You can't make this up

[Guest Vern Gagne]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/ne...vish_mascot_ap/

 

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish ripped out the tongue of Calgary Flames mascot Harvey the Hound after the 6-foot-6 dog repeatedly taunted him at the bench.

 

With the Flames leading 4-0 early in the third period, Harvey -- a 200-pound white dog with a foot-long red tongue -- began mocking MacTavish during a timeout.

 

When play resumed, Harvey moved behind the bench and continued to razz the Oilers. At another stoppage, Harvey leaned over the glass behind the bench which prompted MacTavish to grab the tongue, rip it out and throw it into the crowd.

 

Undeterred, Harvey kept leaning over the glass. MacTavish reached for a hockey stick but was calmed by Oilers trainer Ken Lowe. Several Oilers players squirted Harvey with water bottles before security moved the mascot away.

 

Flames avenge Harvey's loss

The Calgary Flames discovered a new No. 1 line, then almost discovered a way to blow a four-goal lead.

 

The line of Craig Conroy, Dave Lowry and Jarome Iginla combined for nine points as the Flames held on for a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, extending their unbeaten streak to three games.

 

 

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"[Harvey] was in a place he shouldn't have been," Flames spokesman Peter Hanlon said.

 

MacTavish spent 17 seasons in the NHL, earning 891 penalty minutes in 1,093 games. He's in his third season as Oilers coach.

 

Edmonton scored three times in a span of less than four minutes late in the third period but lost to the Flames 4-3.

[Guest starvenger]

Nice to see that the Albertan rivalry is alive and well...

[Guest evilhomer]

All's far in love and war, but that was too far for a mascot to be going. Causing that kind of distraction for a coach is beyond regular mascot duties and really is cheating.

 

But then again, I respect that *points to sig*

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

Damn, if you taunt MacTavish you deserve what you get.

 

My memory's a bit fuzzy -- did he play without headgear?...

[Guest treble charged]

Yeah, MacTavish didn't wear a helmet when he played.

 

It was funny to see, as the mascot was being an asshole, so MacTavish just reached up and ripped it's tounge out. They had some fun with it on Hockey Night in Canada, too.