Dustin Penner New Intern For Conan O’Brien (video)

With the NHL lockout not appearing to end anytime soon it has forced players to start thinking of alternative things to do with their time if they had not chosen to go play in another league. One player LA Kings forward Dustin Penner decided to go an intern for Conan O’Brien’s TV show and appears to be having a great time. Recently I came across a video that shows him pulling of some stunts using his large sized 6″4 245 lb. frame to impose some physical force on others in the office producing some hysterical moments. Check out the video:Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte.Good for Dustin. Gotta love how he’s embraced taking on this role doing something fun when away from hockey. Many players bolt to do Europe or stay in North America playing in the minors wanting to stay in game shape and keep their skills sharp. Not Dustin and it shouldn’t be a shock based on his history during the NHL being questioned many times for his conditioning and injury due to eating pancakes.How can you blame the guy anyways? First off the Kings just won the Cup so he’s played more hockey then anyone over the past year. Moreover, he is playing down in Hollywood some of the show biz must have rubbed off on him wanting to be involved with a show of this nature.Either way nobody should question why he’s interning instead of playing hockey somewhere else. Bottom line is not everyone has maximum passion and love of hockey enjoying other fine things in life. If most of it is committed to hockey might as well take advantages of the season’s away from it. Yes season’s pluralized because anyone with over an 8 year NHL career will be locked out at least one with Bettman as commissioner. He’s 3 for 3 now in lockouts under his tenure following the expiration of CBA’s; no reason to think it would change when the fourth one expires.