Ryan Smyth takes dirty shot in Senior game

[MBates]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

IIRC Fleury played at this level fairly soon after he left the NHL.

Yeah, he had to appeal to Hockey Alberta to be allowed to play because technically he was on an NHL contract within the year before he signed up but of course he had been suspended for some time due to substance abuse issues.

I was a linesman in the 2005 playoff series between the Innisfail Eagles and Horse Lake Thunder (featuring Fleury and Gino Odjick).

http://www.chinookhockeyleague.com/l...35&pageid=2072

I spent much of my time separating guys from Theo as they launched cocaine-abuse trash talk his way. Wasn't exactly among the finer moments for the sport.

He was nowhere near NHL form at that time but still had incredible hands and impacted the games.

Eventually though the Horse Lake team would suffer an upset in the semi-finals of the Allan Cup. Fleury ended the tournament second in points:

https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Na...-Cup/2005/Home

[MBates]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I have been to a number of games in this league, Bentley, Sylvan Lake (when they had a team), Innisfail. It is good fast enjoyable hockey.

The Chinook league has become very different over the past several years. It used to be lots of local guys and plenty of towns had teams. The hockey was ok, but basically just an older tougher faster version of junior B.

Now the teams pay former pros (like Ryan Smyth and a few other NHLers but mostly ECHL and the like) and major juniors and college players who never made it to parachute in and they are pretty stacked with skill. Last I checked, for example, Innisfail doesn't have a single guy from Innisfail on the roster.

Brian Sutter has been coaching in the league between Bentley and Innisfail for probably a decade. And he definitely can draw some players to his teams.

Ironically, by bringing in more out of town pro-level talent the league has essentially killed itself. They are operating on big budgets for what used to just be community based hockey and without any concept of salary cap or revenue sharing, they have made it impossible for most teams to survive.

They have managed to keep 5 teams in the league (by including orphaned Rosetown SK) but even those teams are finding it harder to sell to local fans. It is hard to see how they will prevent the total collapse of the rest of the league now that they are down to this few teams.

And incidents like this are not helping. There was an earlier incident that was apparently completely hushed up of two players from one team beating the hell out of one opponent under the bleachers after being tossed from a game for fighting. Police involved and possible assault charges. Suspensions were apparently levied but nothing posted publicly about it by the league.

Cannot imagine after this cheap shot on Smyth why any similar former NHL guys like him would ever want to lace up in this league again.

[stang]

Originally Posted by MBates

Yeah, he had to appeal to Hockey Alberta to be allowed to play because technically he was on an NHL contract within the year before he signed up but of course he had been suspended for some time due to substance abuse issues.

I was a linesman in the 2005 playoff series between the Innisfail Eagles and Horse Lake Thunder (featuring Fleury and Gino Odjick).

http://www.chinookhockeyleague.com/l...35&pageid=2072

I spent much of my time separating guys from Theo as they launched cocaine-abuse trash talk his way. Wasn't exactly among the finer moments for the sport.

He was nowhere near NHL form at that time but still had incredible hands and impacted the games.

Eventually though the Horse Lake team would suffer an upset in the semi-finals of the Allan Cup. Fleury ended the tournament second in points:

https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Na...-Cup/2005/Home

Watched that game!

[flamesrule14]

Update for those curious. Announced today that Sheen has received a 16 game suspension. Have no idea of this leagues suspension history, but definitely seems high to me. If it's some joe blow he hits and not Smyth I'm willing to bet he's not getting 16 games.

[Karl]

Originally Posted by flamesrule14

Update for those curious. Announced today that Sheen has received a 16 game suspension. Have no idea of this leagues suspension history, but definitely seems high to me. If it's some joe blow he hits and not Smyth I'm willing to bet he's not getting 16 games.

It's not the end of the world. Sheen should be okay and continue to play lower league pro/semi-pro hockey.

And if he doesn't like the suspension then he has 2 choices: 1) accept the punishment, smarten up and continue with his lower level pro/semi-pro foray or 2) be a bitter man, take his puck and sticks home & quit hockey.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by flamesrule14

If it's some joe blow he hits and not Smyth I'm willing to bet he's not getting 16 games.

Tough break for him I guess.

We've all come across a guy like that I'm sure. We call him "an a$$hole". So who cares what kind of suspension he got, or why he got it?

You'd get suspended for headhunting like that in the NHL. You'd get buried if you did that to the biggest star in the league, especially if you are a nobody like this clown.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by flamesrule14

Update for those curious. Announced today that Sheen has received a 16 game suspension. Have no idea of this leagues suspension history, but definitely seems high to me. If it's some joe blow he hits and not Smyth I'm willing to bet he's not getting 16 games.

I'm surprised he didn't get an indefinite ban.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by flamesrule14

Update for those curious. Announced today that Sheen has received a 16 game suspension. Have no idea of this leagues suspension history, but definitely seems high to me. If it's some joe blow he hits and not Smyth I'm willing to bet he's not getting 16 games.

He wanted to make a name for himself by deliberately trying to injure a big name former NHLer.

He succeeded.

[bax]

Originally Posted by MBates

Yeah, he had to appeal to Hockey Alberta to be allowed to play because technically he was on an NHL contract within the year before he signed up but of course he had been suspended for some time due to substance abuse issues.



I was a linesman in the 2005 playoff series between the Innisfail Eagles and Horse Lake Thunder (featuring Fleury and Gino Odjick).



http://www.chinookhockeyleague.com/l...35&pageid=2072



I spent much of my time separating guys from Theo as they launched cocaine-abuse trash talk his way. Wasn't exactly among the finer moments for the sport.



He was nowhere near NHL form at that time but still had incredible hands and impacted the games.



Eventually though the Horse Lake team would suffer an upset in the semi-finals of the Allan Cup. Fleury ended the tournament second in points:



https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Na...-Cup/2005/Home

I remember being a young kid and watching Theo at the Allan Cup that year. He was so small out there, but just ruthless. The one memory that always comes back to me is watching him crouch down a little bit to get under someone's chin and then popping up quickly with a nice mini headbutt. Top of the bucket to bare chin.

Good hockey though!

[The Fonz]

From twitter (is there a way to embed tweets?):

Ryan Smyth:
"Thank you all for the well wishes. I'm home resting with my family & hoping for a speedy recovery. The EMT's and Eagles staff were amazing."

Scott Parker:
"I'll come up there bro- just say the word. Let me do my job."

*random guy*:
"do it. End the plug that cheap shotted Smytty. Never touch our legend!"

Scott Parker:
"heard he blew kisses at the bench after his cheap shot. True or false can someone confirm?"

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

From twitter (is there a way to embed tweets?):

Ryan Smyth:
"Thank you all for the well wishes. I'm home resting with my family & hoping for a speedy recovery. The EMT's and Eagles staff were amazing."

Scott Parker:
"I'll come up there bro- just say the word. Let me do my job."

*random guy*:
"do it. End the plug that cheap shotted Smytty. Never touch our legend!"

Scott Parker:
"heard he blew kisses at the bench after his cheap shot. True or false can someone confirm?"

The same Scott Parker that trashed Moore and defended Bertuzzi?

[MoneyGuy]

I'm hearing that Smyth is retiring from this league. It's unconfirmed.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

Scott Parker:
"heard he blew kisses at the bench after his cheap shot. True or false can someone confirm?"

I find this very hard to believe.

[Hey Connor, It's Mess]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I find this very hard to believe.

Same. Didn't look like it in the video either.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

From twitter (is there a way to embed tweets?):

Ryan Smyth:
"Thank you all for the well wishes. I'm home resting with my family & hoping for a speedy recovery. The EMT's and Eagles staff were amazing."

Scott Parker:
"I'll come up there bro- just say the word. Let me do my job."

*random guy*:
"do it. End the plug that cheap shotted Smytty. Never touch our legend!"

Scott Parker:
"heard he blew kisses at the bench after his cheap shot. True or false can someone confirm?"

Also: Steve MacIntyre


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Smitty you just let me know. Glad to hear your doing ok

As an aside my buddy fought MacIntrye in the ECHL

[Ruttiger]

[QUOTE As an aside my buddy fought MacIntrye in the ECHL[/QUOTE]

And how was that experience for him?

[undercoverbrother]

nm

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Ruttiger

And how was that experience for him?

"he is a big human", in short he held his own, gave up about 4 inches and 40 pound to him.

[RougeUnderoos]

These goons coming out of the woodwork sound like they are in junior high.

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

These goons coming out of the woodwork sound like they are in junior high.

Pretty much. Sounds like they want to jump him in the parking lot or something.