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[Aeryn]

Former NHLer Burnett in hospital with coma, per The Hockey News via TSN

The former Anaheim Ducks enforcer has reportedly been in a coma since Dec. 26. There are unconfirmed reports that Burnett was shot at a Vancouver nightclub, but the spokesman for Burnett's team this season said it is not clear exactly how Burnett landed in hospital.

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What the....?!

[Captain Quack]

The former Anaheim Ducks enforcer has reportedly been in a coma since Dec. 26. There are unconfirmed reports that Burnett was shot at a Vancouver nightclub, but the spokesman for Burnett's team this season said it is not clear exactly how Burnett landed in hospital.

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What the....?!

thats very strange
hopefully he gets better

"but the 6-foot-3, 235-pounder was suspended for the remainder of the season and the playoffs for throwing a net at an opposing goalie and making a spectacle of himself in a game about a month ago. "

[wildwing94]

Sad, very sad. I know a lot of Ducks fans really liked that guy

[DropThePuck]

WT*??!

Looks like Veca lost control over her boy Burny.

Here's hopes for a speedy and complete recovery.

[Marshy]

yeah this startled me today too!

[DuckNut11]

I just read on ESPN.com that Garrett Brunett, who played the enforcer role for the ducks during the 2003 run is in a coma after being jumped outside of a club in Vancouver. I think he also played for the stars for a bit. Sad.

Anyway, Go Ducks.

[DropThePuck]

ESPN article

[jojo983]

OMG!!! How terrible! Hope he pulls through.

[MrsBevo]

Wow! Why hasn't anything been reported before now? That is a pretty long time to be in a coma, too.

I wish him a complete and full recovery. Wow.....

[bryzfan1]

Met Garrett in Cincy with the Cincy MD. Very nice guy. Easy to talk to. He had as personal friends several professional wrestlers. Not a lot of hockey skills, but could pull his own weight in a fight! Was very surprised when Anaheim signed him and kept him there!! From a message from a reported family friend on hockeyfights.com, it sounds very serious indeed - on life support for the last 16 days.

Wish the Best to Garrett, and his family.

[Jennifer1515]

this part of the article surprised me as well

A native of nearby Coquitlam, B.C., Burnett was in his home province after being banished from the Quebec-based North American Hockey League in December.

I hope all goes well for him as he sure was a nice guy to talk with when i met him in Cincinnati during the lockout

[GLOVESAVE35]

What horrible news. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[OrangePuck]

Former NHL player Garrett Burnett is in a coma in a Vancouver hospital, The Hockey News reported Thursday.


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Burnett had one goal, two assists and 184 penalty minutes with the Ducks in 2003-04.
Burnett, who played 39 games with the Anaheim Ducks in 2003-04 and four games for the Summum Chiefs of the Quebec-based North American Hockey League this season, has reportedly been in a coma since Dec. 26, when he was assaulted outside a nightclub in North Delta, British Columbia.

According to The Hockey News, Burnett and a group of friends were involved in a dispute with another group inside the suburban Vancouver club. Both groups were asked to leave; when Burnett's group left the club, the other group was waiting outside and allegedly assaulted them. Police said Burnett was "severely" hit in the head during the altercation.

"We are treating this very seriously," acting Sgt. Wave Steinwand of the Delta Police Department told The Hockey News. "He's still in a coma and could go either way."

Steinwand said that police have reviewed video and have several suspects in mind but have yet to charge anyone.

Burnett was suspended for the rest of this season and the playoffs for throwing a net at a goalie and being involved in a brawl during a Dec. 17 game. The Chiefs reportedly learned of Burnett's condition after team president Pierre Rochefort, who tried to reach Burnett several times during the holiday season, received a call from Burnett's father saying that the player was in a coma.

Burnett has spent most of his career in the minor leagues, splitting time between the ECHL Phoenix Roadrunners and the AHL Iowa Stars last season. He signed as a free agent with the San Jose Sharks in 1998, the Ducks in 2003 and Dallas in 2005, but he's not under contract with any NHL team.




http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2727998




----Get well soon Garrett

[OrangePuck]

check this out

http://www.allducks.com/forums/index.php?s...mp;#entry302837

my bad but you do realize that this is a primary reason why this board doesn't really get off the ground. You guys freak out if someone double posts by mistake or posts something in the wrong place. Kind of takes away from the fun.

[wildcat48]

check this out

http://www.allducks.com/forums/index.php?s...mp;#entry302837

my bad but you do realize that this is a primary reason why this board doesn't really get off the ground. You guys freak out if someone double posts by mistake or posts something in the wrong place. Kind of takes away from the fun.

Reading the same tragic story in two different places is fun???


Boy....I must be missing something...

[Reb]

Damn! This is not the kind of thing I enjoy reading about former Ducks. I really hope that Garrett continues to fight. This is one battle that he can't afford to give up on. Give it your best effort, man, give it your best.

[lvsprt]

You mean this board has yet to get off the ground??? Gee I need to post more.

[Reb]

You mean this board has yet to get off the ground??? Gee I need to post more.

WE need bigserg to get us off the ground? Interesting. Very interesting.

[lvsprt]

Not good news. I hope he is able to recover from this tragic incident.

[Moses Shatsby]

Bigserg's point, I believe, was basically that the mods are sometimes a bit quick to be rude and move topics around and such. As he said, I can see why it (at times) takes away from the fun. The fun being enjoying the message board.

The replies he's received in this thread perfectly shows how rude some people can be and I imagine people will now respond to me rudely.

[Reb]

Perhaps I'm missing something but i detect no rude responses to this thread.

[Moses Shatsby]

I think, for some, the sarcastic responses and not treating his statement seriously could be taken as rude by the original poster. Whether people meant to be come off as rude or not, the fact is that person might feel rudely responded to.

I know I've felt that way many times here.

Just giving my two cents.

[MtyDuxGrl]

Prayers go out to Garrett and Burnett family.

[Bangin]

Holy crap! I hope he recovers!

Meanwhile, people are talking about meaningless drivel while a human beings life hangs in the balance.

[JUStheDUCKS]

interesting to hear burnett gettign beat up normally hes the one dealing the beatings
sad news
best luck to him in the future