Sean very has been punished indefinitely by commissioner Gary Bettman for using a crude term about his former girlfriends now dating other hockey players. Bettman acted immedietly to keep Avery out of the Dallas Stars’ game against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Avery’s inflammatory line came following a morning skate in Calgary, Alberta.
“I’m really happy to be back in Calgary; I love Canada,” he said. “I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my (former girlfriends). I don’t know what that’s about, but enjoy the game tonight.” He then walked out of the locker room.
Avery’s ex-girlfriend, actress Elisha Cuthbert of the television show “24″ is dating Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf; she had been romantically linked to Mike Komisarek of the Montreal Canadiens.
Watch the video of Sean Avery’s “sloppy seconds” comments on Elisa Cuthbert above.
Yao Ming throws up this incredible behind-the-back flip shot that bounces in. Game is against the Memphis Grizzlies on October 29, 2008. Watch the video.
Mike Ribeiro, the Stars leading scorer in the regular season and the playoffs, was involved in a controversial confrontation with Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood near the end of the third period of Game 2. After Osgood appeared to hit Ribeiro in the face with the butt-end off his stick, the Stars forward then took a big swing from behind the net to hit the goaltender in the ribs with his stick. Mike Ribeiro was given a 10-minute game misconduct for the slash.
Check out the video of the clearly intentional slash.
Down nineteen points, DeShawn Stevenson blows on his hand as if it’s on-fire after burying a three-pointer on LeBron James. But this just adds fuel to the fire between Stevenson and the LeBron, as James immediately knocks down a three in Stevenson’s face.