Pre-meditated “payback” for a legal hit on Vancouver Canuck captain Markus Naslund during a game Feb. 16.
Bertuzzi came up behind Moore, grabbed the back of Avalanche player’s sweater and delivered a round-house swing with his gloved right hand that struck Moore’s head. Moore fell head first to the ice under the weight of Bertuzzi, who came down on top of him at the 8:41 mark.
A pool of blood formed around Moore’s head as he lay motionless on the ice. A stretcher was wheeled out and after a delay of nearly 10 minutes the 25-year-old native of Windsor, Ont., was taken off for medical attention.
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Moore had regained consciousness by the time he was off the ice, but some news agencies are reporting that he may have a broken neck. Bertuzzi has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL.
He should be in jail.
Update Moore’s neck fracture and concussion confirmed, and Bertuzzi is under police investigation for assault.
I couldn’t agree more. It will be a horrible injustice if he doesn’t do time after a deliberate assault like that.
On talk radio here in Milwaukee, devoted hockey fans who consider “retaliation” and “enforcers” a legitimate part of the game are calling for criminal charges.