[ot] bertuzzi jumps moore-> hospital *update on moore*

[jy3]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpdnRxM2dhBF9TAzk1ODYxODgzBHNlYwN0aA--?slug=ap-avalanche-mooreinjured&prov=ap&type=lgns
waiting for the highlights, think i should wait until morning.
just curious what people think.

[jy3]

Moore taken to hospital after being jumped on ice by Bertuzzi
 

March 9, 2004
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Colorado forward Steve Moore was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being jumped from behind by Vancouver forward Todd Bertuzzi midway through the third period of a game the Avalanche led 8-2.

Moore delivered the hit last month that knocked Canucks captain Markus Naslund out for three games with a concussion.

Bertuzzi sought revenge when he punched Moore in the head from behind while skating at center ice. Bertuzzi jumped on Moore's back and drove him face first into the ice, knocking him unconscious.

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Trainers from both teams rushed to Moore's side while players from both teams squared off for more fights. Moore was motionless on the ice with a puddle of blood pouring onto the ice around him.

Avalanche officials said Moore was conscious as he was taken from the arena to a hospital.

After a 10-minute delay, during which Colorado coach Tony Granato tried to get at the Canucks bench and screamed at Vancouver coach Marc Crawford, Moore was strapped onto a stretcher and wheeled out.

Moore, a 25-year-old checking center, fought Matt Cooke early in the first period and scored a goal. He has five goals and seven assists in 56 games with Colorado this season.

Bertuzzi was assessed a match penalty for attempting to injure.

Moore wasn't penalized for the Feb. 16 hit on Naslund. At the time, Crawford said it was ``a cheap shot by a young kid on a captain, the leading scorer in the league.''

 

[CowbellGuy]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=240308022

Less than two hours after the final horn, the NHL suspended Bertuzzi, who was given a match penalty for intent to injure, indefinitely -- without pay. There will be a hearing Wednesday morning at the league's office in Toronto.

[kaelistus]

Good. Retaliation or not, this is bullshit. I hope the suspension is the whole season or more.

Did I mention I like college hockey much better?

[jkahn]

I watched most of the game, other than the first five and last five minutes.  As often happens, once one team gets a big lead it turns into goonsville.  Directv was picking up the Vancouver feed, and the Canucks were going after Moore all night, hitting him when he was not even near the puck.  Other than an early fighting penalty with Matt Cooke, he never retaliated to the hits.  This was all in retaliation for a hit earlier on the season by Moore on Naslund, on which there was no penalty.  The announcers emphasized the "Moore as a target" theme often, describing hits which were off camera. They must've gone out of their way to hit him about 15 times before the Bertuzzi incident.  The refs apparently felt that they couldn't call everything, as they already had many more Canuck penalties than Colorado.  I don't agree with that logic, and it certainly let things get way out of hand.  Brad May tried to goad Aebischer into a fight twice, going out of his way to push Aebischer after May's first goal (no penalty) and getting in his face after the second (10 minute misconduct).  Even Peter Worrell, the Avs resident goon, tried to turn the other cheek in the 2nd and 3rd periods when goaded by Brookbank, who didn't even have enough sense to stop after the Moore incident, one time getting 4 minutes by himself trying to start something with Worrell.  I see from the box score that eventually the two got into it in the last few minutes.  All and all it was pretty despicable, and at a minimum I'd suspend Bertuzzi for 15 games and Crawford for 10 to get the message across.

[kaelistus]

So from what you're saying. Moore was a target, the Refs knew this, and decided to stop calling penalties? What kind of retarded logic is this? If I was in charge, I'd start handing out  game DQs right there. A few of those, and the game gets back in hand.

Again, we don't need this shit. Take Bertuzzi out for the season, I say. And watch this not happen again.

[ugarte]

This was worse than McSorley's stick chop on Brashear.  (I still contend that all McS was trying to do was goad Brashear into a fight.)

It was gross to watch and I hope Moore is OK.

[Tub(a)]

The argument could be made that this wouldn't have happened had the NHL done something about Moore's hit on Naslund. Suspensions in the NHL are a joke... Rob Ray throws a stick on the ice and gets 7 games. Jeremy Roenick spits at the ref, swears at him all game, and throws a water bottle directly at the ref, and gets one game. Mats Sundin throws something into the stands and gets one game. Until the NHL starts applying suspensions fairly and evenly, this sick retribution will continue.

[KeithK]

Based on your description of the game Jeff, it's clear that the coach needs to carry a lot of the blame for the incident since he obviously was endorsing the head-hunting.  If I were running the league office I'd toss both Bertuzzi and Crawford for the rest of the season plus playoffs as a bare minimum.  Actually, I'd want to suspend Crawford through the end of the season and  Bertuzzi for a calendar year.  This kind of crap is ridiculous.

[cquinn]

McSorley received a one year suspension for the hit on Brashear.  They NHL will be sending a bad message if Bertuzzi receives any less.

[ugarte]

Bertuzzi should be shot in the kneecap.  His suspension should last the length of his rehab.  Plus 10 games.

[Pete Godenschwager]

Hopefully there will actually be a season to suspend him for next year...

[jy3]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-avalanche-canucks-bertuzzispu&prov=ap&type=lgns

Moore has fractured neck; police investigating
 

March 9, 2004
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore will miss the rest of the season with a fractured neck after a hit by Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi that prompted a police investigation.

Moore also sustained a concussion and deep facial cuts, the Avalanche said Tuesday. He will remain hospitalized in Vancouver indefinitely, Colorado trainer Pat Karns said.

Bertuzzi has been suspended indefinitely pending a hearing at the NHL office in Toronto on Wednesday.

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Moore was slugged in the side of the head by Bertuzzi late in Monday night's game, a 9-2 Colorado victory. Bertuzzi struck him from behind and drove his head into the ice. Moore landed face-first -- with Bertuzzi on top of him -- and lay in a pool of blood for several minutes before he was removed on a stretcher.

B.C. Solicitor General Rich Coleman and Vancouver police said Tuesday a preliminary investigation has begun.

This will be the second time in recent years Vancouver police have become involved in an on-ice hit at an NHL game. Former NHL tough guy Marty McSorley was charged for hitting then-Vancouver Canuck Donald Brashear with his stick in February 2000.

The Avalanche said that when Moore's condition improves, he will be transferred to Craig Hospital in Denver and evaluated by neurosurgeons.

``Steve knows he has the support of the entire Avalanche family and hockey fans throughout the world, and we hope that he recovers as soon as possible,'' Avalanche president and general manager Pierre Lacroix said.

Vancouver general manager Brian Burke said Bertuzzi was ``too distraught'' to attend Tuesday's news conference, but the Canucks right wing tried to contact Moore at the hospital.

``That to me shows the sincerity more than any statement that we could issue,'' Burke said.

``He's remorseful, and relieved that Mr. Moore's injuries at this point appear, that a full recovery should be possible,'' Burke added.

The general manager said he'll attend the NHL hearing with Bertuzzi.

Bertuzzi, a 6-foot-3, 235-pounder, was an All-Star last season when he was fifth in the league in scoring. This year, he was an All-Star again and has 60 points, 23rd in the league.

Moore is a checking forward on a team stacked with stars. The rookie center has four goals and seven assists this season.

McSorley, while with the Boston Bruins, drew a one-year suspension for using his stick to hit Brashear on the side of the head. Brashear was knocked unconscious and missed 20 games with a concussion.

McSorley was tried in court and received a conditional sentence for assault with a weapon, but his one-year suspension from the NHL ended his 17-year career.


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[Hockeyman]

Myself personnaly i would say that the fractured neck was a result of the whole colorado team jumping on top of Bertuzzi and Moore after they went down.  That is just my look on things, dont get me wrong what Bertuzzi did wasnt right but you cant really blame him for the breaking of the guys neck.  What i would like to know is what Moore did to prevok Bertuzzi to go balistic in the first place, i know the game before was a huge factor but he must have done something to get Bertuzzi ticked.  Bertuzzi is usually a pretty clean hockey player so i dont know

[ben03]

http://www.canoe.ca/Slam040218/nhl_van-cp.html


VANCOUVER (CP) -- The 13 stitches etched across Markus Naslund's forehead and nose are an ugly reminder of the lack of respect the Canucks captain says some NHL players show for each other.

 Naslund, who suffered the first concussion of his career, will be out of action for one to two weeks after being clobbered by Steve Moore of the Colorado Avalanche in a game Monday in Denver.

 The hit itself wasn't dirty, Naslund said. But what bothered the Canucks star is the attitude Moore demonstrated.

 "He took advantage of me being in a vulnerable position and he looked to hit me there," Naslund said Wednesday. "You need to finish your hits but there is no reason to go after the head. I don't think there's a reason to attempt to injury players.

 "You look at the veteran players who have been around, you listen to them, they feel a lot of young guys coming in have lost a little bit of respect for the game."

 Naslund, runner-up as the NHL's most valuable player last season, was leading the league in scoring with 30 goals and 38 assists when he was hurt.

 He said he has no problem with the game being physical. But there is a limit, he suggested.

 "Guys are bigger and stronger and it's a physical game," he said. "It's important to have that respect. Hit for cause but don't go out and try and hurt guys."

 Moore caught Naslund in a open-ice collision during the second period of Vancouver's 1-0 win over the Avalanche.

 On the play, Naslund was stretching for a loose puck. The six-foot-one, 210-pound Moore swerved into the smaller, lighter Naslund at high speed, smashing him with his shoulder and arm. Some television replays indicated Moore might have caught Naslund with his elbow.

 Moore was not penalized on the play and the league opted not to take any action.

 Naslund spent Monday night in hospital in Denver and returned to Vancouver on Tuesday.

 The hit had several Canuck players talking about retaliation when the two teams meet against March 3 in Denver. Forward Brad May has already said there's a bounty on Moore's head.

 Naslund said he'd rather the Canucks concentrate on trying to catch the Avs for first place in the Northwest Division.

 "I think there's more important things than to go after a guy like that," he said.

 "He's not going to make an impact, usually, on the outcome of the game. It's more important to try and win the game and get the points."

 Moore, a 25-year-old from Windsor, Ont., has a degree in environmental sciences and public policy from Harvard. A second-round pick in the 1998 draft, he's played 46 games with Colorado this year with three goals, five assists and 30 penalty minutes.

 The Canucks' win over the Avs snapped a three-game losing streak and was just Vancouver's second victory in seven games.

 The sports pages of both Vancouver newspapers were full of indignation over Naslund's injury.

 "If nothing else, Steve Moore's hit on Markus Naslund offers incontrovertible evidence that the instigator rule has to be dropped and the responsibility for policing the game has to be returned to the players," columnist Ed Willes wrote in the Province.

 Sun columnist Gary Mason offered Moore a warning.

 "I would caution Steve Moore to keep his head up unless he can develop into a must-see, seat-selling NHL superstar in a hurry," Mason said.

 "Even that might not be enough to get him out of this jam."

 Naslund has one year remaining on his contract and has mused about returning to Sweden to raise his family.

 He doubts the incident will affect his decision on retiring.

 "Obviously I thought a little bit about it laying in the hospital that night," he said.

 "I'm not afraid to come back and play and it's not going to make a difference in my decision way or the other.