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Pat Quinn Fined $10,000 For Inappropriate Remarks

by Frank Liao | October 10, 2009 at 03:45 am

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The NHL levied a hefty $10,000 fine to Edmonton Oilers head coach Pat Quinn for his remarks about Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla. His exact comments that got him in trouble were,

"If that had happened in the old days, [Iginla] would have got hit over the head with a stick right after," Quinn fumed. "That's the way you used to deal with it. Now you can't touch him. It was a pretty dirty play, in my opinion."

Quinn insisted he was unimpressed when Oilers captain Ethan Moreau fought Iginla after the Souray incident. "That's not addressing it," Quinn said. "In the era I come from, you're supposed to do dirt with dirt. You don't give him honour [with a fair fight]." Iginla said the trip was an accident and was happy that no one hit him over the head with a stick. "I don't think that's the way it goes," he said.

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albertacowpoke

at 07:42 on October 10th, 2009

I guess that's pocket change for the Oilers coach. I'm glad that we don.t allow hitting over the head anymore. There is enough violence in Hockey without it.

I didn't think referring to the good ole days of hockey, without encouraging players to do so, is a crime.

Go Oilers.

Roger Anderson (not verified)

at 14:37 on October 11th, 2009

The good old days of hockey Quinn says.lol. What about his elbow on Orr. Knocked Orr out cold. Did he get a stick over the head? Go to hell Pat Quinn you are a complete hypocrite.