KINGS NOTEBOOK: AVERY IRKED AT NHL OFFICIALS.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer NASHVILLE - Kings forward Sean Avery Sean Avery (born April 10, 1980 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada) is a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League, currently playing for the New York Rangers. He had formerly played for the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings. , upset about being fined $1,000 for an alleged diving incident, unleashed his verbal fury Monday after he learned the fine will not be revoked. ``It's a (expletive) joke and the players' association is a (expletive) joke,'' Avery said. Avery received the fine after his second diving violation of the season, which took place Nov. 3 at Phoenix. Avery sought to appeal the fine, which the league office issued although Avery was not penalized pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. on the play, but Avery will have to pay, and perhaps pay another fine after Monday's outburst. Avery said he took issue not with league referees but with league discipline czar Colin Campbell There have been several notable people named Colin Campbell: in Scottish history:
``No question,'' Avery said. ``I'm sure (the fine) is just an excuse for the league to do something to me. This is obviously Colin Campbell sitting at his desk, or whoever looks at the tape (making decisions).'' Avery's frustration with the players' association stems from the fact that they agreed to let the league make decisions about fines and suspensions for diving penalties by looking at game tapes. The rule was designed by what Avery sarcastically called ``our great competition committee,'' which includes four players, four general managers and one owner. Players are fined after their second diving violation and suspended for one game after their fourth violation. ``They let one guy sitting in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of decide what's a dive and what isn't,'' Avery said. ``You don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if a guy has a bad ankle or a bursa Bursa, city, Turkey Bursa (b  rsä`), city (1990 pop. 838,323), capital of Bursa prov., NW Turkey. sac (problem) or what's wrong with him. They can give you a fine when there's not even a penalty and in my case it wasn't even a penalty.'' --Moving on: Ken Belanger, an 11-year veteran who made the Kings' roster out of training camp after spending three years out of the NHL, announced his retirement Monday. Belanger, 31, played five games for the Kings this season before he was sent to the AHL's Manchester Monarchs on Nov. 8, but Belanger did not appear in a game for the Monarchs. A series of concussion-related issues in 2002 drove Belanger from the NHL but he made the Kings as a non-roster invitee in September. Reasons for Belanger's retirement were not immediately clear, but in training camp he said Los Angeles was the only NHL city in which he wanted to play. --Quick whistles: As expected, goaltender Jason LaBarbera returned to Los Angeles early to deal with a family matter and the Kings called up Adam Hauser from the AHL AHL American Hockey League AHL Action Half-Life (Half-Life modification) AHL Acyl Homoserine Lactone AHL Aramark Harrison Lodging AHL Acylated Homoserine Lactone AHL Association for the History of Language AHL Architects Hawaii Ltd . Mathieu Garon will start tonight. ... Derek Armstrong (groin) is improving but likely won't play tonight, in part because coach Andy Murray was happy with his lineup in Sunday's game. Rich Hammond, (818) 713-3611 rich.hammond(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: KINGS AT NASHVILLE - Rich Hammond |
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