No Suspension For Cooke – Idiocy Revealed
I received a great email from a reader today, which I think people should see. He made the following point:
“Campbell said the Richards hit set a precedent. I’ve not had a problem with the NHL’s suspensions and reasons for suspension this season unlike many others, but this one is absolutely ridiculous. There have been a couple precedents set, and one that directly involves Cooke.
Authors note: the following were video links, embedded below.
Precedent
Suspension
in reference to previously set precedent
The Anisimov hit Cooke was suspended for was ‘a check to the neck/head area.’”
Enjoy the videos in succession.
Reference:
Precedent:
In reference to previously set precedence:
Think those hits are accidents?
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I wrote a piece for The Hockey News on what I think should be a factor in making head shots legal/illegal. The GMs made nearly the exact same proposal I was hinting at. Check it out here.
I'm a hockey player turned writer. After playing for Alaska Anchorage in the WCHA (NCAA), I carried on with an NHL tryout (New York Islanders in 2007) before spending a couple seasons in the AHL/ECHL (last year was 2008-09). My father, Bob Bourne, won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders in the '80's, as did my fiancee's dad, Clark Gillies. I'm now the web editor for theScore's hockey blog "Backhand Shelf."
