We'll soon discover just how serious the National Hockey League is about concussion prevention - and how much of a role model the professional game wants to be for the millions of minor hockey players in the world.
A nasty, stupid blindside hit by Vancouver Canucks Aaron Rome on Boston Bruins Nathan Horton is the icing on the cake in a season which saw the world's best hockey player, Sidney Crosby, sidelined by NHL concussion-causing hits.
If the NHL is serious about bringing sportsmanship back into the professional game, then Rome will be suspended for at least Game 4. Never mind that the rules get more lax during the playoffs, particularly the final. Are we playing this sport with standards or not?
The NHL judgment on Rome will have a ripple effect on kids' hockey, setting an example for what is and is not acceptable.
Meanwhile, on another issue of sportsmanship, what immaturity by the millionaire professional athletes on the Boston Bruins, giving the finger to opposing players at the end of the Game 3 routing. Not classy, not sporting, not right. It's the kind of action we'd expect from 16-year-old minor hockey players who don't have the benefit of strong coaching or good parents.
A nasty, stupid blindside hit by Vancouver Canucks Aaron Rome on Boston Bruins Nathan Horton is the icing on the cake in a season which saw the world's best hockey player, Sidney Crosby, sidelined by NHL concussion-causing hits.
If the NHL is serious about bringing sportsmanship back into the professional game, then Rome will be suspended for at least Game 4. Never mind that the rules get more lax during the playoffs, particularly the final. Are we playing this sport with standards or not?
The NHL judgment on Rome will have a ripple effect on kids' hockey, setting an example for what is and is not acceptable.
Meanwhile, on another issue of sportsmanship, what immaturity by the millionaire professional athletes on the Boston Bruins, giving the finger to opposing players at the end of the Game 3 routing. Not classy, not sporting, not right. It's the kind of action we'd expect from 16-year-old minor hockey players who don't have the benefit of strong coaching or good parents.
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