Mmmm... Downie

Remember our buddy Tim Clownboy of the Hurricanes, err, River Rats? Check out what he's been up to, via Canes Country:

"The AHL should be looking into a suspension for Albany River Rats captain Tim Conboy, who was assessed a fighting major, instigation and unsportsmanlike minors, a game misconduct for instigating and a game misconduct for "persisting in a fight," following a high-sticking incident and fight with Steve Downie during the Phantoms' 3-0 win Saturday afternoon.

"I’ve never heard of [persisting] in a fight before," said Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren. "The report I got was that [Conboy] bit Downie on the hand. He had blood and teeth marks on his hand."

Here's the video (dude's a friggin' maniac):

The Con Is On?

Buried in Wednesday's Roundup was the sad story of a Bruins rookie whose name was misspelled on his jersey in a B's preseason game. Now comes another example demonstrating that NHL equipment managers, like players, need some time to get into mid-season form, as last night the Carolina Hurricanes had a goof on the nameplate of their tough guy defenseman (who decided to throw a trio of punches at Chris Clark after the linesmen had stepped in to separate the pair and received two other roughing minors in similarly cowardly instances). Luckily, we've got a picture of how his sweater is supposed to read:


Note: Post edited for better punchline.