NHL 12: Rise to the Top Gameplay
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Question by Snoop: What was the most disgraceful event in NHL history?
While the sports league we all know and love has had a lifetime (or several) of wonderful stories and events, the NHL has also been sullied with sordid tidbits throughout its almost 92 years of existence. Of those events, which was the most disgraceful in NHL annals?
Best answer:
Answer by Jason(Flames and Metallica fan)
The simon incident, and the lockouts were disgraceful to me
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NHL Hockey Exhibition in Everett
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Pictures from the NHL Exhibition from Everett, WA between the Tampa Bay Lighting and the Phoenix Coyotes
Chris Simon has been envolved in a few. Marty McSorely’s Chop to the head of Brashear. The Canadien fans booing the National Anthem. Avery mouthing off about French Canadien people. just to name a few
good question:
bertuzzi’s hit on steve moore giving him a broken neck
On the ice, Todd Bertuzzi’s attack on Steve Moore will still live in infamy. Off the ice, I’d say the most recent lockout, to my memory, it was the most disgraceful event I had seen.
I have several to nominate - not in any particularly order ..
1) Bertuzzi’s attack on Steve Moore.
2) Ron Hextall’s attack on Chris Chelios in the 1989 playoffs.
3) Sean Avery and many others mouthing off against Quebecois.
4) Dale Hunter going after Pierre Turgeon in the 1993 playoffs.
5) Eric Lindros refusing to play in Quebec City on the basis of it being “the capital of a French-speaking province that might become a country”. That is beyond ignorant as on the ice, the Nordiques had English as their lingua franca. His words really pissed off many Quebecois, whether if Francophone, Anglophone or Allophone, especially as the PQ had a strong presence in those days.
6) Kyle McLaren going after Richard Zednik in the playoffs (I can’t seem to remember if it was in 2002 or 2004)
*Lingua Franca is Latin for “common language” and Allophone is a Quebecois term to identify someone whose 1st language is not French nor English (i.e. Greek, Chinese)
Nice to see the mention of Ted Lindsay’s role in helping to form the NHLPA : the movie Net Worth is among my all time faves for that reason.
The Recent Jonathon Roy inceddent. Nothing is more disgracful then a goalie beating another goalie not wanting to fight then he gave the finger to the crowd. And his father cheers him on the whole time.
Danny heatly killing his teammate because he was driving drunk
Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux deciding to betray their former fellow players and siding with the owners to lock the players out in 2004-05. They are disgraces to the game for that, and every arena should have a burning of a Number 99 jersey and a Number 66 jersey for this, and leave the burned jerseys in the rafters. I don’t care how old he is: Gordie Howe should teach them some manners. (And also remind them of who the greatest player who ever lived is: In case you forgot, Gretzky never played defense, while Howe was both the best offensive and the best defensive forward of his time.)
how about ottawa senators 300 re enactment
Ted Green (Boston Bruins) and Chico Mackey stick fight during the 1960s. Ted Green ended up with a plate in his head.
Lots of great examples already but here is one that really bothers me (and I am “from the states”). The exodus of teams from Canadien cities to places where hockey isnt a local passion. I am not about to bash any particular city as I am well aware there are hockey lovers virtually everywhere but not seeing a Nordiques or Jets jersey on the ice kinda sucks. I understand the reasoning behind the moves but that doesnt make it right.
And Claude Lemeiux turtling instead of being a true hockey player and excepting that he was going to be challenged after the Draper cheap shot. Nothing is more disgraceful than not manning up, nothing wrong with being a physical and tough hard nosed player but have the balls to accept the challenge you create. Totally disgraceful and completely gutless.
I think the lockout. It’s pretty pathetic that a professional sports league would shut down for a year because it couldn’t come up with a CBA. It makes the sport look bad.
Also the Bertuzzi attack on Moore was really disgraceful. It was all over the news. Finally hockey got some publicity, but for a bad reason.
chris simon has definitely done some awful things. the marty mcsorely stick swinging was pretty bad too. but i think the todd bertuzzi sucker punch tops all. it definitely gave the nhl a bad name, and i don’t think bertuzzi received enough punishment/
The Madison Square Garden Player/Fan Riot, 12/23/1979, One Player Hit a Fan with His Shoe.
I don’t think Bertuzzi’s attack on moore was the most disgracefull event in NHL history because it wasn’t done with intent to break his neck and end his career.
Chris Simon’s Slash to the face of Ryan Hollwegg was disgracefull was because he had time to think about what he was going to do and made the wrong decision. It disgraces the name of hockey. Hockey isn’t about slashing peoples faces or uncalled for violence. and before everyone pisses their pants, i do not consider fighting uncalled for violence, fighting is part of the game and ALWAYS will be, NO MATTER WHAT Mike Bossy thinks.
Montreal’s game seven win riot was Absolutly disgusting. never in my life have i ever seen people do such stupid things because their team won a playoff game. Smashed cars, broken into stores, absolutly nasty.
My version of the most disgraceful event involves off-ice/ behind the scenes hockey operations.
It revolves around the power, influence and ultimately the bald-faced corruption of Alan Eagleson, the NHL player’s union first executive director. While simultaneously serving as union chief, player rep and hockey promoter, he used each position to line his pockets by skimming team profits, serving teams’ interests over the players he was to be representing and nearly bankrupting the players pension fund.
Gary Bettman as commisioner for the last… what is it now, 15 plus years? He’s gotta go.
Two words.
Chris Simon.
Habs-Fan- I wouldn’t call McLarens hit “going after him” He had his head down, I’m not saying that it wasn’t a dirty hit, but it truly was not THAT bad. 1st rule of hockey, keep your head up ESPECIALLY when you just caught a pass. Dirty hit? Yes. One of the top disgraceful events in NHL history? Not even close.
the most disgraceful thing to me is fans cheering and going crazy after a hit and the player is obviously hurt. On tv its different because you can tell right away the guys hurt when he isn’t moving and he is laying on the ice with his eyes wide open rolled back. i mean its part of the game but it just startles me a little how much some people love that aspect of it
I would have to go with the Bertuzzi hit. That was absolutely horrific.
Definitely Simon’s incident and some of his actions throughout the year…..definitely the lockout (and the hiring of Gary Bettman)
during the 2007 playoffs first round in anaheim
wild vs ducks
moment of silence for the virgina tec school shooting victims
…a man from the stands yells during the silence
“boogaard you suck!”
may not have been big news, but it was disgusting!
The Good Friday brawl during an 1983-84 playoff game between Montreal and Quebec. The teams fought for over an hour after the end of the second period. Then Bruce Hood made the disastrous decision to continue the game. Announcing the penalties at the start of the 3rd period just ignited another brawl. Many thought someone would be killed that night.
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/4-28-2003-39653.asp
Gil Stein voting himself into the Hall of Fame bypassingt the committee just because he was League President
Alan Eagleson telling Bobby Orr that the Bruins don’t want him anymore, after the Bruins tender him a contract (through Eagleson) which included partial ownership of the club.
Puzzled, the Ted Green incident involved Wayne Maki of the Canucks, not Chico of the Blackhawks. They’re brothers.
The most disgraceful event in NHL history that I can remember would be Harold Ballard firing Roger Neilson. Ballard told the media his new coach was a secret and would only be revealed following the next game. Unfortunately for Harold the deal he had with the replacement fell through so he was forced to re-hire Neilson. Ballard in turn made Roger wear a bag over his head for the first part of the game so the fans weren’t able to see who the “new” coach was.
Definitely NOT the Bertuzzi thing. That play happens sooo often in hockey. That was the one time the player (Moore) turned his back and sh!t happened. It could happen in every game. Stick incidents are WAY worse than that. The Simon one was pretty bad, but NONE compare to what Dale Hunter did.
All of those disgraceful acts EXCEPT the Hunter incident happened as a retaliation (heat of the moment), or just a dirty hit (Lemieux on Draper) with a classless, gutless refusal to apologize.
What Dale Hunter did was go after a player who scored, WAY AFTER THE PLAY. He had no reason to suspect anything or to protect himself. Moore should have known better. Draper got hit DURING the play. Hunter was just pissed he gave up a goal and just took it out on the goalscorer. Just a disgraceful act.
Gary Bettman as Commish is a close second.
The fact that it took Chris Simon this long to be out of the NHL. He never should have been back in the first place. The Suspensions he gained and the carnage he cause was criminal like.
I think it depends on perspective. From a hockey fan standpoint, I consider the lock-out (which ultimately accomplished nothing), the lack of a solid marketing campaign to grow the sport (expansion to non-traditional markets does NOT count), and Chris Simon’s repeat offenses being ignored some of the biggest disgraces. Oh, and a complete lack of accountability among League officials and game officials when they totally screw up.
However, from a public perspective, probably the Bertuzzi-Moore incident is the most disgraceful because it generated so much bad publicity for a sport that’s barely a blip on the radar in most places in the U.S.
I know this sounds weird, but I liked the game where Stu Grimson went insane and tried to beat up the referee. It was funny, but really bad. One of the worst, yet, in a way, one of the best…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EXLoC7DwXg
LET’S GO HAWKS! COMMIT TO THE INDIAN!
To make this video better and get better views, I’m guessing you would need a better player to start of with.
@TopShelfBiscuit it doesnt matter if they win he wont be on the cover
@mk3395 why would gary thorne be announcing on a qmjhl game?
capitals better win the 2012 stanley cup so i can see my boy ovi on the nhl 13 cover
@ItsOFishAl I know, i did it in NHL11 because I always got drafted by the Oilers lol. I’m a Pens Fan, but I think it would be cool to just play as the Jets for the first time.
@SasSasquatch if you don’t right away, you can always retry
I hope I get drafted to the Winnipeg Jets in Be A Pro.
Where is Gary Thorne? I didnt hear any comments during the game…
@thecoolguysDOTcom Oh yeah he dosnt have to, but if he wants A+ on everything, be drafted well, and make it seem like hes playing an actual game and not some arcade game then sure by all means dont follow your POSITION
@cptkilljoy12 and a goalie if i play em my goaltending will put them in there place with that red target up there asses
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cant enter online pass -.-
@RevTheoryWPG Thanks =)
@Thecoolguysdotcom you do realize he’s playing his position right? Let me guess, you play online and don’t get the winger position you want. So you take defense. You then try to less the break and continuously crash the net giving odd man rushes all the time. You quickly become down several goals and you quit and blame your teammates dye to your own stupidity. Am I right? Think so. Seems like it.
@Carlemone In NHL 12 im sure you can choose to play as countries just like the previous EA hockey games.
Man. It’s like I’m right there…. Hockey-ing.
What was the point of this video?
does this guy realize he doesnt have to follow the blue arrow everywhere… just sayin
can you fight other players in bloody combat?
@Carlemone but you can play other leagues in NHL (forgot if you can play national teams)
@Carlemone no
Whats the best hockey game on consoles? I dont like NHL that much is there a game with countries competing?
game looks good, ign’s players… not so much
wow this guy is trash
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