Mono Monday
Just one bout last night, a heavyweight battle between Colton Orr and Andrew Peters. It was the (US) national game on Versus, so the two had a bit of an audience.
The lip list
Scott Cruickshank takes a look at trash talking and who it’s coming from. A top 13 is included on the second page.
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CBC’s Jeff Marek writes In defence of hockey fights, commenting on the Kevin Paul Dumont article that I did yesterday.
It seems a couple of times a year I have to defend my enjoyment of hockey fights.
I’ve been blasted by columnists in just about every major newspaper in this country for having the nerve to discuss hockey fights openly on whichever show I’m on.
I remember one writer who ripped me for talking about scraps, saying it was embarrassing and barbaric while on the front of his paper was a picture of … yes, you guessed it, a hockey fight. I suppose talking about fighting is unacceptable and exploitative while publishing a photo is somehow above that criticism and qualifies as journalism but I digress …
Marek makes no bones about what he likes out of a hockey game. Something seems missing from that article… wonder what it is… but anyway, be sure to give it a read. The comments are the good, the bad and the ugly from both angles, so those are both fun and infuriating.
Video added
Colton Orr vs Andrew Peters Mar 10, 2008
Some reads
Drury’s ‘defense’ a hot topic
Fine expected for Rangers’ Avery
Sean Avery set for big UFA payday
Ducks’ checkers ready for Phoenix
Rangers, Isles want to close out Yankee Stadium
Thrashers’ Zhitnik, Waddell have ‘trust’ issues
