Interesting tidbit from Friedman:
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1. Calgary’s delegation includes President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke, which puts him on the opposite side of his own history. As the NHL’s director of hockey operations in 1994, Burke had to rule when St. Louis defenceman Rick Zombo slashed linesman Kevin Collins. Collins accidentally bumped Zombo, a play that directly led to the game-winning goal against the Blues.
“It was a split-second reaction,” Zombo told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “Not until I was chasing the play did I realize my reaction was dealt upon a linesman. I in no way intended to inflict punishment on a linesman. It’s a situation I regret.” Burke gave him 10 games.
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