Doktor Kosmos Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 TSN.ca link Fan blasts lockout in Ottawa obituaryTSN.ca Staff/CP 1/21/2005 A hockey fan who died this week in Ottawa has used his obituary to take a shot at the NHL lockout. The Ottawa Citizen reported today that before he died at the age of 84, Archie Bennitz instructed his son, David, to blast NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA president Bob Goodenow in his death notice. "He asked that Mr. Bettman and Mr. Goodenow know that they are 'skunks' for denying him the pleasure of watching the NHL on TV this year," the obituary read. Bennitz also pledged support for Wayne Gretzky to replace Bettman. David Bennitz told the Citizen that late father loved hockey and didn't watch anything else on television. As the lockout dragged on this winter, the elder Bennitz grew more angry and frustrated. He spent the last month of his life in the hospital, constantly complaining that there was no hockey to watch on television, according to the Citizen's story. Bennitz grew up in Newmarket, Ontario, just north of Toronto and was a dedicated Maple Leafs fan. He developed a soft spot for the Senators after he moved to Ottawa about three years ago to be closer to his family. [Edited on 2005/1/21 by Doktor Kosmos] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puck7x Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 lol... Hilarious (not his death, the obit. lol) Nice way to get yourself in the news after your gone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony_ Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 I saw that during SportsCenter. That's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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