Goalie Goes Berserk Upon Learning Pet Bobcat Killed In Bar
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The Providence Bruins will see your Happy Gilmore and raise you a Tuukka Rask.
The P-Bruins’ irascible goalie one-upped Gilmore — and all the other tantrum-throwing hockey legends — when he let loose after losing to Albany, 1-0, in a shootout on March 20. It appears that he won’t be punished for his indiscretions, either, according to the Providence Journal.
After Jakub Petruzak and Harrison Reed were credited with questionable goals during the fifth round of the shootout — Petruzak appeared to lose control of the puck before his shot, and Reed’s attempt looked like it might have hit the crossbar — Rask showed referee Frederic L’Ecuyer exactly how he felt about the calls. On his way off the ice, Rask flung his stick and tossed a milk crate, among other antics.
Providence head coach Rob Murray was informed on Tuesday that Rask would not be suspended for his actions, although it is unclear whether the young netminder will be fined. Murray, for one, was unfazed by the tantrum.
“It it weren’t for YouTube, no one would have known about [the Rask incident],” he told the Journal.
The video has been viewed more than 200,000 times.
Rask, 22, is currently tied for the AHL league lead in wins with 30. In one start with Boston on Jan. 31, he earned a 1-0 shutout victory.
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