After a meeting on Friday Oct 22 2010, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman handed down a six game suspension to Vancouver Canucks' forward Rick Rypien. During a previous game on Tuesday Oct 19, Rypien was involved in an altercation with a Minnesota Wild fan.
"Prior to each season, all clubs and players are advised that under no circumstances are club personnel permitted to have physical contact with fans, or enter, or attempt to enter the stands," Commissioner Gary Bettman said.
"We hold NHL players to a high standard, and there simply is no excuse for conduct of this nature. Fortunately, this incident is not typical of the way NHL players conduct themselves and is not typical of the way Mr. Rypien had conducted himself during his career."
I'm not going to go into detail and rehash the incident itself, I wrote an article here on Bleacher Report about it, and you can also view the video clip here.
I will say that I think six games is just right for this situation. And I'm also sure that there will be many, many comments disagreeing with me.
First, let's look at the incident itself, stripping away the media hyperbole.
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Article written by Joel Prosser
Rick Rypien’s 6-Game Suspension: Gary Bettman Gets Decision Right
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