Bantering Points: Controversies Surrounding The Winter Classic

by Brandon C. on Jan 6, 2012 6:00 AM EST in New York Rangers Links

The Winter Classic was certainly an awesome event, but there are many controversies surrounding the event.

John Tortorella was fined $30,000 for his post game comments about the referees in the Winter Classic.

A group of Philadelphia Flyers fans beat up a a group of New York Rangers fans at Geno's Steaks. Broad Street Hockey wrote about the story.

Broad Street Hockey wasn't done yet, however, as there was a peculiar message on the site's Facebook page. Broadstreet Hockey looked further into the story, and saw that a man basically admitted to being one of the men that beat up the Rangers fans. Then, the man backtracked and accused his friends of being involved. Wow.

Hopefully the men that did it are caught and serve their time for their actions. This story reminds me too much of the Bryan Stow story in baseball.

Once again over at Broad Street Hockey, fans from across the NHL are looking to support the men that were beaten up at Geno's Steaks.

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Nice move over there

Hopefully they will go forward with setting something up for the victims. It’s nice to be reminded once in a while that not all sports fans are complete assholes. I live in Philly and most of the fans here are decent, it’s just about 10% of them who act like complete dickwads (mostly drunken college-age kids and middle-aged men with inferiority complexes) and give a bad rep to the rest.

by Steeeve on Jan 6, 2012 7:23 AM EST reply actions

I live in Philly and most of the fans here are decent, it’s just about 10% of them who act like complete dickwads (mostly drunken college-age kids and middle-aged men with inferiority complexes) and give a bad rep to the rest.

That pretty much applies to any North American sports franchise team’s fans.

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by poploser on Jan 6, 2012 8:10 AM EST up reply actions

True

The difference is that Philly’s 10% is much worse than every other team’s 10%.

by Steeeve on Jan 6, 2012 8:37 AM EST up reply actions

Much, more worse than most teams

"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!

by Moshe52792 on Jan 6, 2012 3:38 PM EST up reply actions

The Phlyer fans were actually pretty decent inside the ballpark

Once outside, things got typical. Didn’t help that there was some sort of “Occupy” group protesting outside after the game. I noticed that got ALOT of people all riled up as one guy even shoved me at that point. Of course in typical mob mentality fashion the jerk shriveled up and quieted down once I separated him from his herd (doesn’t hurt that I’m 6"6 over 200lbs & had on like 4 layers of clothing).
I wonder if these poor guys from Woodbridge are small in stature b/c there was a ton of cowardly loud-mouthing. We were actually gonna go to Pat’s (across the street from Geno’s) after the game but chose a delicious BBQ place on South ST instead. I’m glad that me and my lady were not hurt but I kind of wish I was there to maybe diffuse the situation. I hate stories like this, I really do

Were they saying "Boo" or "Boo-urns?"
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by Kendrick Jay on Jan 6, 2012 7:27 AM EST reply actions

I'm sure people weren't happy with me and my girl though

As we left the ballpark skipping & singing that Mac Miller victory song from 24/7, me in my Richards sweater & her in her brand new Lundquist WC

Were they saying "Boo" or "Boo-urns?"
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by Kendrick Jay on Jan 6, 2012 7:30 AM EST up reply actions

haha

That song is weak as hell, the Broadway hat is way better.

by The Richards-Gaborik Connection on Jan 6, 2012 7:42 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

broadway is awesome

But I do enjoy me some Mac Miller haha

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"Just reload my weapon, you know?" - Artem Anisimov
The future is looking bright boys.

by Tripodi on Jan 6, 2012 4:16 PM EST up reply actions

I just watched the video on some NY Rangers blog and its disturbing, the guy gets sucker punched very badly

by bcranger21 on Jan 6, 2012 11:26 AM EST reply actions

Personal Alumni Game Incident

Not as crazy as a fight, but I’m walking around the ballpark at the ALUMNI game with my camera taking pictures of the sights. In the upper level I was cutting through some people when I feel someone touch me on the shoulder.

It seemed weird, not in the “excuse me I’m trying to get through” way. I walked a little and look down and the shoulder of my white jersey has mustard on it. I mean really…I’m at the alumni game watching NHL greats play. I’m not about to start a fight. What a joke.

Other than that we got heckled throughout the city, nothing offensive though. It was funny we went to Ben Franklin’s grave site and the guy working there was like…what’s with the rangers stuff? This is black and orange territory. Still friendly but I thought it was funny from a 50 yr old man that works at a historic cemetery haha

by jrjankowski8 on Jan 6, 2012 4:00 PM EST reply actions

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