Vox Populi 2013

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

This is the horse racing equivalent of winning the Lady Byng Award.

I was scared to google that. Based on the name, I thought it might've been the Miss Congeniality equivalent in the adult film industry.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

I was scared to google that. Based on the name, I thought it might've been the Miss Congeniality equivalent in the adult film industry.

Yeah, it's just a hockey award for the player who demonstrates the highest level of sportsmanship while also demonstrating a high level of play.

If I ever won an award like that...I'm pretty sure I'd slash some across the head Marty McSorley style and try to instigate a bench clearing brawl in the very next game I played.

The Buffalo Sabres of the Mid to late 90's were one of my all-time favorite Sports teams. They had about five of the biggest goons around. Rob Ray, Brad May, Matt Barnaby, Bob Boughner, and Wayne Premeaux. They were assembled by a drunken Indian named Ted Nolan who won Coach of the Year in 1997 and not only got fired, but was basically blackballed after the very season in which he won Coach of the Year.

That was such a dirty, gritty, nasty, cheap-shotting, goon squad of a tough team. I had both a Rob Ray and Matt Barnaby Jersey. Would wear Buffalo Sabres gear everywhere. They were the most badass sports team in the history of modern sports.

[Calzone Lord]

This was one of the Classics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMOU4Ogzb5I


It starts at about 20 seconds in. Matt Barnaby fakes an injury, and than jumps the Goalie when he's not ready.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

This was one of the Classics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMOU4Ogzb5I


It starts at about 20 seconds in. Matt Barnaby fakes an injury, and than jumps the Goalie when he's not ready.

damn classic, remember that like it was yesterday.

[Calzone Lord]

Another legendary moment. A fan in Quebec takes on the Buffalo Sabres bench and gets pummeled by Rob Ray:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp7ApYx6Qbc

[Coup Verville]

Although I respect your opinion on many things, including this topic, I have to say that the late 80's Red Wings would have mopped the floor with them. Probert and Kocur were the two baddest MF's to ever lace em up.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Coup Verville

Although I respect your opinion on many things, including this topic, I have to say that the late 80's Red Wings would have mopped the floor with them. Probert and Kocur were the two baddest MF's to ever lace em up.

I'm old enough to remember Probert and Kocur and they were both way better fighters than anyone the Sabres had.

However, those Ted Nolan teams with the Sabres had some flat out goons and dirty, cheap, cheap players who always instigated stuff.

You couldn't watch a Sabres game without seeing shenanigans at some point in the game. They're the only team I can ever remember from growing up, who could put 5 legit goons on the ice at the same time if they wanted to.

[Revidere]

Originally Posted by Coup Verville

Although I respect your opinion on many things, including this topic, I have to say that the late 80's Red Wings would have mopped the floor with them. Probert and Kocur were the two baddest MF's to ever lace em up.

Probert and Kocur were so tough, that after a while, no one bothered to challenge them.

Except Tie Domi!

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

damn classic, remember that like it was yesterday.

Here's another 6 on 6 brawl between the Sabres and Flyers. This one from 1997.

It gets real good at 1:05 into the clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zgXAyr0-r0

[Calzone Lord]

More Sabres and Flyers from '97. This is the 3rd different game with even the goalies fighting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavBYx6sf8A

That one got good at 56 seconds in.

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Yeah, it's just a hockey award for the player who demonstrates the highest level of sportsmanship while also demonstrating a high level of play.

Just like the Mike Venezia Memorial Award?

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Just like the Mike Venezia Memorial Award?

Almost every jockey I've met is extremely nice and tries to be friendly.

I actually had one of the jockeys, Anthony Stephen, give me and my girlfriend sealed up chapstick, with a picture of himself and his riding accomplishments on it. Strawberry vanilla flavored.

If you can fit your riding accomplishments onto a thing of chapstick, you still have a ways to go...but he, like most jockeys, is very friendly and very nice to people at the track.

With a hockey player, Gamesmanship is a much better quality than sportsmanship, in my opinion.