An old friend...

DeltaOne81 · March 23, 2007, 07:25:11 PM

http://echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&cat=1&id=10529

QuotePRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL announced on Friday that it has suspended Idaho right wing Matt Nickerson for 16 games and fined him an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #793 against Alaska on Mar. 21.

"During a third-period melee, Mr. Nickerson engaged multiple opponents who clearly did not wish to participate in an altercation," said ECHL Vice President of Hockey Operations Rod Pasma. "At the conclusion of this incident, Mr. Nickerson delivered two blind-sided sucker punches to an unsuspecting opponent. The ECHL will not tolerate such inappropriate behavior from our players."

Nickerson will miss Idaho's remaining eight regular season games and the first eight games of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. If Idaho plays fewer than eight games in the 2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs, Nickerson would serve the remaining games at the start of the 2007-08 regular season.

Robb · March 23, 2007, 07:32:16 PM

Oof. Bad day all around for GK fans...

Roy 82 · March 23, 2007, 07:32:28 PM

I wouldn't put too much blame on him. After prolonged periods of time, syphilis can begin to affect the brain.::nut::

Beeeej · March 23, 2007, 07:40:17 PM

[quote Roy 82]I wouldn't put too much blame on him. After prolonged periods of time, syphilis can begin to affect the brain.::nut::[/quote]

Okay, guys, come on - seriously - that's really enough innuendo already. There's a limit to these things, and you're just taking it too far.

I mean, who'd believe he has a brain?

Will · March 23, 2007, 07:55:52 PM

[quote Beeeej][quote Roy 82]I wouldn't put too much blame on him. After prolonged periods of time, syphilis can begin to affect the brain.::nut::[/quote]

Okay, guys, come on - seriously - that's really enough innuendo already. There's a limit to these things, and you're just taking it too far.

I mean, who'd believe he has a brain?[/quote]

I'm sure all the babies he ate had brains.

French Rage · March 23, 2007, 08:00:15 PM

[quote Roy 82]I wouldn't put too much blame on him. After prolonged periods of time, syphilis can begin to affect the brain.::nut::[/quote]

You bastard, that's my line!

Didn't we used to hear how much of a shoe-in he was to make the NHL?

Ben Rocky '04 · March 23, 2007, 11:22:10 PM

*insert angry, indignant comments from Clarkson fans*

oceanst41 · March 23, 2007, 11:33:51 PM

This is just another reason why the ECAC only deserves one team in the tournament. ;-)

judy · March 23, 2007, 11:35:24 PM

[quote Will][quote Beeeej][quote Roy 82]I wouldn't put too much blame on him. After prolonged periods of time, syphilis can begin to affect the brain.::nut::[/quote]

Okay, guys, come on - seriously - that's really enough innuendo already. There's a limit to these things, and you're just taking it too far.

I mean, who'd believe he has a brain?[/quote]

I'm sure all the babies he ate had brains.[/quote]

Or maybe it's like mad cow disease, but with babies? Mad babies disease ::nut::

RichH · March 24, 2007, 11:14:36 AM

Hey, remember when someone (the name is escaping me right now) on this board wouldn't have any of anyone calling any Clarkson players goons, even in jest? And when someone did, he would respond with something to the effect of "no, you are."

Hornby: 10 minutes and 2 games
Nickerson: 16 games

QED

ugarte · March 24, 2007, 11:22:04 AM

[quote RichH]
Hornby: 10 minutes and two games
Nickerson: 16 games and consecutive daily intramuscular injections with procaine penicillin[/url]
[/quote]
FYP

Rich S · March 24, 2007, 11:07:23 PM

Nickerson left college h

ockey three years ago. Is their a point to still bashing the guy? It's tiresome and pointless.

Seems that with cornell not in the NCAAs, you guys have too much time on your hands.

Jim Hyla · March 24, 2007, 11:30:13 PM

[quote Rich S]Nickerson left college h

ockey three years ago. Is their a point to still bashing the guy? It's tiresome and pointless.

Seems that with cornell not in the NCAAs, you guys have too much time on your hands.[/quote]Yeah, but he was such a jerk it's hard to stop. Sorry Rich, but even I have to say that. To be nice, I did give your band a couple of left over bags of Snickers yesterday. The Roch rink staff were not even checking bags and we didn't even have to sneak them in. However, I couldn't get up enough energy to throw to the fans.

DeltaOne81 · March 25, 2007, 12:38:01 AM

[quote Rich S]Nickerson left college hockey three years ago. Is their a point to still bashing the guy?[/quote]

Its funny.

QuoteSeems that with cornell not in the NCAAs, you guys have too much time on your hands.

And this is new?

RichH · March 25, 2007, 02:03:15 AM

[quote Rich S]Nickerson left college h

ockey three years ago. Is their a point to still bashing the guy? [/quote]

You must have missed all the threads discussing Cornell and ECAC alumni in the pros.

To be fair and behaviorally predictive, I would think there would be a good number of people doing embarrassing and humbling bashing of Cornell alumni on this board if one of them pulled a Chris Simon. Also, I think a large number of people who visit and post here are generally supportive of ECAC alumni in the professional ranks...be it Martin St. Louis, David LeNeveu, or Willie Mitchell.

QuoteSeems that with cornell not in the NCAAs, you guys have too much time on your hands.

Ain't that always the truth?? With any off season? Luckily, a good bulk of us have lacrosse to focus on, and there's a handful of the Cornell fanbase attending the Frozen Four as well. With Clarkson and St. Lawrence out of the NCAAs as well, you should join us in this state of college hockey limbo. It's not a bad place with this much good company. :-)