A portrait of a fighter

An excellent, powerful story by the Calgary Herald's Bruce Dowbiggin about former Flames tough guy Brantt Myhres. Make no mistake: It's a very difficult way to make a living.

"If they say there's no premeditation to these fights, they're wrong. Most of the heavyweights have it premeditated and if you see, most heavyweights get it done within the first 10 minutes. And they're all the same as me, they want it over with."

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Ooh, portrait. Sounds classy.

Doesn’t it?

by Costa24 on Mar 11, 2009 5:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Glad we’re hearing from the guys directly. His point of view matters most. Thanks for posting this.

by hockeycountry on Mar 12, 2009 4:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I’d like to put the following into play.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/blogs/2009/01/05/laraque_last_word/

It is about two months old, but I found it full of insight on the aspect of hockey fighting.

by cubanpuckstopper on Mar 12, 2009 8:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

With all due respect to Dowbiggin, his stance on fighting is well-known. Trying to tie Myhers’ sad story into an anti-fighting argument seems like a stretch here.

The story of Myhers has been written before, and it’s one worth telling. I’d like to see more of these sorts of profiles on guys who played the game. But I could do without the cracks about NHL GM sipping orange juice in the sun, as if the only possible reason for disagreeing with Dowbiggin is not caring.

Down Goes Brown - Unapologetically nostalgic for the past. Brutally realistic about the present. Grudgingly optimistic about the future.

by Down Goes Brown on Mar 12, 2009 1:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs