Vancouver Canucks center Rick Rypien has been suspended six games for shoving a fan on his way to the locker room after receiving a double minor for roughing, and a 10-minute misconduct in the second period against the Wild in Minnesota on Tuesday.
As Rypien was on his way to the locker room to serve the misconduct, James Engquist, a 28-year-old Wild fan sitting right next to the tunnel, began heckling Vancouver's forward, provoking Rypien to losing his cool and attacking the fan.
The incident has resulted in many reactions around the hockey world, including newspapers, television programs and blogs. While everyone agrees that Rypien was wrong for shoving the fan, some believe that he's not the villain in this situation.
According to rumors, Engquist said some offensive comments about Rypien and his family. Kyle Reagan, a contributor to Bleacher Report, says:
"Put yourself in Rypien's skates. In a situation, even a public one, what if someone you don't know and never met before goes and spews some nasty stuff about your family? Do you keep your cool and walk away, or do you take action? Start to see how this, in another forum, isn' ...
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Vancouver Canucks’ Rick Rypien’s Puishment Not Nearly Enough
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