The Official On-Ice & Off-Ice Stupidity thread

[batdad]

Good to see other people feeling old with that two year speed. I actually knew it was their 2nd birthday!!! Good memory for an old man.

Get well soon B72ers.

[Círyatan]

Police search for missing 'Polish hammer' hockey star

Oliwa at it again.

[archibalduk]

Police search for missing 'Polish hammer' hockey star

Oliwa at it again.

Off-topic, but that news website is such a rip-off of the design/layout of the BBC News website!!!

[Círyatan]

Yep, I've noticed that. This is actually the English page of Polskie Radio (Polish Radio, the national broadcaster). I tried looking for some kind of an affiliation agreement or something between PR and BBC, but to no avail. Otherwise, it is a pretty good news source.

[Tasku]

Police search for missing 'Polish hammer' hockey star

Oliwa at it again.

Off-topic, but that news website is such a rip-off of the design/layout of the BBC News website!!!

I was hesitant to click your link. Thankfully no Rick Astley...

[archibalduk]

I was hesitant to click your link. Thankfully no Rick Astley...

Oh dear, It seems I now had a reputation for Rick Rolling!! Nobody will trust me again!

[Manimal]

I was hesitant to click your link. Thankfully no Rick Astley...

Oh dear, It seems I now had a reputation for Rick Rolling!! Nobody will trust me again!

We will never forgive you for bringing Rick up, Dr. Evil

[Tasku]

I still have nightmares...

[batdad]

archi needs a new name in his tag line. I vote for Dr Evil. Cause that is awesome Manimal.

[Círyatan]

archi needs a new name in his tag line. I vote for Dr Evil. Cause that is awesome Manimal.

My vote's for The Evil Bald Duck. But that one also works.

[archibalduk]

There's definitely some off-ice stupidity going on in this thread right now!

[philou21]

How about Archi the Evil Duck or The Evil Bird?

[batdad]

There's definitely some off-ice stupidity going on in this thread right now!

That is a matter of opinion Mr. Evil Bald Duck! I scream for some democracy and listening to the mass public you dictatorial wench

[batdad]

This is awesome

Milan and his girl--from Vancouver
Schneider and his girl-from Boston

Totally unbelievable. And Canucks fans...way to make sure you are loved. Why don't you keep your darn mouths shut.

[archibalduk]

Haha brilliant! Such confusing and contradictory tweets there.

I may have to follow them both to see how it pans out over the Playoffs.

[batdad]

Likely in a foursome. This is just foreplay.

[Danny]

This is awesome

Milan and his girl--from Vancouver
Schneider and his girl-from Boston

Totally unbelievable. And Canucks fans...way to make sure you are loved. Why don't you keep your darn mouths shut.

It's like you and me

[batdad]

Nope. They are better looking. And I ain't no Canucks fan. Just have to live here with them.

[Círyatan]

Pavelec convicted of DUI in Czech Republic. 'Not Ondrej's fault,' says goalie's manager

God Almighty, what a moron. Sorry, two of them. How on Earth can you be drink driving and it not being your fault?

[philou21]

Now this is funny! I saw the news a couple of days ago but his manager didn't said anything.

[archibalduk]

What a fool! His manager / Pavelec should have simply said it was a foolish mistake that will never happen again. Saying it's not his fault is insane - drinking and driving is not cool.

I see his team mate Byfuglien is soon to go on trial for impaired boating charges...

[batdad]

Wow

Idiot

Or should I say idiots? This sounds like a prank gone real bad. What this kid was wearing suggests that someone (teammates??) were on a prank or initiation night out. This kid is almost 1/3 alcohol at time of arrest. 0.3% not .03. This is insane. And the people who had him in that costume? They did not protect him and keep him from driving? What the Dickens?

[bruins72]

So what happened that caused the the Winterhawks to get slammed with such a laundry list of fines and sanctions? The drunken Wings prospect does sound like it's related to that.

In regards to the Wings prospect, it sounds like he had been to an early Halloween party. This was just a couple days before Halloween that he got arrested.

[philou21]

Heard both on RDS. That Wings prospect thing is ridiculous yet a little bit funny. Can you imagine the cops arresting a guy driving in a tinky winky costume?

The WHL did an outstanding job there. Those fines are ridiculously high but you can be sure other teams will be careful now.

[batdad]

B72-The two things are totally unrelated. Just things I saw today

Portland was hammered according to a Winterhawk release for the following violations, as taken from their press release/ League has not further explained the violations, other than saying what they did above.

Today the Western Hockey League has announced disciplinary action against the Portland Winterhawks for violations related to player benefits. The WHL has forfeited the team from participating in the first five rounds of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft and the forfeiture of the team’s first round picks in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

The WHL also announced the organization has been fined $200,000, and that General Manager & Head Coach Mike Johnston has been suspended for the remainder of the season, including the playoffs. Assistant General Manager & Assistant Coach Travis Green will assume Johnston’s duties on an interim basis.

What follows is a summary of the league’s findings, and a statement from Johnston:

The Winterhawks were found to have committed the following violations:

• A player contract signed in 2009, involving flights for the player’s family and a summer training program
• Over the last five years, seven families were provided flights 2-4 times per season based on financial need and their distance from Portland
• Twice in the last five years the team paid for two players to each have a one-week summer training regimen
• The Winterhawks provided a cell phone for its team captain for a period of three seasons

The WHL’s audit found no violations involving monetary payments made to players, their families or agents, or any violations related to the league’s educational packages.

“After fully cooperating with the league’s investigation, we were extremely surprised at the excessive nature of the sanctions, and we don’t feel they are in line with the scope of the violations we were found to have committed,” said Johnston.

“We believe that apart from recruiting trips and parents’ weekend, there is no prohibition in the rules governing flights for players’ parents, which were the majority of the infractions,” continued Johnston. “We are currently exploring our options on how we will proceed. Despite our objections, the league has made its decision, and our players will continue to pursue the goal of winning a WHL championship.”