Rick Rypien has been suspended six games by the NHL grabbing a Minnesota Wild fan this week. He learned his fate at a hearing in New York with league officials on Friday.
NHL Suspends Rick Rypien Six Games For Grabbing Fan
Will The Wild Use Rick Rypien As A Rallying Point?
The Wild have had trouble adapting to Todd Richards’ system for a year now, and to say that they’ve been splintered is an understatement. The Copper & Blue says the Canucks handed the Wild a rally point, something that the entire team is going to get behind:
Read Article >VIDEO: Rypien Fan Discusses Incident In TV Interview
Where Minnesota Law Stands Regarding Rick Rypien Incident
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Read Article >Canucks Fans Balance Fandom, Reality In Rypien Incident
Rypien is a skilled fighter, has decent hands and has always been one of the hardest working guys on the team. It sucks to think that one mistake is gonna see his days with the Canucks come to a close.
Read more at Nucks Misconduct.
Read Article >Minnesota Fan In Rypien Incident Will Seek Lawyer, Says He Was ‘Assaulted’
Perhaps the most damning account of Engquist’s testimony to Russo this afternoon surrounds the allegation that the NHL didn’t contact him at all in the aftermath. Not a phone call from either team, from Rypien or from the league, he says. That seems like quite the PR blunder, should Engquist be telling the truth.
Read Article >NHL Suspends Rick Rypien At Least Five Games
Usually, these suspension talks are held over the phone, but this time, the NHL is calling Rypien all the way to the principal’s office in New York. An in-person hearing means that the suspension will be longer than five games, according to ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun.
Most fans expect the suspension to be much, much longer than that.
Read Article >The Canucks Embarrassing Reaction To Rick Rypien’s Fan Altercation
Why The Book Should Be Thrown At Rick Rypien
Once again, there is a wide spectrum of opinions on this. The problem is, no one seems to be focused on the one thing that matters the most. He grabbed a fan. A FAN. This is so wrong on so many levels that a five to ten game suspension just does not match the crime.
Read much more at Hockey Wilderness.
Read Article >Rick Rypien’s Fan Appreciation Night
Anyone expecting Vancouver Canucks fans to stick up for Rick Rypien might have to wait awhile. The boys over at Nucks Misconduct pin this one on Rypien:
It’s not going to be easy for Rypien to find support in this incident. There was no physical contact, the fan didn’t throw anything at him, Rypien wasn’t in physical danger. He simply snapped, nothing more, and made a terrible decision. That decision may cost him his season.
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