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NHL, voicing opinions = huge fine.
14 years ago
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'Aluminum to me, aluminium to some. You can shine like silver all you want but you're just aluminum.' Barenaked Ladies, Aluminum
So the other day was the 'winter classic' as they call it in the NHL, a game which is played on an outdoor sheet of ice and between supposedly 'classic' teams. Yeah, whatever. New York Rangers vs Philadelphia Flyers. Wonderful classic... anyways! The coach of the Rangers had a few things to say about the officiating in the game, after the game, and he was fined for voicing his opinion.
News story quote:
New York Rangers coach John Tortorella was also fined by the league for accusing referees of conspiring with the league and NBC to push the 2012 Winter Classic into overtime or a shootout.
Tortorella was fined $30,000 for his remarks after the Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Jan. 2, the New York Times reported. The NHL didn’t disclose the amount of the fine in a statement on its website.
“There is no acceptable explanation or excuse for commentary challenging the integrity of the League, its officials or its broadcast partners,” NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell said in the statement.
Tortorella apologized before the fine was revealed.
“I tainted the Classic,” he told reporters. “It was wrong with my sarcasm and frustration and I apologize to everyone involved.”
So, the coach who is KNOWN for anger, shouting, being a general ass, exploding at people verbally, etc, is fined $30,000 for stating his thoughts that the officiating and NBC were in cahoots to take the game into overtime and make it more exciting. He was the coach of the WINNING team, so he wasnt complaining about the loss, but he did make note to say insinuate there were ulterior motives behind some of the calls.
Isnt that a bit rough? I think so, personally. Thats more money than I make in a year, just for stating his opinion and insulting perhaps the refs, the NHL higher ups, and the broadcast company NBC. Ridiculous, I say, and give the man back his money! The most a player can be fined, for anything, is $2500. Yet a coach is fined $30k... For words. WORDS!
Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Actually, the most hurt I ever feel is when I think back on my life, my shameful moments my mistakes. By biggest mistake is my own life and where Ive gone with it... but thats something else entirely!
News story quote:
New York Rangers coach John Tortorella was also fined by the league for accusing referees of conspiring with the league and NBC to push the 2012 Winter Classic into overtime or a shootout.
Tortorella was fined $30,000 for his remarks after the Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Jan. 2, the New York Times reported. The NHL didn’t disclose the amount of the fine in a statement on its website.
“There is no acceptable explanation or excuse for commentary challenging the integrity of the League, its officials or its broadcast partners,” NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell said in the statement.
Tortorella apologized before the fine was revealed.
“I tainted the Classic,” he told reporters. “It was wrong with my sarcasm and frustration and I apologize to everyone involved.”
So, the coach who is KNOWN for anger, shouting, being a general ass, exploding at people verbally, etc, is fined $30,000 for stating his thoughts that the officiating and NBC were in cahoots to take the game into overtime and make it more exciting. He was the coach of the WINNING team, so he wasnt complaining about the loss, but he did make note to say insinuate there were ulterior motives behind some of the calls.
Isnt that a bit rough? I think so, personally. Thats more money than I make in a year, just for stating his opinion and insulting perhaps the refs, the NHL higher ups, and the broadcast company NBC. Ridiculous, I say, and give the man back his money! The most a player can be fined, for anything, is $2500. Yet a coach is fined $30k... For words. WORDS!
Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Actually, the most hurt I ever feel is when I think back on my life, my shameful moments my mistakes. By biggest mistake is my own life and where Ive gone with it... but thats something else entirely!
I you shout conspiracy and the people accused laugh and brush it off, then the person accusing them usually doesn't get much ground. But if you shout conspiracy and then the people accused explode and slap you with a fine or some other method to shut you up... then it starts to sound like they are actually doing what they are accused of.