canada writes: I must be a very poor sport because if someone ever attacked me like that and I had all the video tape to back me up, I would not only be pressing Criminal Assault charges but I would also be sueing the butt off their family fortune.

    This is now happening
    so now you have fine, suspension, inquiry, litigation

    the only thing now is for the league to shut down the remparts for the rest of the season

    why is it that college players of the same age in either canada or the us face stiffer fines eg season suspensions - than do junior hockey players? its time to bring our bush league management into the 21st century
  98. Ziad Fazel from Calgary, Canada writes: Michael Powers, I must be an even worse sport, because I am wondering whether you could add the Q league to your civil suit. Such weak discipline falls somewhere between indifference and condonement, after so many harsher precedents in the NHL. One would think the junior leagues would try at least as hard as the NHL to teach discipline, if for no other reason than to prevent uncontrollable thugs from rising to hurt their pricey NHL assets.

    Call Tim Danson - he got more reaction from the NHL on Bertuzzi's lone sucker punch, than the Q gave to Roy repeatedly punching an unwilling victim lying on the ice, under the apparent direction of his father coach.

    I'm a much bigger fan of hockey than I am of lawyers, but this league needs a shark bite or two.
  99. Antony Conrad from Canada writes: White trash scumbags doing what trash scumbags normally do in their white trash scumbag sport.

    (Say this 3 times quickly!)
  100. Robert Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: As one who goes to the occasional QJMHL game in Halifax, could I point out that most of the QJMHL players are actually both well behaved and talented. The games are usually without incident like this and I have no concerns bringing my three children to watch the games. I cannot recall any bench clearing brawls in games that I have attended.

    After reading these comments, I would hope that the league deals with this incident, the team, the coach and the player in a more serious manner so that a few bad apples don't end up spoiling the crop and taint others view of the league.

    I also think that Jonathan Roy just blew any slim chance that he may have ever had of making the NHL, but it seems that many posters here think that the punishment should be more severe than the QJMHL has assigned?
  101. boom boom from Canada writes: They are both lucky to still have an opportunity to return in this year's playoffs. Should have been banned for the season, the kid for sure.
  102. john Dennis from Canada writes: Quite a few years ago we were lucky enough to have a junior team in town but because of the fighting I quit going because they would usually start fighting with about five minutes left in the game and I had to go to work the next day and couldn't hang around to see them sort it out and watch the outcome of the the hockey game. Maybe when a guy comes home from the bar and beats his wife the justice system should just suspend him from drinking at the bars for seven weekends. Hopefully the justice system is giving this a good look as they do have it on tape and take the appropriate action!!!!
  103. R. M. from Regina, Canada writes: Not even close to enough time for a suspension. I'd kick them both out (and other other goons involved) for one year minimum and then bring them back only under incredibly tight conditions.
  104. carol c from Canada writes: 'Maybe when a guy comes home from the bar and beats his wife the justice system should just suspend him from drinking at the bars for seven weekends.'

    Spousal abuse has nothing to do with hockey fights. Or drinking. It has to do with violence and power. Maybe when a guy comes home from the bar and beats his wife her brothers should be there with a tire iron? Or maybe we let the law do it's job.
  105. j wilson from vancouver, Canada writes: Robert, I would suggest that instead of making a decision to hope for more stringent punishment based on blog comments, you watch the actual incident.
    Seven games is fine. Nadeau turtled after suckering Roy into a fight and a misconduct. This was no sneak attack, and Nadeau was not hurt. At all. He laid on the ice long enough to make sure the ref saw him, and that was all that he needed. He took a bunch of punches to the chest protector and shoulder pads.
    Hey, I dislike Patrick Roy as much as the next guy, but this aint the incident to hang him on. As for Jon Roy, well, he was stupid and got the punishment he deserved.