Excessive Violence in the National Hockey League NHL

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Excessive Violence in the National Hockey League
(NHL)

• The Todd Bertuzzi Incident

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Events Leading Up To Incident

• February 16th, 2004
• Steve Moore injures Markus Naslund (above)
• The injury to Naslund was unintentional

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Events Leading Up To Incident (Continued)

• Naslund is teammate of Bertuzzi
• Bertuzzi thought it was intentional
• Bertuzzi seeks revenge on Moore

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The Incident

• Monday March 8, 2004
• Vancouver Canucks Vs. Colorado Avalanche
• Tension is thick

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The Incident (Continued)

• Bertuzzi tries to provoke Moore
• Moore refuses to fight
• Bertuzzi is angered by this

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The Incident (Continued)

• Bertuzzi punches Moore from behind
• The punch knocks Moore unconscious
• Bertuzzis weight drives Moore onto ice

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The Incident (Continued)

• Moores head hits ice, still unconscious
• Moore breaks several vertebrae in neck

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The Next Day

• Bertuzzi televised apology to Moore, family
• Claims he never meant to injure
• Bertuzzi awaits his punishment from NHL

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The Aftermath

• Bertuzzi gets lengthy suspension
• Misses rest of regular season/playoffs
• Bertuzzi pays over 500,000 in fines

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Credits

• All photos and information are courtesy of
  http//www.nhl.com and http//www.thestar.com