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Panthers Goalie Thrashed By His Own Teammate

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Florida's Tomas Vokoun probably felt a little blue after letting a loose rebound turn into a goal, but how do you think he felt two seconds later when his own teammate clubbed him upside the head with a stick? First, defenseman Keith Ballard got beat back down the ice, then he...
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Video - Panthers D Keith Ballard Whacks G Teammate Tomas Vokoun in the Head

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Panthers Goalie Tomas Vokoun Injured By Teammate Keith Ballard‎. Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard smacks his goalie in head with his stick following a goal. You've never seen anything like this... Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com Best Amazon prices for Blitz...
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“No One’s Got To Feel Worse Than Keith Ballard”

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Really?  Not even Florida teammate Tomas Vokoun? ESPN’s Barry Melrose called the above incident “the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen”, and from that statement, I think we can assume Barry’s not familiar with John Hartson’s brand of tough love towards...
>> www.cantstopthebleeding.com/?p=2047...
 

Panthers goalie Vokoun injured by teammate's stick

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Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being accidentally hit in the head by the stick of teammate Keith Ballard in the opening period of Monday night's game against the Atlanta Thrashers. Vokoun had a cut on his ear but was alert...
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KEITH BALLARD BROKE HIS OWN GOALIE

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I don’t get these guys that get off on damaging equipment whenever they botch a play. Take Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard. Dude gets beat by a cherry-picking Ilya Kovalchuk and then inexplicably cracks his goalie right in the head. Then–while looking right at the fallen...
>> withleather.uproxx.com/2009/12...
 

Panthers' Ballard avoids discipline for hitting Vokoun

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Florida coach Pete DeBoer was jotting down a note, then he looked up and saw Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun sprawled out on the Atlanta ice, writhing in pain.
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One To The Domepiece

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Who knows what was going through Florida Panthers defenseman, Keith Ballard’s, head when he went William Wallace on his own goaltender last night. But we do know what went through Panthers goalie, Tomas Vokoun’s head: Ballard’s stick. Surely Ballard wasn’t trying...
>> isportacus.com/2009/12...
 

Video: Vokoun's ear sliced by angry Florida teammate's stick

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Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard(notes) was rather upset after Ilya Kovalchuk(notes) scored for the Atlanta Thrashers at 8:54 of the first period Monday night. Unfortunately for goalie Tomas Vokoun(notes), Ballard's coping mechanism of choice was a baseball swing at the...
>> sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blo...
 

“Ooops Upside Ya Head!” - The NHL Edition

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In the Army, there’s a term known as fratricide–which essentially means “friendly fire.” When you shoot someone who is on your side. In the NHL, the term “Ballardcide” needs to be trademarked thanks to Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard forgetting...
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Panthers: Ballard won't be punished for incident

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MIAMI -- Florida coach Pete DeBoer was jotting down a note, then he looked up and saw Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun sprawled out on the Atlanta ice, writhing in pain.
>> www.sportingnews.com/nhl/art...
 

Nightly Hockey Hits: Keith Ballard slashes Tomas Vokoun in the head.

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What was Panthers defenceman Keith Ballard thinking when he smoked his own goalie in the head?
>> illegalcurve.com/2009/11...
 

Keith Ballard Slashes Tomas Vokoun

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Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun was slashed in the head when teammate Keith Ballard swung his stick in anger after an Ilya Kovalchuk goal. Vokoun rolled around on the ice for a few seconds before settling and eventually be taken off on a stretcher. This video has a few different...
>> youbeenblinded.com/keith-b...
 

Injuries, Ejections Make NHL Headlines

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We don't do a lot of NHL posts on TSB, and it's not for lack of interest. Okay, fine, it's usually for lack of interest. (For hockey coverage go to SN's The Grinder.) So it does feel a bit disingenuous to throw up a post about Monday night's two top stories in...
>> www.sportingnews.com/blog/th...
 

Avalanche-Panthers Preview

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STATS Writer Losing a season-high five in a row might have been hard enough for the Florida Panthers, but a bizarre injury to Tomas Vokoun may be a bigger problem.
>> www.sportingnews.com/nhl/art...
 

Dumbest Hockey Play Ever? Tomas Vokoun Hit in Head by Keith Ballard

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It was a bad night for the Florida Panthers all the way around on Monday against the Thrashers. Not only did they lose 4-3 to drop to 10-12-4, but they also saw their goalie get injured by his own teammate. With the game tied 1-1, Ilya Kovalchuk skated in for a goal to [...]
>> larrybrownsports.com/hockey/...
 

When Frustration Goes Horribly Wrong

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You are Keith Ballard. You are upset over a goal the Atlanta Thrashers just put up on your Florida Panthers. Understandable. Shows you care. But in said bout of frustration, you swing your stick at the net, and nearly decapitate your goalie, Tomas Vokoun. Oh no: Looks like Vokoun...
>> www.mouthpiecesports.com/blog/20...
 

Major Injuries on Monday Night Hockey

You heard it on Rink Side Rants – and I have talked about it here.  The Florida Panthers are a very frustrated hockey team, that frustration boiled over into a senseless injury tonight for goaltender Vokoun. After letting in a goal, Vokoun was struck in the side of the head...
>> sabrenoise.com/2009/11...
 

Florida Panthers' Tomas Vokoun leaves game after hit in head

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Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being accidentally hit in the head by the stick of teammate Keith Ballard in the opening period of Monday night's game against the Atlanta Thrashers.
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Keith Ballard takes out teammate Tomas Vokoun

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Rank this as one of the all-time dumbest moves in sports. It may be one thing to take a shot at an opponent, but hitting your own damn teammate? In the head no less. Ballard’s attempt to hit the crossbar with his stick misses by at least two or three feet(and that’s being...
>> guyism.com/2009/12...
 

Keith Ballard's Frustration Leads to Tomas Vokoun Leaving on Stretcher

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by Adam GretzFiled under: Panthers, NHL Injuries, NHL VideosBizarre -- and scary -- sequence of events in Monday's Florida vs. Atlanta game, as Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun had to leave the game on a stretcher after his teammate, Keith Ballard, whacked him across the head with...
>> nhl.fanhouse.com/2009/11...
 

Does An Attack On A Member Of Your Own Team Qualify As ‘Domestick’ Violence?

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Sometimes in anger during a moment of conflict, people lose control of their emotions. What separates most of us from the degenerates of the world is our ability to not act out when we temporarily lose control. Unfortunately for Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun, his teammate...
>> www.sportressofblogitude.com/2009/12...
 

Keith Ballard Cares Not For Goalies Who Allow Goals On His Shift

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BALLARD SMASH!!! Apparently that picture above is the result of Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard venting his frustration after seeing his goalie give up a goal...by taking a swing at his goalie's facemask. Poor Tomas Vokoun didnt have a chance against Ballard's hockey...
>> www.deuceofdavenport.com/2009/12...
 

Panthers goalie Vokoun injured by teammate's stick

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ATLANTA -- Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun was taken off the ice on a stretcher after he was accidentally hit in the head by the stick of teammate Keith Ballard in the opening period of Mo
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Panther won't be punished for hurting teammate

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Florida's Keith Ballard will not be disciplined for his errant swipe that his his own goalie Thomas Vokoun in the head.
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Panthers' Vokoun taken off ice on stretcher

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Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun was taken off the ice on a stretcher after he was accidentally hit in the head by the stick of teammate Keith Ballard in the opening period of Monday night's game against the Atlanta Thrashers.
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