pitbull12 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Scary stuff, http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?i...s=topStory_main Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 It was bound to happen eventually. It's just too bad it happened to a Senior league player who attends York university and porbably doesn't have any sort of a future in hockey. Well, he might not have any future now. Which is sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_gal89 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 It was bound to happen eventually. It's just too bad it happened to a Senior league player who attends York university and porbably doesn't have any sort of a future in hockey. Well, he might not have any future now. Which is sad. I just got finished reading this story...This is horrible, there's no other way to put it...If anything this should remind us all that hockey is indeed just a game and not meant to be life or death as we dramatize it to be. My thoughts are with his family, his teammates and any others who care about this young man...21 and on life support...Don Sanderson...I'm rooting for you buddy...Please, win this fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 When people get into fights they know what the risk is. Its like driving a motorcycle or getting on a plane. You know theres a huge risk, albeit a small one, but a huge risk nevertheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony1234 Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 God bless him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefooligan5 Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 When people get into fights they know what the risk is. Its like driving a motorcycle or getting on a plane. You know theres a huge risk, albeit a small one, but a huge risk nevertheless. so do you blame the player or blame the system? After hearing of this type of injury I can't help but squirm and shudder during a fight between two rational adult men. I fully understand why players fight but I also think it is a tad bit ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 so do you blame the player or blame the system? After hearing of this type of injury I can't help but squirm and shudder during a fight between two rational adult men. I fully understand why players fight but I also think it is a tad bit ridiculous. I blame the player, like you said its ridiculous. I know its part of the game, but theres no actual logic to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_gal89 Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I blame the player, like you said its ridiculous. I know its part of the game, but theres no actual logic to it. How can you blame the player when you don't even know if it was his intention to fight? Maybe it was his coaches intention that the player fight and the player was just following orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 How can you blame the player when you don't even know if it was his intention to fight? Maybe it was his coaches intention that the player fight and the player was just following orders. Like I said in my first post in this thread, the player knows the risk beforehand. If he didn't want to risk it, tell his coach he won't fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_gal89 Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Like I said in my first post in this thread, the player knows the risk beforehand. If he didn't want to risk it, tell his coach he won't fight. ...And lose his spot on the team...Telling your coach you won't fight is like telling your boss to lick you in your lower abdominal region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 ...And lose his spot on the team...Telling your coach you won't fight is like telling your boss to lick you in your lower abdominal region. Thats his problem then if all hes useful for then is to fight. I may be sounding harsh but its a cruel reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_gal89 Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Thats his problem then if all hes useful for then is to fight. I may be sounding harsh but its a cruel reality. It is pretty harsh...If we went by your logic: Players should refuse to block shots because they could get hurt and if you're stupid enough to block a shot you deserve whatever's coming to you because you brought it on to yourself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 It is pretty harsh...If we went by your logic: Players should refuse to block shots because they could get hurt and if you're stupid enough to block a shot you deserve whatever's coming to you because you brought it on to yourself... I never said he shouldn't fight, I said he knows the risk going in and if he made the decision, live with the consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_gal89 Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 I never said he shouldn't fight, I said he knows the risk going in and if he made the decision, live with the consequences. Yes but you said he has the right to refuse to obey the coaches orders...When have you ever hear of a guy saying no to a coach at ANY level and lasting on that team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Yes but you said he has the right to refuse to obey the coaches orders...When have you ever hear of a guy saying no to a coach at ANY level and lasting on that team? Well if they get kicked off, its part of the consequence if they really are THAT worried about the risk of fighting. If they are a skilled player or are good defensively, then that shouldn't be a dealbreaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak04 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Sad to see something like this happen. The fact is so many commentators say players should take thier helmets off to fight but this proves the point. By Taking off the helmet before a fight your still very vulnerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-1 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 God bless him. Are those the right words? I mean wouldn't Gold help him in his recovery would be the proper thing to say?! Hopefully he can fight it and recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 TSN is saying that he passed away early this morning. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_gal89 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 TSN is saying that he passed away early this morning. RIP. My deepest sympathies to the Sanderson family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Unfortunatly,once again,we mourn the traggic loss of another young hockey player. May our thought's and prayers be with his family & friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sashaband Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 unfortunately, he did pass away. Here's the link to the story on tsn: http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?i...s=topStory_main Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurelie84 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 this is soooooo sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-1 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 during the US-Slovakia game on TSN, they mentioned the situation during the first intermission... Bob McKenzie spoke of the last player to previously die from an on-ice incident and I found some more info about that incident... in Game Four of the 1972 Centennial Cup (now the Royal Bank Cup) final, the Canadian Junior A Championship, Guelph CMC (not the Platters as BM said) forward Paul Fendley lost his helmet after a routine check while killing a penalty... he spun around, fell, and hit his head on the ice... he was taken unconscious to hospital where he passed away three days later... Guelph went on to win the game to sweep the championship final series... among Fendley's teammates were future Habs Doug Risebrough and John Van Boxmeer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 A very unfortunate result from the idiocy that is the hockey fight. Hopefully this starts a movement to remove this retarded aspect from the game, and the minimum from the junior and amateur levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_gal89 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 A very unfortunate result from the idiocy that is the hockey fight. Hopefully this starts a movement to remove this retarded aspect from the game, and the minimum from the junior and amateur levels. You know this does re-open the discussion: "Does fighting still belong in the game?" At this point I'd have to say no...Say what you will, but it's not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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