Sunday, February 20, 2005
Quotes could haunt Canucks in lawsuit
An on-ice collision between Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore and Canucks star Markus Naslund triggered ''an unlawful plan'' last year among Vancouver players Todd Bertuzzi, Brad May and others to assault and injure Moore later, a lawsuit filed by Moore alleges.
The stunning allegation is contained in a 12-page complaint filed by Moore in the District Court in Denver, home of the Avalanche, as part of a lawsuit that names as defendants, Bertuzzi, May, Canucks coach Marc Crawford, former GM Brian Burke and Orca Bay Ltd., owner of the Canucks.
In December, Bertuzzi entered a guilty plea in provincial court in Vancouver to assault causing bodily harm and was given a conditional sentence, a sentence that could carry no criminal record.
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An on-ice collision between Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore and Canucks star Markus Naslund triggered ''an unlawful plan'' last year among Vancouver players Todd Bertuzzi, Brad May and others to assault and injure Moore later, a lawsuit filed by Moore alleges.
The stunning allegation is contained in a 12-page complaint filed by Moore in the District Court in Denver, home of the Avalanche, as part of a lawsuit that names as defendants, Bertuzzi, May, Canucks coach Marc Crawford, former GM Brian Burke and Orca Bay Ltd., owner of the Canucks.
In December, Bertuzzi entered a guilty plea in provincial court in Vancouver to assault causing bodily harm and was given a conditional sentence, a sentence that could carry no criminal record.
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