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Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:21 pm EST

Downie gets stern warning after sucker punch

By Joe Zedalis

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Philadelphia Flyers rookie Steve Downie caught a break Monday.

Colin Campbell, NHL executive vice president and league disciplinarian, gave him a stern warning about the sucker punch that left Toronto's Jason Blake with a black eye. But he did not suspend him.

"We had a conversation with Mr. Campbell, and that's it," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said. "The rest will be between the league, the Flyers and Steve. It was a good talk. It's Steve's [fourth] NHL game. He's walking a fine line there, which is basically what he was told. My conversation with Steve was a little harsher than Colin Campbell's.''

Source: Philadelphia InquirerNew Window

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  1. matt s
    1. Posted by matt s Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:06 pm EDT

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    hahah that guys mad
  2. matt s
    2. Posted by matt s Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:06 pm EDT

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    that guy is mad
  3. matt s
    3. Posted by matt s Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:06 pm EDT

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    that guy is mad
  4. Peeler
    4. Posted by Peeler Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    karma is a wonderful thing......
  5. Blow jObama
    5. Posted by Blow jObama Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:56 pm EDT

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    throw this goon out of the league.
  6. riverdragon37
    6. Posted by riverdragon37 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 pm EDT

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    Hey Peeler... Make sure your karma doesn't run over my dogma bro..
  7. Brian
    7. Posted by Brian Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:13 pm EDT

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    If his name is already "Downie", what will his hockey nickname be?
  8. gbrobagelman
    8. Posted by gbrobagelman Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    Good point!
  9. JC
    9. Posted by JC Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:32 pm EDT

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    riverdragon is an even bigger meat head than Douchelick Downie
  10. jack s
    10. Posted by jack s Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:26 pm EDT

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    i don't know what steve's problem is,,i watched him play in the ohl and he can be an awesome player,,he went to a team that is tough and thinks he needs to prove himself,,trade him away and get something for him
  11. knucklehead
    11. Posted by knucklehead Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:37 pm EDT

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    Does this mean he's still on thin ice? Stern warning more often than not result in IDOTS taking it too far the next time. Who's it gonna be Steve?
  12. bairn w
    12. Posted by bairn w Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:01 pm EDT

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    must have been dropped on his head as a child......ALOT!!
  13. Bocephus Calamari
    13. Posted by Bocephus Calamari Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:08 pm EDT

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    I am a huge hockey fan and a even bigger fan of the flyers.I have followed downey since he was drafted by philly.If this retard could calm his temper and become the agitator someone his should be he can be a great asset.
    The hit on moore is not even a comparison to the punch to blake.
  14. riverdragon37
    14. Posted by riverdragon37 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 pm EDT

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    meat heads meat heads.. roly poly meat heads.. meat heads meat heads.. eat em up... YUM!!
  15. riverdragon37
    15. Posted by riverdragon37 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 pm EDT

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    Bocephus... A sucker punch is a sucker punch.. Doesn't matter what the result is.. Bertuzzi didn't intend to land on top of Steve Moore bro... And the landing on Moore is what did the damage to him... The punch was a feather brush by comparison.. When a guy isn't expecting it... ANYTHING can happen... Witnessed too many "wake up call" sucker punches go awry in a real hurry.. Bertuzzi's NOT being the least of which.
  16. gbrobagelman
    16. Posted by gbrobagelman Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    NO THAT'S FISH HEADS !!! ha ha. good one.
  17. Curt S
    17. Posted by Curt S Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    this is ridiculous! downie has a track record a mile long for cheap-shots and inappropriate actions and yet, this latest infraction goes without punishment. i almost always agree with colin campbell
  18. redwinger
    18. Posted by redwinger Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    This guy is freakin' useless, I'm waitin' for McGratton to make a meal outta his face, LOL!
  19. Curt S
    19. Posted by Curt S Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    If Simon gets the book as a repeat offender then why does Downie get off the hook? This is his second major infraction in five NHL contests. There is no room in the league for these kinds of cheap shots. Get rid of the instigator and let a player like Laraque dummy this punk!
  20. redwinger
    20. Posted by redwinger Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    downie fights cancer should have been the name of the punch... That is freakin' AWESOME Kerry Fraser
  21. Bocephus Calamari
    21. Posted by Bocephus Calamari Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:08 pm EDT

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    A sucker punch to the front and to the back are 2 different hits.
  22. Bocephus Calamari
    22. Posted by Bocephus Calamari Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:08 pm EDT

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    a sucker punch to the front and to the back are 2 different hits.
  23. Curt S
    23. Posted by Curt S Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    Oh no! Not a 'stern warning'! I'm sure now Downie will stop being a bone-head.
  24. gbrobagelman
    24. Posted by gbrobagelman Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    Exactly! How lame is that? It's not like this guy doesn't already have a history.......
  25. Kerry Frasers Hair Gel
    25. Posted by Kerry Frasers Hair Gel Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:03 pm EDT

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    He doesnt, in this league. In Jr's he has one, but mostly for a Hazing incident. Come playoff time, he's a model player who delivers every time. I was disappointed in Toronto with the chants considering how instrumental he was in 2 world jr cups.

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