Apparently some sicko decided to make Todd Bertuzzi the target of a deranged prank:
A letter arrived at GM Place on Monday containing a suspicious white powder and investigators say the target was Todd Bertuzzi.The evidence was turned over to the Vancouver Police Department.
''The letter was opened, powder spilled out,'' said Harvey Jones, vice president and general manager of arena operations for Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment. ''There were other people working in the area. They obviously called security.''
Thankfully, nobody was ever in danger, and here's hoping the person who engineered this stunt winds up with some jail time.
Vancouver Canucks Op Ed seems to think I'm part of the problem:
A reader sent us a link a few days ago, to Offwing
Most of this ‘hated player’ business is all media nonsense
If people–including your partner in blog–didn’t get it when I used a movie quote in my blog, I somehow don’t think they’ll get it when you do the same thing in your blog.
Just my opinion.
Geez, McErlain–I didn’t realize you were putting hits out on hockey players. How positively Tony Soprano of you.