All Habs News — March 19, 2011
Montreal Canadiens prospect Danny Kristo has returned to his WCHA team, the North Dakota Fighting Sioux. Kristo has been sidelined for the past six weeks recovering from a severe case of frostbite. The bizarre circumstances of the event set the rumour mill in motion.
Kristo had an opportunity to set the record straight when he was interviewed by the Grand Forks Herald.
“No alcohol was involved,” Kristo said. “I was not drunk. I know there are rumors going around about that. I did make some poor decisions that night, like not wearing socks and a pair of tennis shoes when it’s 30 below in Grand Forks. That’s not very smart. I did have some bad judgments on that night, but alcohol was not one of them.”
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Adam Winer has prepared a list for April 2011 edition of GQ Magazine of the worst sports fans. By worst, he refers to the ones that other fanbases love to hate. Supporters of the Montreal Canadiens which Winer calls “Frostbitten Hooligans” are the only NHL team to make the list and clock in at No. 11.
Apparently Winer can’t differentiate between rioting anarchists and exuberant Habs fans. As for the minority who boo’ed the U.S. anthem or Carey Price during his 3-star selection, they are simply morons and shouldn’t be considered representative of the Canadiens fanbase.
“Forget the riots that erupted last May after the Canadiens made it to the Eastern Conference final; they were nothing compared with the hordes of looters who set fire to five police cars during the 2008 playoffs simply because Montreal advanced past the first round. Meanwhile, inside the Bell Centre, the only things people boo more frequently than the U.S. national anthem are their own players.”
The Worst Sports Fans in America
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Joe Haggerty is the No. 1 fan of the Boston Bruins and secondly a ‘reporter’ for CSNNE. You may remember Haggerty as he guy who sanitized the Zdeno Chara quote to put his captain in a more favorable light after the vicious hit on Max Pacioretty. Haggerty knew how people would react to hearing Chara blame the victim, saying the Pacioretty jumped and hit the glass extension.
Well Haggerty has once again donned his B’s head cheerleading outfit to write his latest article for Comcast.
Haggerty takes a swipe at former Bruin Joe Thornton, because Thornton dared to express the “opinion that the league has always favored the Bruins.” The most amusing part of the section is when Haggerty writes that Thornton “was never one to let the actual facts get in the way of one of his half-baked philosophies.” That’s the pot calling the kettle black wouldn’t you say, Mr. Haggerty?
Haggerty spins his own conspiracy theory stating that “The NHL has also seemingly gone above and beyond their customary methods to show there’s no favoritism toward the Boston franchise – or from Colin Campbell toward the team his son skates for.”
Haggerty escapes to his own black and gold fantasy-land when he writes that “The “hockey play” hit – aside from being your garden variety interference call – resulted in nary a suspension or fine for Chara – a decision aided by his record of clean living within the NHL for the past 13 seasons.” The rest of planet earth is well aware of Chara’s previous one game suspension, and that a hit that results in a broken neck is anything but “garden variety.”
Is the NHL getting even with the Bruins?