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Illegal Curve Hockey Show – March 12, 2011 – Show Links

The Chara hit on Pacioretty

The video of the hit on
Zdeno Chara’s vicious hit on Max Pacioretty casts shadow over Canadiens-Bruins tilt (Montreal Gazette)
Quebec prosecutor asks police to investigate Chara hit on Pacioretty (The Globe and Mail)
Shot heard around hockey world (Montreal Gazette)
No Suspension or fine for Chara’s hit on Pacioretty (TSN)
Pacioretty not happy with NHL’s decision not to suspend Chara (TSN)
Players weigh in on Chara’s hit (Globe & Mail)
Canadiens owner Geoff Molson delivers message to fans (TSN)
Joe Thornton criticizes NHL for favoring Boston Bruins (TSN)
Players continue to voice their opinion about the Chara-Pacioretty incident (TSN)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper chimes in with his concern
Air Canada threatens to end sponsorship agreement with The NHL (TSN)

NHL News & Notes

Gary Bettman and Bill Daly fly to Glendale to meet with city officials, criticize Goldwater
Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Dan Bylsma is given a three-year contract extension
Anaheim Ducks sign 21-year-old defenseman Luca Sbisa to a four-year contract extension
Quebec junior hockey player suspended for suspected racial comment
A fundraising gala raises over $20,000 towards construction of Pat Burns Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman Pavel Kubina suspended three games for his hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Dave Bolland
Oilers forward Sam Gagner will miss the rest of the season

On The Beat

An article by Sarah Casey for The Detroit News about her brother who is Todd Bertuzzi’s biggest fan
An article in The Associated Press about Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller and his battle with vertigo
An article by Warren Meyer on Forbes.com that says The Coyotes are literally worthless without government subsidies

From the article:

“ So Glendale has come up with a novel critique — repeated by Commissioner Bettman — that by questioning the constitutionality of the deal, Goldwater has driven interest rates on their pending bond issue up by as much as 150 basis points. Goldwater stands accused, in other words, of tampering with a public offering.

But this argument is a sham, and demonstrates just how desperate the NHL is to keep the public gravy train going, and how desperate Glendale is to paper over the terrible decision it made 8 years ago when it initially built the stadium. ”

An article by Mark Purdy of The San Jose Mercury News about a scandal involving the Santa Clara Blackhawks Under-16 hockey team of The California Amateur Hockey Association
An article by Mary Gazze of The Canadian Press about how Bauer is committed to safety in hockey