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McMorrow welcomes Sgroi to Sheffield

Richard Blayney — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:21:49 +0000

Perhaps looking for a fellow and regular dance partner, Giants enforcer Sean McMorrow has welcomed tough nut Mike Sgroi to the Sheffield Steelers calling him “an excellent addition to the Steelers team and a great signing for the Elite League.” Sgroi comes with a reputation of being a guy who can fight and play a bit and should add to the entertainment factor in games between the Giants and Steelers. With the Steelers struggling so far this season, especially domestically, their coach Dave Matsos has looked to shake up the line-up. Brad Cruickshank has moved to Coventry and Sgroi comes in to replace him. The Steelers organization has obviously seen what a McMorrow can do for entertainment with the fans both home and on the road and have looked to bring in someone of a similar ilk. McMorrow himself was full of praise while taking a not-so-subtle dig at his big rival Brad Voth.

“What kind of guy is he? perhaps the complete opposite of a Brad Voth, Mike Sgroi is a team guy, he puts his team first not him self, he will entertain the fans, protect his team mates and do whatever is best for his fellow players, not necessarily what is best for him self, he is the real deal,” clearly letting us know what kind of player he thinks Voth is at the same time and no doubt sparking their rivalry more.

“Mike is respected by many NHL and AHL tough guys as a clean fighter, he is an honest tough guy, sure he knows his role but he wont cheap shot a guy, he won’t try and beat a guy when he is down, the fans of Sheffield are in for a treat, he is the perfect player for the Steelers and the perfect player for our league,” said McMorrow, again pointing a finger towards Voth who McMorrow feels jumped him the last time they played.

McMorrow went on to say what many of us believe, ”The fans in this league deserved to be entertained, I try and do that and so will Mike Sgroi. The Steelers have a good man, a tough man and a good hockey player, the City will love him.”

Bans for Brawlers

Richard Blayney — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:02:01 +0000

You’ve all seen the videos by now or at least if you haven’t seen the video you have surely heard of the incident. If you haven’t seen the video it’s worth a quick look but the camera angle is terrible and you don’t see the violence that brought the game into such disrepute that the infamous ‘Travesty of the Game’ penalty was handed out to two players. Brad Voth and Adam Knight went at it behind the players benches on their way to the dressing rooms after being ejected from the game for an on ice brawl moments earlier. Everyone tried to wade in by climbing the plexiglass behind the benches as punches were traded and even a stick thrown in spear like fashion from ex-Giant Curtis Huppe. It dragged the game into the gutter and the EIHL have handed out bans like they were going out of style.

The following is the statement from the EIHL:

The EIHL confirm that they have investigated incidents that took place at the game between the Cardiff Devils and Hull Stingrays on Sunday 13th September 2009. Following the review the suspensions issued by the league have been awarded as follows.

Cardiff Devils:

Brad Voth; 1 game automatic suspension for a fighting match penalty plus automatic 1 game suspension for a match penalty for Travesty of the Game. Additional 3 game suspension awarded for not going straight to the dressing room as per EIHL rules. Total suspension 5 games. In addition the player has a further 6 game suspension suspended for the remainder of the season. If a match penalty is awarded against the player for Travesty of the Game in the 2009-10 season these 6 games will be added to any other penalties that may be given.

Scott Romfo; 1 game suspension for a 5+Game Misconduct for fighting in the last 2 minutes of a game

Mike Hartwick; 1 game suspension for a 5+Game Misconduct for fighting in the last 2 minutes of a game

Max Birbraer; 1 game suspension. After a review of the match night DVD a penalty has been awarded against the player . A 5+game misconduct for roughing and throwing punches over the plexi glass with results in an automatic game suspension.

Hull Stingrays:

Adam Knight; 1 game automatic suspension for a fighting match penalty plus automatic 1 game suspension for a match penalty for Travesty of the Game. Additional 3 game suspension awarded for not going straight to the dressing room as per EIHL rules. Total suspension 5 games. In addition the player has a further 6 game suspension suspended for the remainder of the season. If a match penalty is awarded against the player for Travesty of the Game in the 2009-10 season these 6 games will be added to any other penalties that may be given.

Curtis Huppe; 1 game suspension for throwing an object as per league rules. Additional 4 game suspension as this action is deemed reckless. Total suspension 5 games.

All suspensions take immediate effect.

The league would like to thank both clubs for their co-operation in this investigation and review.

Fair enough I say. Who doesn’t like a good toe-to-toe fight on the ice and who doesn’t even like the odd brawl on the ice and while it was certainly amusing watching the video and while nobody would have refused to watch it out of disgust, fighting off the ice is a big no-no and punishments needed to be handed down. Huppe throwing the stick spear like was something I haven’t seen before and am surprised he only got the punishment he did.

Old time hockey indeed.

EIHL hand out huge suspensions

Richard Blayney — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:07:11 +0000

This week all the talk on message boards have been about incidents in seperate games involving Hull and Cardiff. Hull enforcer Rick Kozak was handed down a 10-game suspension for beating up on Levers before kicking his blood in an act the EIHL described as a travesty of the game. Then there was Devils captain and tough guy Brad Voth who got a 12-game suspension for slashing an opponent and then sucker punching him. Here is what the Elite League had to say on the incidents and the suspensions.

As I mentioned the suspensions have created lots of debate across the internet and our very own GM Todd Kelman has also weighed in with his point of view. While most fans have felt the Voth suspension was harsh, Todd has said it was fair when you look at it.

Actually you can make up your minds yourselves by looking at a video of the incident here.