Keeping it clean on the ice

[SegaDevil 28]

For those that didn't read the entire article:

In 1995, Claude Lemieux won the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP when he led the NJ Devils to the Stanley Cup in spite of going through a very public, nasty divorce. In a preliminary round Matthew Barnaby, the king of agitation and trash talk was all over Lemieux, trying to get him off his game.

Claude approached me at a stoppage in play with tears in his eyes and asked me to please tell Barnaby not to speak to him about his personal life. Claude told me that he was going through a terrible divorce and that Barnaby had made some extremely derogatory and obscene comments about his estranged wife.

As far as I'm concerned a player's family is off limits. I immediately called Matthew Barnaby over insisted that he apologize to Claude Lemieux or I would throw him out of the game. Barney didn't believe I could or would do it until I firmly said, "Try me."

It took two Barnaby two attempts because I didn't think the first one offer to Lemieux was sincere enough. Claude accepted the second one and skated away leaving me to threaten Matthew Barnaby never to say those types of things again or he would get an early shower.

Full article is here: http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=384217

Fraser does a good job with his articles, this one in particular mentions an incident I never heard of.

[The 29th Pick 21]

thats funny and sad too, I didnt think ref's would be so understanding but ....

[Triumph 1,393]

Fraser's memory is slightly off, as Barnaby and Lemieux never met in the playoffs that year. They did meet the previous year, though.

Strange story - why would Fraser stick up for Lemieux like that? I'm sure he said worse.

Edited January 4, 2012 by Triumph

[Dadds3424 5]

I think that is a good approach by Fraser, trash talk should relate to hockey not personal stuff

[Exit56 7]

HANRAHAN!! YOUR WIFE'S A LESBIAN!! A LESBIAN!!

Edited January 5, 2012 by Exit56

[ohms law 2]

HANRAHAN!! YOUR WIFE'S A LESBIAN!! A LESBIAN!!

awesome!

[Exit56 7]

Edited January 5, 2012 by Exit56

[ohms law 2]

"Hanrahan. Suzanne sucks Pu**y!"

hahahahaha!

man, that movie never get's old.

[Chuck the Duck 353]

Hey Hanrahan! She's a dyke. I know! I know!

Love that movie.

[Random Poster 85]

If Hanrahan's wife's a dyke, does that make him a f ag?

My favorite movie, ever.

Edited January 5, 2012 by SJP20

[Chuck the Duck 353]

Best line of the movie .. "You cheap son of a bitch. Are you crazy? Those guys are RETARDS! ... They brought their fvck!ng TOYS with them!"

[Mitico12 45]

Good call by Fraser. There's no place for 'ish like that in a competitive game. No place.

Play with class. Barnaby is classless. Isn't he divorced too?

[ohms law 2]

Best line of the movie .. "You cheap son of a bitch. Are you crazy? Those guys are RETARDS! ... They brought their fvck!ng TOYS with them!"

Man, that movie cracks me up!

Personally, I always got a kick outta their francophone goalie.

"the hair here, makes me sick. I go home, I puke, *blah* like that. puke!"

rotfl

[Jimmy Leeds 245]

I laughed out loud at the part Fraser wrote that he reprimanded a fan who was calling Mark Fitzpatrick a wife beater.......and the belligerent fan ran a woman's shelter.