Fluery will play again

[Blue56]

not in any big hockey league though....

Theo Fleury will play his first professional game in over a year when he suits up for the Horse Lake Thunder of the North Peace Hockey League tonight.
He has friends on the semi-pro squad. Other former NHLers who play in this league are Gino Odjick and Sasha Lakovic. Fleury is still under NHL suspension for violation of the league's Substance Abuse and Behavioral Policy.

Remember Gino Odjick? LOL

[renuszm]

Yeah I heard about this today, I heard Odjick is playing defense in that league.

[Blue56]

Yeah I heard about this today, I heard Odjick is playing defense in that league.
Odjick playing defense??? LMAO!!

[renuszm]

looks like Theo will have to wait awhile:
http://sports.sympatico.msn.ca/Home/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CP-AllSports&newsitemid=37299024

[I Are Baboon]

Theo kicks ass. :cool:

[Blue56]

Theo was amazing, he's so fun to watch :)

[renuszm]

Remember when he played for Canada in '02? He played really well defensively

[Blue56]

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Suspended NHL star Theo Fleury was denied an appeal Friday to play in an independent Canadian hockey league during the lockout.

Hockey Alberta rejected the appeal by the Horse Lake Thunder of the North Peace Hockey League on behalf of Fleury, who wanted to play with the team for the rest of the season.

Players under contract during the 2003-04 season and now locked out are ineligible to join a club registered with Hockey Alberta, the group said.

Fleury was under contract with the Chicago Blackhawks last season despite not playing a single game. He was suspended by the NHL for violating the league's substance abuse rules. Fleury, 36, last appeared in the NHL with the Blackhawks 17 months ago.

Fleury and the Thunder argued during Wednesday's appeal that he should be allowed to play because he didn't play in the NHL last season.

[Blue56]

:clap:

RED DEER, Alberta -- Suspended NHL player Theo Fleury was cleared Friday to play in an independent Canadian hockey league during the lockout.

Fleury was cleared to play for the Horse Lake Thunder after a second appeal to Hockey Alberta, which had previously blocked him from playing.

"It's been a big distraction," Thunder coach Glen Watson said. "For some unknown reason, they thought he wasn't eligible to play. Now it's over with and now he's going to be playing."

Hockey Alberta had previously stated that players under contract during the 2003-04 season and now locked out are ineligible to join a club registered with the group.

Fleury was under contract with the Chicago Blackhawks last season despite not playing a single game. He was suspended by the NHL for violating the league's substance abuse rules. Fleury, 36, last appeared in the NHL with the Blackhawks 17 months ago.

Hockey Alberta general manager Gary Mills said documents were received during the second appeal from the NHL and the NHL Players Association that stated Fleury was not a locked-out player in the current league salary dispute, but a free agent.

The decision was then made to allow him to play for the northern Alberta team. He is expected to be available for the Thunder's game on Saturday night.