A Jersey that should not have been retired

It's Barack Obama's first full day as president -- do you know where your favorite NHL team is [in the standings]?

Never mind that -- I just came up the idea of profiling a player whose jersey never should have been sent to the rafters. Here's a few clues as to who I'm talking about.

1) He wore #32.

2) He played for the Nordiques, Capitals, and Avalanche.

3) He once scored a big OT goal, but is more famous for this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xte-Vtxg-m8 [embedding was disabled on youtube!]

and now, this: [Note Bill Clement's vicious words]



Yes folks, I'm talking about the one, the only, Dale Hunter.

In 2000, a cool 9 years ago, the Washington Capitals sent Hunter's 32 high above the then-MCI Center ice. This was a huge, anti-climatic mistake, mainly because of the above videos.

It is a disgrace to the Capitals previously-prestigious name [??] to honor a player who engaged in such acts during his career. Players like Hunter are why hockey gets little respect from the professional sporting community.

Just thought I'd share that. Now back to your regularly scheduled life.