Rugged Vancouver Canucks forward Rick Rypien made his court appearance Friday and received a six-game suspension for pushing a fan, during an embarrassing loss against the Minnesota Wild.
After a scrum with the Wild's Brad Staubitz, Rypien was sent to the dressing room. He surprisingly grabbed a fan who was clapping at his dismissal and muttering the words, "way to be professional." Can we say overreaction?
Rypien was suspended immediately, pending a hearing.
“Prior to each season, all clubs and players are advised that, under no circumstance are club personnel permitted to have physical contact with fans, or enter or attempt to enter the stands,” said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
“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.”
Some people, likely Canucks die-hards, believe that six games is an unreasonable punishment and that the fan had it coming.
However, most people t ...
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