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now, now, dokter, ron maclean was under 50...when he started ;o)


"doktersteve" <real_doktersteve@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Puckster" <puckster_gal@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:49f57f21.0301262055.92d1889@posting.google.com...
> > It takes CBC Sports to hire Mr. Hrudey as a commentator. How
> > embarrassing it must have been for him to have to sit next to guests
> > like George Laraque, and then, of all people, Marin Gelinas of the
> > Calgary Flames last weekend!
> >
> > Some of us have not forgotten the incident during the Oilers era when
> > Hrudey (and other LA Kings) were involved in making racist taunts
> > ('frog') on ice against Gelinas, and the Oilers made a formal
> > complaint to the NHL.
> >
> > How about a formal apology to the French Canadian community, Mr.
> > Hrudey, or are you still the cocky thug on ice?
> >
> > And, bravo CBC, for your ludicrous (and offensive) choices.
>
> so, lets never forgive anybody for anything, ever ok?
> cut the guy some slack. i think that it is great that he is in the game
> still, unlike some players that quit and end up renovating peoples houses,
> or opening a small business so unrelated to thier former sport that you
> would have no idea they ever played.
> hrudey at least has some personality, and i enjoy the behind the mask
> segments. at least the cbc is hiring some people under fifty for a change,
> and it is refreshing to see.
>
> as for gelinas, i am sure that he understands that it is a game, there is
> passion, and people often times step over the line. let them resolve thier
> differences off the ice, dont concern yourself with them. i am certain
that
> if he was so upset with hrudey, he would refise to sit opposite him in an
> off ice segment.
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