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Meanwhile, USA Hockey and the NHL are attempting to reassemble the broken pieces that Ron Wilson's team left here at Olympus. Their play fragmented on the ice, the players went about fragmenting the furniture of their hosts and breaking the bond of international goodwill and sportsmanship. Olympic Committee members. There was a ruckus on the fifth floor of one of the apartment buildings, promptly followed by a couple of flying chairs and the fire extinguisher being tossed over a railing and landing in a courtyard.
George's description made the incident sound akin to a scene from Animal House, a frat house party that got slightly out of control this time with all the world to cast judgment.
Boston native Jeremy Roenick, returning to Phoenix to rejoin the Coyotes, told CNN, I know one thing.New Era Outlet A lot of the furniture in there was very cheap furniture. We were sitting around playing cards and chairs would break underneath us.
George reported that there were no injuries and also said there was no connection between that incident and another in which Matt Hindle, a Canadian bobsledder, was slightly injured at approximately the same time when he was struck by a piece of glass that fell from the sixth floor of the Athletes' Village tower.
This is an unfortunate incident and one that we deeply regret, said Dave Ogrean, USA Hockey's executive director, in a prepared statement. We believe only a handful of individuals were involved. Nevertheless, we will work with the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players Association in an effort to determine exactly who is responsible. The actions of a few should not be construed as representative of an entire team.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, in a statement released by the league, said NHL security boss Dennis Cunningham would work with the USOC, USA Hockey, and the players' union in an effort to determine which players may have been responsible.
George said the USOC knew which players were assigned to the damaged rooms but he would not reveal their names.
I don't want to condemn the innocent, said George, emphasizing that players assigned to the rooms might not have caused the damage. We'll let the process determine who's at fault.
By early this afternoon in Nagano, George had re examined the damaged rooms and said the fire extinguisher had been set off but that the rooms weren't demolished or anything like that.
George added that it might take a while before the culprits are unearthed. It's very hard to tell (how long it will take), he said. There were no eyewitnesses or anything. Many of them undoubtedly returned to blinking phone answering machines, requests to contact USA Hockey, the USOC, the NHL, and the union for their accounts of what happened in rooms 1 and 2.
We were really (angry) that we lost the game, Weight said in the Knight Ridder account. That night after the game, a bunch of us and our wives and families were taken to a karaoke restaurant.hatstips We had a great time, singing and drinking a few beers.
We got back to the Village real late and we probably were too loud. Some guys were wrestling and stuff, but that's it. I know nothing about broken windows or anything like that. We weren't throwing furniture.
I'm really upset that we're going to be perceived as this bunch of guys who didn't care, Weight said. We cared. We cared a lot, and just because a few guys had some beers and were a little loud doesn't mean we destroyed the Village.
But on the Olympic stage, with five continents watching and billions of dollars invested, a little ill will goes a long way. Hockey, specifically the NHL and American hockey, learned that all too well.
