![]() ![]() The 29-year-old Downie started with a series of tweets about the Coyotes' handling of various players' injuries and the treatment of John Scott, the veteran enforcer who was voted into the NHL All-Star tournament last season by fans but was traded by Arizona to Montreal and was briefly left out of the showcase by the NHL.ĭownie also said the Ontario Hockey League's Peterborough Petes are a better-run organization than the Coyotes. He had 76 goals, 120 assists and 1,057 penalty minutes. He played for the Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as 26 games with the Coyotes last season. WrestleMania is coming to Philly in 2024: Tickets go on sale Fridayĭownie was drafted 29th overall by Philadelphia in 2005. Sad thing is I listened to you," Downie said. "Sorry Don, but you called me a (coward) for wearing a visor and trying to protect my eyes. Wish I never played."ĭownie then added another tweet, criticizing Cherry for his stance against visors. "But again, I did what don cherry said to do every Saturday night. I still think about what I did to Dean macomond and what I caused him to go through with his family. Nothing good comes from those vids," Downie said from his verified account. "That hit is what happens when you watch don cherry rock em sock em videos from age 5 to 18. Downie retweeted the gif and then spoke about his regrets from the play. In response to some of his tweets, a fan tweeted an animated gif of Downie bodychecking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Dean McAmmond in 2007, a play that left McAmmond concussed and Downie suspended for 20 games. I need to give it some more spins but at first listen, it's one of the musical highlights of one of the worst year's humanity has seen in a long, long time.Former NHL forward Steve Downie went on a lengthy Twitter rant Friday night, taking aim at hockey commentator Don Cherry and the Arizona Coyotes.ĭownie, who played parts of eight seasons in the NHL, criticized the culture of violence that he believes Cherry perpetuates through his "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em" series of videos. While news has since leaked that Downie recorded with long time pals Dinner is Ruined before recording Away is Mine, and The Tragically Hip plans to mine the vault for unreleased recordings, Away is Mine is some of the best work Downie has done. ![]() Like Warren Zevon on The Wind and David Bowie on Blackstar, on Away is Mine, Downie looks into the face of death and creates beautiful, haunting and inspiring art. I've not listened to the acoustic side disc of the songs yet because I just can't get enough of the ambient sounds of the first disc. With assistance from his pal Josh Finlayson of the Skydiggers and Travis Good from the Sadies, this album just soars. Downie's voice is in the best form it's sounded in years. Where Introduce Yerself, the previous Downie solo effort was spare in it's arrangements (it was recorded in the months after Downie's late 2015 diagnosis) Away is Mine is much more layered. Recorded about three months before his passing and reportedly finished about a week before the brain tumor that claimed him would drastically impact his health and lead to a steep decline, the album is nothing less than a triumph. Just gave a first listen to the new solo album from beloved Canadian legend and front man of The Tragically Hip, the late Gord Downie. ![]()
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