The Video That Shows an NHL Hockey Player Flipping Off the Crowd Glove Getting ‘Stuck’
- Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:31pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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When you score a goal in a playoff hockey game, you’re not supposed to turn to the opposing fans and flip them the bird. And despite video that seems to show Boston Bruins player Andrew Ference doing just that, he’s defending himself with an odd claim: his glove got stuck.
Here’s how he defended the gesture to ESPN.com:
“It looks awful; I just saw it,” he said of the replay. “I can assure you that’s not part of my repertoire. I think my glove got caught up. I can assure you that’s not part of who I am or what I ever have been. It looks awful. I admit it and I completely apologize to how it looks. I was putting my fist in the air. I’m sorry. It does look awful. I don’t know what else to say.”
Here’s the video. You decided. And if you come down on the side of he’s flipping you off, then here’s your CONTENT WARNING for an obscene gesture. But if you agree that his glove got stuck, then enjoy the wardrobe malfunction:
(via HuffPo)
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Comments (95)
Ken
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:35pmJust lighten his wallet $100K like they did Kobe!
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:32pmThis guy has been asociated with “right to play” where he went to Africa to help kids get exposed to hockey. I wonder if he taught him this move too.
Report Post »saskatchewanboy
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:29pmWhat an idioto! And against my Habs none the less. NHL has some goons, but these playoffs have been amazing, lots yet to come!
Report Post »crcitizen
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:23pmSo what?
Report Post »Player To Be Named Later
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:20pmIt’s the NHL playoffs man, not for the faint of heart. He did it, he meant it and I have no problem with it.
Report Post »DogTags
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:13pmAnother wardrobe malfunction? I’m not buying it.
Report Post »gregmerleforcongress
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:11pmIt’s ok to fight and purposely bloody your opponent but raising up one finger crosses the line? This is a non story.
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:11pmYah! Woo-hoo!! A proper greeting for a Habs crowd.
Report Post »liquidflorian
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:11pmIndeed!
Report Post »ASH71
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 2:56pmHear hear!
Report Post »T-rav
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:08pmI shoot the puck around from time to time and I suppose I could see how it COULD happen, I doubt it was an oops though. There is bad blood between those two teams. Hockey is a tough sport and kinda ruthless, its not a surprise to see this. I say oh well, if your a hockey fan you know how it can be!
Report Post »soapbox55
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:07pmLet’s see, raise a finger or repeatedly strike the face of an opposing player…
Report Post »Which should receive the harsher punishment?
(or the most press…?)
mrsmileyface
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:06pmFined Fired and Fined some more. Stupid is as stupid acts. How dare he taint further the pure game of hockey. For shame.
Report Post »stereojoe
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:58pmI think it’s actually kind of funny. Think about it, this gesture is a perfect reflection of ‘Generation Me.’ We (socially) have bred this behavior into our youth and then we’re surprised when they grow up and act like this.
The only way to prevent this from happening again is for the NHL to take extreme measures and make an example of this player. If I did this to my customers where I work, I would be fired. Just saying…
Report Post »smak
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:52pmHe must have voted for Obama.
Report Post »Required post.
cognitivedissonance
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:57pmYou forgot to add something about the eeeeevil moooslims
Report Post »Calamity Jane
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:50pmYeah….ah…..sure….that’s it…..My glove got stuck.
I’ve watched and played a lot of hocky in my day and never saw any player have a “glove malfunction” like that one. Gotta admit, it is a creative and original excuse.
Report Post »Kris
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:46pmI play hockey, and hockey gloves are very thick and padded on the backside and very thin on the palm. The seams between the fingers have to stick out a little, otherwise there would be no way to attach the thin leather palm to the thick foam padding. Your hands fit rather loosely in the gloves, too. I believe him. He brought his hand down quite quickly which suggests he realized just a little too late what was happening.
Report Post »Al J Zira
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:32pmYou’re kidding, right? I played hockey for years also and I know it’s not a glove issue. These guy can thread a needle with a puck but can’t control the gloves on their hands? Oh please!
Report Post »Calamity Jane
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:53pmDude….If you played hockey you know how difficult it is to extend your middle digit in a hockey glove…..C’mon…Fess up….Every player has tried it at one time or another, even if it was just in the locker room for laughs.
Report Post »ASH71
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 2:55pmI hope he did do it to the Habs crowd, they were most prob doing it to him!
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJSQztfuwUc
Hopefully Ference will score another on Sat and do it to the bench!
66 bronco
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:18pmYeah, I agree with Al J Zira on this one…… I too played hockey for years. Let me tell those guys have the best equipment that even if we had the money it wouldn’t be available to guys like us! So, they can move their fingers or shall I say “finger” really easy with the pro level equipment they use. That was a full blown “one finger solute” to the crowd and he got caught on tape.
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:45pmIf he didn’t intend to flip-off, then why was he putting his hand up in the air? Was he waving hello to someone?
Report Post »sleazyhippo
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:44pmHockey is like that – Remember the Pit Bull with Lipstick! What do you think Governor Plain meant!
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:45pmGovernor Plain? Sounds familiar but really not sure what state this Gov. Plain you speak of is from. Gov Plain? Man it sounds familiar but just not coming to me……Oh I think I know now. Your that leftist loser that struggles with spelling….Governor Plain, good one you dope…
Report Post »sleazyhippo
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:32pmI apologize, I meant “Palin,” Sarah Palin. Sorry.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:44pmITS A FINGER and the only people with their panties in a bunch are the fans of the opposing team
who care…………………they suck bwahahahahahahahaaaaaa
Report Post »RISE AND RISE AGAIN
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:43pmYa NHL had a little talk with Andrew. Changed his tune real quick.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:42pmI know nothing about hockey gloves. But that looked odd because it looks like the wrong finger and I would have expected the finger to be thicker with padding.
Report Post »toidiegalliv
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:52pm@islesfordian, I got the same impression. Thanks for bringing it up.
Report Post »D4nny
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 3:30pmYeah I agree, that’s not him flipping a bird at people. It’s not even the right finger first off, and secondly it’s just barely protruding over the rest of his fingers… it’s just his glove.
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:41pmwould it not depend on what the meaning of the words, flipped off mean?
Report Post »john1417
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:41pmIt’s just because he got caught on Cam…..
Report Post »john1417
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:39pmYea I believe that. NOT
Report Post »rojotx
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:39pmCome on it’s just him showing his IQ or how many teeth he is missing!!
Report Post »Ken
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:34pmOr he could be saying that the fans are number one!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:37pmFine … no … FIRED YES!
Report Post »jmbogstad
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:48pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhDPHb2RXI4
Report Post »Here’s a real funny video
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:50pmIt depends on what the definition of “Is” is.
If Joy Behar could explain it, it would just be a sign of endearment.
Report Post »theonefromabove
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:51pmHe should be fired.
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
Report Post »mullet
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:54pmActually I think I believe him. It even looks like the wrong finger.
Report Post »BIGJAYINPA
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:54pmThe guy plays hockey and you expect sane, rational, civilized behavior from him?? What are you on drugs??? This is a “sport” the players had to be ordered to wear helmets and face protection. They carry sticks and shoot really hard pieces of frozen rubber at each other and sometimes at a net. The game originated in Canada for goodness sakes. How much more needs be said?? Leave the poor dain-bramaged fool alone.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:06pmThe finger came UP. It wasn’t just higher than the others; it came up.
Here’s an interesting article from The Shark Tank:
by Roger Stone, The Stone Stone
The huge South Florida Tea Party rally last Saturday with Donald Trump and Congressman Allen West has electrified the Tea Party Movement for a Trump-West Ticket. West wouldn’t rule it out if the phone rang, according to an early post written at the Daily Caller- Read the post HERE. The Tax Day Rally was heavy with Trump- West signs, some homemade and some pre-printed, but they all touted the Manhattan billionaire and the no-nonsense Congressman and ArmyVet to turn America around! At the same event, Trump reiterated to the Shark Tank that he would run as a Republican, and that he was, “Conservative, very conservative.” Those two are important prerequisites to any Conservative Republican like Congressman Allen West were he to consider a VP appointment by Trump or any other Presidential candidate for that matter. Internet chatter is strong among conservatives for a outsider Trump-West ticket, however only time will tell if this possibility comes to pass.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:37pmThat was VERY deliberate.
Report Post »ishka4me
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 2:09pmthey were playing in montreal, , up there it means thankyou for your applause.
Report Post »SacKings2312
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 2:20pmI thought this was a NEWS website!!! This is not news along with the majority of Glenn Beck’s other “news” on this site…
Report Post »KevINtampa
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 2:29pmCome on everyone. Relax. He is getting ready for golf in the off season. He got his first goal of the playoffs, gives him a +1 on the +/- point sheet. That’s a birdie…he’s just showing you his golf knowledge. Oh wait, +1 in golf is a bogey? No one wonder his golf game is terrible.
Report Post »sooner12
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 2:34pmBig deal. People need to get a life. He apologized and said he didn’t mean to do it. His statement says it all.
Report Post »MASTER YODA
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 2:46pmLying sack of crap, he is. Herh herh herh.
Report Post »Metalplate6538
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 3:31pmThe 10 most useless activities among human endeavors directly attributable to Canadian socialism: 1. hockey; 2. hockey; 3. hockey; 4. hockey; 5. hockey; 6. hockey; 7. hockey; 8. hockey; 9. hockey; 10. hockey.
Report Post »Now, curling… there’s a sport.
NeoFan
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 3:53pmFor all of you that have obviously never put on a pair of hockey gloves please do so the next time your at the sporting goods store. Put on a pair and see how successful you are and raising one finger by itself.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 3:57pmAll good hunters EAT what they shoot!!!
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:49pmThis happens to me all the time when I’m driving and people cut me off or fail to signal when they want to turn real quick, I get this muscle spasm in my middle finger making it stick straight up. Now that I think of it, this happens all the time I flip through the channels on the TV and see Obama talking or I land on MSNBC.
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