Avery Banned for 6 Games, Agrees to Anger Management
December 5, 2008 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Dallas Stars, Fan Fare, News, Players
Sean Avery has been handed a 6-game suspension (without pay) for making defamatory remarks about Calgary Flames defenseman, Dion Phaneuf, and his girlfriend, Elisha Cuthbert. The suspension is retroactive so there are just 4 games left in his punishment.
Dallas Stars GM, Brett Hull, had mentioned that maybe Avery could use “medical help” so I wonder if he had anything to do with the request that Avery undergo a professional anger-management evaluation. If necessary, he may have to begin attending structured counseling sessions to address, what the league feels, is “unacceptable and antisocial” behavior. Here’s what NHL Commissioner, Gary Bettman, had …read more
