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| by: Matthew Wuest | October 29, 2009 9:53 PM | comments: (0) |
Mooseheads head coach Cam Russell, shown here two seasons ago, wasn't a happy camper on Thursday night.
Cam Russell snapped, literally, on Thursday night.
The Halifax Mooseheads head coach grabbed a player’s stick in the third period of a 6-2 loss to the Montreal Junior and snapped it over the boards in a rare show of emotion. He then held the shaft of the stick in his hand while unleashing a verbal tirade on the officials and earned a two-minute bench minor for his trouble.
Russell, in his fourth season, was absolutely furious after Matthew Brenton scored with 6:07 remaining on a penalty shot and David Stich tallied at with 5:14 to go to thwart a mild Mooseheads’ comeback attempt.
Brenton’s penalty shot was awarded on a fairly innocent tug by Mooseheads defenceman Garrett Clarke. Stich’s goal was the product of a non-call in the offensive zone after Mooseheads forward Brent Andrews was hauled down.
“Our guy was tripped, hauled down, and they got a breakaway and scored,” Russell said. “That was more of a blatant trip than the one they awarded the (penalty shot) for. So I was frustrated. I hate showing signs of frustration on the bench but I just didn’t agree with the call at all. I didn’t agree with a few of them.”
Tomas Knotek had scored back-to-back goals at the end of the second and early in the third to pull the Mooseheads within striking distance. But Russell wasn’t pinning the loss on the officials, he was pinning it on his team coming out flat, and there will be plenty on that in Friday’s Metro.
Here’s a taste of what he had to say: “I just feel, win or lose, you want to make sure the fans don’t leave feeling cheated. I didn’t feel we gave the fans all we had to give.”
Matthew Wuest is the Halifax Mooseheads' beat reporter at Metro Halifax. His blog, The Q Files, complements his coverage in Metro Halifax, focusing primarily on the Mooseheads but also on other teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Follow him on Twitter @metroqfiles.
Why doesnt the coach leave the lineup that same if eveyone is healthy and they win a good game? why keep juggling lines? that hasnt helped all season so knock it off!
By Sir Hedley
Dubois you are an idiot he nailed nate in the head! and he left his feet!and sawyer did not an extra push to o'brien he lost his balance and slammed into the boards!
By Sir Hedley
The did have luck for once and they served the win unlike what another person suggested they didnt suck they played disciplined hockey and for once the dubious duo of thomander and hamel din't give...
By Sir Hedley
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