Off Wing Opinion
Off Wing Opinion


January 09, 2006

Wacko Crashes Canadiens Practice Session


Up in Montreal, some wacko crashed a Canadiens practice session and took a few shots on Jose Theodore:

The 28-year-old man, a recreational hockey player intent on showing he could play at a top level, identified himself as Raphael. Police spokesman Olivier Lapointe said that although two officers spoke to the man, it was "not really a police matter," and he was not arrested.

He went onto the Verdun Auditorium ice when most of the players were at the far end of the rink. Wearing skates, full gear and a white hockey jersey, Raphael skated in on the star goalie with a stick and a puck. He was poke-checked on his first attempt, and Theodore then stopped a weak wrist shot to the high glove side.

Canadiens head coach Claude Julien evetually chased the practice crasher from the ice, and I guess the guy should feel lucky that Sheldon Souray didn't get to him first.

Read it all, especially for Theodore's reaction, which is priceless.



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Comments

If you add that stop to JT's totals since New Year's, it raises his save percentage to .828. Ouch.

Posted by: [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 10, 2006 02:00 AM

That's hilarious.

Posted by: [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 10, 2006 07:57 AM

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