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      For
      avid
      readers
      of
      The
      Cadre,
      I
      imagine
      many
      of
      you
      would
      have
      read
     
     
      my
      article
      concerning
      the
      "Quiet
      Dignity
      of
      Field
      Hockey"
      in
      the
      last
     
     
      issue
      (issue
      #4
      -
      Oct
      19).
      For
      those
      of
      you
      who
      either
      don't
      know
      any
     
     
      members
      of
      the
      field
      hockey
      team
      or
      were
      perhaps
      comatose,
      you
      may
      not
     
     
      have
      been
      familiar
      with
      the
      fact
      that
      this
      article
      upset
      many
      members
      of
     
     
      the
      team
      to
      the
      point
      where
      they
      were
      begging
      the
      periodicals
      man
      at
      the
     
     
      library
      for
      my
      picture
      and
      cell
      phone
      number.
      Of
      course,
      I
      found
      this
     
     
      rather
      flattering
      at
      first
      —
      it's
      not
      every
      day
      that
      groups
      of
      women
      are
      try-
     
     
      ing
      to
      find
      my
      number
      ~
      but
      then
      I
      realized
      the
      team
      was
      after
      me
      to
      stomp
     
     
      my
      head
      as
      if
      I
      had
      just
      publicly
      decried
      the
      entire
      feminine
      sex.
      Indeed,
     
     
      it
      reached
      the
      point
      where
      my
      friends
      and
      acquaintances
      were
      calling
      me,
     
     
      e-mailing
      me
      and
      stopping
      me
      in
      order
      to
      warn
      me
      to
      hide,
      as
      if
      I
      had
      just
     
     
      killed
      a
      member
      of
      the
      Russian
      Mob.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      couldn't
      have
      imagined
      a
      more
      ludicrous
      scenario.
      I
      went
      back
      and
      re-
     
     
      read
      my
      article
      and
      wondered
      what
      I
      had
      written
      in
      it
      that
      would
      justify
     
     
      me
      having
      to
      go
      into
      the
      Witness
      Protection
      Program.
      Finding
      nothing
     
     
      other
      than
      my
      usual
      innovative
      sort
      of
      sports
      journalism,
      I
      boldly
      went
     
     
      and
      posted
      my
      information
      on
      the
      Weblogs@upei,
      asking
      anybody
      with
     
     
      said
      concerns
      to
      call
      my
      cell
      phone
      or
      e-mail
      me.
      That
      being
      done,
      I
      sat
     
     
      and
      waited
      to
      be
      called
      and
      berated.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Alas!
      No
      such
      call
      or
      even
      e-mail
      came.
      The
      only
      call
      I
      received
      from
     
     
      anyone
      was
      from
      my
      all-knowing
      editor,
      who
      told
      me
      he
      thought
      there
     
     
      was
      nothing
      wrong
      with
      my
      article,
      but
      who
      had
      received
      a
      scathing
      let-
     
     
      ter
      from
      the
      captain
      of
      the
      team.
      It
      cited
      my
      faults,
      including
      that
      I
      had
     
     
      depicted
      Vicki
      MacLeod
      as
      being
      shy,
      and
      that
      I
      stated
      "Don't
      expect
      me
     
     
      to
      try
      out”
      in
      reference
      to
      the
      field
      hockey
      team.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      have
      nothing
      against
      Vicki
      MacLeod.
      In
      fact,
      I
      quite
      like
      her,
      and
      think
     
     
      that
      she
      is
      a
      bright
      young
      individual
      with
      a
      multitude
      of
      athletic
      talent
      not
     
     
      limited
      to
      field
      hockey
      but
      stretching
      into
      basketball
      as
      well.
      Insofar
      as
     
     
      my
      comment
      to
      not
      trying
      out
      for
      the
      team,
      it
      was
      nothing
      against
      field
     
     
      hockey,
      rather
      more
      of
      a
      reflection
      that
      it's
      a
      tough
      sport,
      for
      which
      we
     
     
      have
      only
      a
      women's
      team.
      To
      that
      I
      did
      not
      properly
      iterate
      this,
      |
      apolo-
     
     
      gize.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Girls,
      and
      more
      specifically
      the
      field
      hockey
      Panthers,
      I
      am
      all
      for
      the
     
     
      Panther
      cause.
      It's
      why
      I
      got
      into
      this
      job.
      |
      want
      to
      congratulate
      you,
     
     
      along
      with
      all
      other
      UPEI
      teams,
      on
      your
      season
      and
      ask
      you
      not
      to
      con-
     
     
      sider
      this
      as
      an
      attack,
      but
      as
      a
      defense
      of
      my
      journalistic
      credibility.
      Don't
     
     
      like
      what
      I
      have
      to
      say?
      Write
      The
      Cadre
      as
      Maureen
      and
      Chelsey
      have
     
     
      and
      tell
      us
      what
      you
      think,
      because
      we
      could
      use
      the
      submissions.
      When
     
     
      it
      comes
      down
      to
      it,
      my
      primary
      concerns
      have
      and
      always
      will
      be
      the
     
     
      welfare
      of
      our
      teams
      and
      of
      our
      newspaper.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bench.
      "I
      know
      he's
      a
      PEI
      player,”
      said
      Justin.
      “But
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Why
      People
      Get
      Injured
      in
      Sports
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It's
      a
      pretty
      simple
      answer,
      really
      —
      people
      get
      injured
      in
      sports
      because
      games
      get
      too
     
     
      intense.
      Emotions
      fly
      around
      as
      the
      players
      do,
      and
      often
      injuries
      result
      not
      from
      the
     
     
      malice
      of
      another,
      but
      from
      the
      athlete
      over-exerting
      him
      or
      her
      self.
      However,
      some-
     
     
      times
      an
      athlete
      will
      intentionally
      injure
      another
      player,
      and
      it
      is
      at
      this
      point
      that
      we
     
     
      all
      shake
      our
      heads
      together
      and
      say,
      "Boy,
      did
      they
      ever
      cross
      the
      line
      this
      time.
      When
     
     
      will
      they
      learn?"
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      know
      what?
      They
      won't.
      It's
      because
     
     
      when
      I
      punch
      somebody,
      nine
      times
      out
      of
     
     
      ten
      how
      hard
      |
      punch
      them
      doesn't
      matter.
     
     
      It's
      where
      and
      when
      I
      hit
      them,
      whether
      the
     
     
      victim
      was
      expecting
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      attended
      the
      PEI
      Rocket
      game
      on
     
     
      Saturday,
      October
      23rd,
      and
      after
      the
      end
      of
     
     
      a
      melee
      in
      front
      of
      the
      Rocket
      net,
      PEI
     
     
      goalie
      Jonathan
      Boutin
      smashed
      down
      on
     
     
      the
      head
      of
      a
      Drummondville
      player
      with
      |
     
     
      his
      blocker.
      Hard.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      entire
      crowd
      quieted
      as
      Boutin
      was
     
     
      given
      a
      mere
      two
      minute
      penalty
      for
      his
     
     
      action.
      My
      friend
      Justin
      turned
      to
      me
      as
      the
     
     
      Drummondville
      coach
      appeared
      to
      have
     
     
      eighteen
      simultaneous
      strokes
      from
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jonathan
      Boutin
     
     
      www.peirocket.com
     
    
   
   
    
     
      deserves
      a
      suspension.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      know
      why
      he
      wasn't
      suspended?
      No
      injury,
      The
      Drummondville
      player
      got
      up
      and
     
     
      skated
      away.
      If
      Steve
      Moore
      had
      have
      done
      that
      after
      the
      Todd
      Bertuzzi
      hit,
      then
      that
     
     
      wouldn't
      have
      been
      an
      issue
      either.
      Sure,
      Bertuzzi
      would
      have
      gotten
      a
      penalty,
      but
      if
     
     
      anyone
      thinks
      he
      would
      have
      gotten
      even
      a
      quarter
      of
      the
      suspension
      that
      he
      received,
     
     
      you
      don't
      know
      sport.
      When
      you
      play
      sport,
      it
      isn't
      whether
      you
      intend
      to
      injure,
      it's
     
     
      whether
      you
      do
      or
      not.
      Your
      intention
      will
      get
      you
      a
      penalty,
      but
      it's
      chance
      that
      deter-
     
     
      mines
      the
      victim's
      injury
      —
      and
      your
      suspension.
      Malice
      determines
      penalty
      —
      luck
     
     
      determines
      injury.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Case
      in
      point:
      about
      a
      week
      before
      the
      Bertuzzi/Moore
      incident,
      Philadelphia's
      Mark
     
     
      Recchi
      was
      smashed
      in
      the
      face
      by
      Ottawa's
      Martin
      Havlat.
      Do
      you
      remember
      the
      sus-
     
     
      pension
      he
      got?
      I
      don't
      either,
      and
      it's
      because
      Recchi
      was
      wearing
      a
      visor.
      He
      skated
     
     
      away,
      and
      the
      story
      barely
      got
      any
      coverage
      because
      Recchi
      was
      “okay.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Riddle
      me
      this:
      If
      I
      decide
      to
      get
      loaded,
      get
      in
      my
      car,
      and
      smash
      into
      you
      as
      you
     
     
      walk
      down
      the
      street
      but
      you
      get
      up
      and
      are
      "okay,"
      is
      the
      judge
      going
      to
      let
      me
      off?
     
     
      You
      bet
      your
      ass
      he
      wouldn't.
      You
      say
      I
      can't
      compare
      getting
      hit
      by
      a
      car
      and
      getting
     
     
      a
      cheapshot?
      Ask
      Steve
      Moore
      about
      that
      one,
      I'm
      sure
      he'd
      be
      more
      than
      happy
      to
     
     
      answer
      from
      behind
      some
      tubes
      and
      a
      neck
      brace.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Get
      some
      integrity,
      refs.
      Someone
      needs
      to
      call
      this
      crap.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Cadre
      October
      26,
      2004
      page
      17