Seven years since Bertuzzi’s sucker punch
Posted March 8, 2011 7:50 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It was seven years ago today that a sucker punch from former Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi ended the hockey career of then Colorado Avalanche player Steve Moore.
Bertuzzi was suspended and eventually traded by the Canucks. He bounced around the league for a while, before finally landing in the Motor City to play for the Detroit Red Wings.
Steve Moore had a cracked vertebrae and hasn’t played another a minute of hockey. He’s still waiting to have a civil suit against Bertuzzi and the former owner of the Canucks heard in Toronto.
Sportsnet Radio’s Rick Dhaliwal in the News1130 Sports Centre remembers a dark night.
“How do you forget that night? You’ve been covering hockey for 20 years and it’s one of those nights that will always stick out. I just remember the next day, it was the NHL trade deadline and all they wanted to talk about was the Bertuzzi-Moore incident.”
Dhaliwal adds that it is unfortunate the way the incident played out. “It’s a brain injury and you know Todd Bertuzzi, since the Moore incident, has made $20 million and he still plays in the NHL. Steve Moore, you’ve got to feel for him, he has not played the game of hockey ever since that night.”
Bertuzzi is suing his then-coach Marc Crawford, claiming he told him to go after Moore.
