Olshanksy's aforementioned article is a worthy read. Titled "Learning Lessons Along The Way", it addresses the controversial topic that is sure to be played out over and over again until the award winner is announced - Nate's one game suspension earlier in the season imposed by league tyrant, Comissioner Joe Bertagna, after a game against Merrimack where Nate wasnt even whistled for a penalty."It looks like I picked the right week to write a column about BC's Nathan Gerbe. We're a week removed from the launch of a Gerbe For Hobey blog, a day removed from Gerbe cracking the top three in our Hobey Watch and taking the lead on Inside College Hockey's Hobey Tracker, and a few hours removed from a great hue and cry from our good friend Chris Dilks over at Western College Hockey (and the UNH Men's Hockey Blog had its say as well)".
The article includes some honest quotes from Nate and Coach Jerry York. It also poses the question: does this affect Nate's chances for the hobey baker:
"You have to look at what the suspension is for," said one former media voter. "If it's an on-ice suspension, I don't think it should weigh as much as somebody getting suspended for something off the ice. I think you have a player like Gerbe, who gets suspended for an on-ice incident, I don't think that should factor in. It's part of the game, and he learned his lesson.I guess that means we can rule out a certain someone, who clearly won't be winning.
2 comments:
It is clear that Nathan Gerbe is a player for whom sportsmanship means nothing and therefore the Hobey Baker award would mean nothing to him as well.
In fact, it was not his on ice behavior that earned him a suspension and increased his already notorious reputation for being an unsportsmanlike (ie. non-Hobey-like) hockey player. It was the fact that he ignored previous warnings about his unsportsmanlike behavior that demanded his suspension.
Additionally, it is clear what type of person supports Nathan's candidacy - those who would attempt to impugn the character of someone with no involvement in the current debate, someone who has yet to have his case heard and guilt determined in a situation that appears to have great extenuating circumstances.
Yes it is clear, even by those who support him, that Nathan Gerbe is nowhere near deserving of the Hobey Baker award.
thanks for reading the blog. and thanks for your continued support of Gerbe for Hobey!
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