Buckeye Eric Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Before he died, 84-year-old Archie Bennitz told his son to use his newspaper death notice to blast the league commissioner and the player's union leader. Bennitz's death notice in the Ottawa Citizen read: "He asked that Mr. [Gary] Bettman and Mr. [bob] Goodenow know that they are skunks for denying him the pleasure of watching the NHL on television this year. Man Slams NHL in OBIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Before he died, 84-year-old Archie Bennitz told his son to use his newspaper death notice to blast the league commissioner and the player's union leader. Bennitz's death notice in the Ottawa Citizen read: "He asked that Mr. [Gary] Bettman and Mr. [bob] Goodenow know that they are skunks for denying him the pleasure of watching the NHL on television this year. Man Slams NHL in OBIT 214129[/snapback] Raise a toast to this hero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 I am definitely drinking one for this guy tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsNYC Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 This guy is a legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gross Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 How long before he's inducted into the NHL HOF? RIP, hockey fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickJames Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 God bless this guy, and an extra :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: to the players union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcrusho Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 That guy looked tough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 that guy is the man...i am headed out for a few brews, and the first one is for him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 that guy is the man...i am headed out for a few brews, and the first one is for him... 214242[/snapback] who the f--- are you kidding? a few? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 i definitely gotta pound one more for him. R.I.P. crazy canadian dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 gdamn that was great. Thanks for posting the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Before he died, 84-year-old Archie Bennitz told his son to use his newspaper death notice to blast the league commissioner and the player's union leader. Bennitz's death notice in the Ottawa Citizen read: "He asked that Mr. [Gary] Bettman and Mr. [bob] Goodenow know that they are skunks for denying him the pleasure of watching the NHL on television this year. Man Slams NHL in OBIT 214129[/snapback] Don't worry Mr. Bennitz, the NHL will soon be joining you in the afterlife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Don't worry Mr. Bennitz, the NHL will soon be joining you in the afterlife. 214537[/snapback] Right along with several careers and the financial security dreams of dozens of greedy agents. The biggest losers in this strike are in the community of financial planners and real estate salesmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 I'd like to hope that he's in a place where there is a game on every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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