FIRE COLIN CAMPBELL (PETITION)
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John P, Richmond VA (NY Islanders)
Colin Campbell has been consistently inconsistent in adjudicating league wide infractions. The most recent $100K fine to the Islanders for not controlling their players, while the Penguins received no fine when they had a player leave the bench is a prime example of the leagues unjust system of justice.
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Robert L, Saddle Brook NJ (NY Islanders)
the current stance is the Colin has the unenviable and thankless task of doling out discipline, because he can’t please both sides all the time… the fact of the matter is that he please no sides more oft than either side – both sides is just right out… we need a clearer guideline to expect more consistent rulings in the matter
NYI Hockey! We'll get that winless month yet!
Ernest C, Severn MD (hockey)
Ethics dictate that when there is an apparent conflict of interest then a conflict of interests exists. Being the disciplinary authority over a family member gives the league a sense of impropriety and therefore should not be allowed. Although Mr. Campbell may well be acting in the best interest of the league, this conflict of interest puts the league in a compromising position that is unbecoming of a major professional sport.
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(all in good fun)
since that comment was very well written and intellectual i’m going to guess that this
(or at least went to school) (seriously though, that’s not a name you hear anymore)
NYI Hockey! We'll get that winless month yet!
As long as your realize this makes you VERN.
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Joe O, North Massapequa NY (NY Islanders)
Colin should be fired for numerous reasons. Inconsistency for suspensions, no suspensions for obvious head and suspension worthy hits, and his e-mails which show him as far from neutral with the league that were brought to the public a little while back. But the 2 main things of why he should be gone:
1-The savard concussion hit by cooke, which will likely end savard’s superstar career not being penalized at all. Completely rediculous and joke worthy, given how a guy can end a player’s career with an illegal hit to the head(what the league is trying to stop), not get any suspension for the hit and still play in the nhl today.
2-Matt Cooke is still in the nhl. He has thrown at least 20 intent to injure 4gm+ suspension worthy hits in his career. How is such a player allowed to still be in the nhl? Don Cherry ripped him a new one for his antics, and the league still doesn’t notice. A suspension here and there doesn’t do it. This guys player-threatening antics haven’t changed, and he needs to be banished from the nhl forever. He is the laughing stock of the league, and the #1 example why the NHL’s policy on cleaning up the league and stopping illegal hits isn’t working.
I’ll post a fanshot in some other hockey boards to get some attention for this.
Proud Islanders fan, the organization that iced the greatest team to ever play the game and won 4 straight cups. Best overall player in the nhl right now=Pavel Datsyuk.
And never forget "The Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take it Retribution Game" against the pens where we beat their ass on the scoreboard 9-3 and on the ice, getting retribution for their cheapshotting wussy asses!:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020823&navid=sb:recap
Update:
I’ve posted at these team sites so far with fanshots: Bruins, Caps, Canucks, Panthers, Wild, Red Wings, Sabers, Thrashers, Avalanche, Blue Jackets, Oilers, Canadians, Predators, Coyotes, Blues, Maple Leafs, Hurricanes, Ducks, Stars, Kings, Sharks, Flames, Blackhawks, and Lightning. Not sure I want to go inner division with this yet.
Proud Islanders fan, the organization that iced the greatest team to ever play the game and won 4 straight cups. Best overall player in the nhl right now=Pavel Datsyuk.
And never forget "The Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take it Retribution Game" against the pens where we beat their ass on the scoreboard 9-3 and on the ice, getting retribution for their cheapshotting wussy asses!:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020823&navid=sb:recap
Bryan F, Astoria NY (NY Islanders)
With every passing NHL On The Fly Ice Pix, it’s becoming more and more clear how little ‘under control’ Campbell has over the league. If he keeps allowing blindsides, Cooke missiles, and Campbell elbowpad incisions, if he keeps not fining the “important” teams like the Pens, if he keeps punishing the effects while ignoring the causes, the ‘net effect’ (get it…GET IT?) will be a steady rise of self-poilicing not seen since the 70’s.
Oh, and Campbell’s a gutless puke.
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
Jen W, Ford City PA (Islanders)
1- If Campbell truly wanted to help alleviate the problem with headshots and concussions, he would have done this several years ago when studies were already coming out.
2- He continued to allow the instigator penalty to be in effect, which heavily contributes to the fighting issue as more teams are having to police themselves, continued to allow “certain teams” have free reign, and has been very inconsistent in ensuring proper punishment being issued.
Native LI'er living in the land of Black & Gold.
Charles M, Ronkonkoma, NY (Islanders)
Because the W.O.J. (Wheel of Justice) needs to go!
Thank you Matt Moulson!
It doesn't hurt being an Islander fan....but it sure hurts playing for them...get well soon, um, everybody....
Robert C., NY (NY ISLANDERS)
1. A few years back Chris Pronger, of the Ducks, and Chris Simon, of the Isles, both did the same, disgraceful, act of kicking an opponent with a sharp bladed skate which could literally KILL someone…Simon got a deserved 30 games and had to miss the playoffs but Pronger received 9 games, just in time to return for a Stanley Cup run… Consequently the Isles did the right thing and fired Simon and Pronger went on to win a Stanley Cup…This is UNACCEPTABLE!
2. I’ve watched almost every Isles game this year and it seems that in almost every game an Islander player gets hit or cheap shotted but some how the refs seem to ignore these reprehensible actions, leaving Isles fans collective jaws to drop…If Campbell didn’t create a climate of favoritism the NY Isles wouldn’t have had to police themselves during the game against the Pens on Feb 1st, 2011…If the league treated the actions with fairness the Isles players wouldn’t have felt the need to take things into their own hands…This brawl was a consequence of Campbell’s well known bias…
2. Staal from the Pens was suspended for a sucker punch that knocked a player out and his was rescinded but Matt martin, of the Isles, who gave, Talbot of the Pens, a sucker punch got a deserved 4 games…Where is the consistency???
Tyler A., Staunton, IL (St. Louis Blues)
Because Colin Campbell, flat out, doesn’t get it. Which is easy to do when having to enforce rules that could or could not be in favor of his son or the NHL team he plays for.
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Glen B., Port Jefferson, NY (NY Islanders)
Hard to pick just one reason but I’d have to go with the fact that Matt Cooke got off scott free for his hit on Marc Savard. He will never be the same player and his career may well be over. Enacting a ruling on head-shots after this hit does not justify a suspension free Cooke.
The only solution to this problem is to create a panel of judges who have no affiliation with any team pass judgement on all offenses, and that they be consistent.
A Campbelless NHL is the best NHL
Perhaps a panel
made up of retired referees?
Bleeding orange & blue since '72.
by IslanderDoug on Feb 15, 2011 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Probably should be a panel made up of a variety of different experiences
Referees, coaches, players, trainers/medical personnel so that comprehensive perspectives can be considered when determining the level of appropriateness/inappropriateness of players actions and the consequences of these actions to all others involved in the game.
by DieHardDyingHard on Feb 17, 2011 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
Doug H., Virginia Beach, VA (Islanders)
He has shown no leadership or any initiative reviewing or enforcing consistent, meaningful penalties for major infractions.
Bleeding orange & blue since '72.
its simple
Cary Krosinsky, New York City, original NY Islanders season ticket holder
Colin Campbell needs to go, as the players don’t feel he meets out consistent, accurate justice – this is the most dangerous thing of all for the health of players, as they too often believe they need to take revenge themselves.
This is on Campbell – he should go at once and be replaced by someone who can be trusted to be consistent by the players
Sal Robertson, Elkridge, MD (Capitals)
Colin Campbell’s discipline is truly baffling. Players receive inconsistent penalties, fines, and suspensions for similar infractions. Campbell should be replaced by a panel that reviews all questionable hits, called on the ice or not.
If the hit is called on the ice, it is automatically reviewed by the panel. Apart from that:
1. The team who was fouled can call for a review.
2. The video review team in Ottawa can call for a review.
3. All review results should be made public with all the video angles shown.
4. The panel should be made up of retired players and referees.
The league needs consistency. The lack of it is maddening.
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by IRockTheRed on Feb 16, 2011 10:21 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Joshua K, Arlington TX (Dallas Stars)
Campbell should be removed because
-He polices the league with an obvious bias, turning new fans off of the game because they are confused by the inconsistent rules
-He portrays the referees as infallible though they clearly are not, increasing frustration between the players and the zebras who are not held accountable for their mistakes
-He doesn’t realize that because a hit resulted in an injury, it wasn’t necessarily a dirty hit
-He also doesn’t realize that because a hit didn’t result in an injury, it wasn’t necessarily a clean hit
by Hillbutton on Feb 16, 2011 11:48 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
an * on #2
unless said ref is calling a penalty vs his son, especially when the infracted player is “the biggest diver”
NYI Hockey! We'll get that winless month yet!
Mike B, Oakhurst NJ (Islanders)
Colin Campbell has proved to be inadequate in his current job, to put it mildly. This is bad enough, but when his own emails to Steven Walkom, then head-of-officiating, give strong evidence of active bias coloring his judgments – not just in regard to his own son, which is understandable, but in regard to Marc Savard – then for the good of the league and its players, Campbell ought to be removed from his post. It’s outrageous not to punish Matt Cooke because he thinks Savard is “whiny” and possibly faking it, hiding behind a “technically it wasn’t against the rules” excuse.
He has also demonstrated no qualms about attempting to punish refs for their decisions and exerting undue influence on the head of officiating, beyond his in-job responsibilities as Director of Hockey Operations.
No league can maintain its reputation when bias and vendetta are on plain display in the decisions it makes regarding its member clubs and players, and nobody associated with the NHL, from its personnel to its fans, can have any confidence that their grievances will be impartially heard and fairly judged. The NHL wants to be the ultimate recourse for any wronged player or league; yet if the league itself fails to correct or punish wrongdoing – or worse, actively causes the harm – then it is no longer a professional operation but a cabal that forfeits its legitimacy.
The NHL needs to have a former referee in charge of supplementary discipline: a person familiar with making sound and impartial decisions on the spot, with first-hand knowledge of calling the game as it is played, whose rulings will be respected. There is simply no reason whatsoever to have any confidence in Campbell’s abilities in this area. As long as he is in charge of supplementary discipline and day-to-day hockey operations, the National Hockey League as a whole, and its member clubs and players, are subject to capricious and unjust treatment. Why should they stay? Why should television networks pay for the broadcast rights? Why should the many hockey fans attend games or buy merchanside?
If this continues the league will never be regarded as anything more than a fringe sideshow instead of a showcase for the world’s greatest talent, playing the world’s greatest sport at the highest level.
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by mikb on Feb 16, 2011 11:56 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
PS
Sorry, JP. I really did try to keep it under 50 words, but the only way to do that would just be to curse repeatedly in all-caps. This seemed more appropriate.
If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Angry Dome.
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you know how this works...
rules are just guidelines so that some people don’t tell 2000 word stories equating the NHL to how things work in their rec league. Speaking of “rec”, this post got mine. I’m glad the post “petition” is starting to get some non-islander signatures. I want to thank everybody for stopping by and taking hte time to post, if they have…but I don’t want to clutter it up. 76votes v ~20posts… not too bad.
Thanks for takin’ the time!
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Pat G, Centerech NY (NY Islander)
Campbell should be fired simply because his rules are so inconsistent. Hits to the head are dangerous and can end careers and should not be allowed in the game but everyone should punished the same way. Matt Cooke has had enough hits to be suspended half a season while earlier in the season Matt Martin received a two game suspension for a first time offense. He has no consistency in his punishment and should be held accountable for it.
Constantly building for the future.
Michael S, Red Deer AB (Florida Panthers)
Simply put he’s inconsistent and he doesn’t hold all players accountable for the actions they commit. He’s either too easy on repeat offenders or a gauntlet dropper on first timers. Disciplinary sentences shouldn’t be a one man show rather a professional panel who work together to get the punishments correct
The same Red Deer as Randy
by mastanier on Feb 16, 2011 5:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Mike B, Harrison NY (NY Islanders)
Campbell’s inconsistent punishments send mixed messages to players and fans by explicitly treating superstars different than others. The punishment system fails to set adequate boundaries on what is or should be an acceptable level of violence in the NHL. Because of his inability (or unwillingness) to treat incidents on a fair and objective level, more players are at risk for injury.
Hunter said he was just finishing his check.
Craig S, Bellmore NY (NY Islanders)
There needs to be a clear and concise system for leveling fines and/or suspensions. As of now it seems like Mr. Campbell is either throwing at a dartboard to figure them out or he is blindly reaching into a bag to choose days. It does not make sense that someone who was never involved in judging a play and doling out punishment, like a referee, can be the final arbiter of justice for the league.
Who's the master?
Michael L., Westbury, NY (NY Islanders)
There is a serious conflict of interest in the current system, as Mr. Campbell’s own son plays in the NHL. More importantly, there has been a terrible inconsistency in the suspensions handed out for similar – and at times identical – infractions.
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by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Feb 17, 2011 9:22 AM EST reply actions
Eric N., Lindenhurst, NY (NY Islanders)
Other than the obvious conflict of interest with his son playing in the NHL I think everyone can point to the fact that there is absolutely no consistency in his suspensions. This fact is one solid reason as to why the league struggles to gain headway amongst the other sports.
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Rob R., Douglaston, NY (NY Islanders)
Colin Campbell should be relieved of his duties due to his undeniable and vast incompetence in performing his job. His decisions are highly inconsistent and often appear to be biased based on the player or team in question. His inability to effectively perform his job is a black eye for the NHL and there is no shortage of media who consistently, and rightly, call for his removal.
Chris U., Lake Grove, NY (NY Islanders)
Rather than go into specific instances, which are too numerous to list, I’ll just say that Colin Campbell’s wide disparity when it comes to the punishment meted out for similar incidents is AT BEST inconsistent and demonstrates a lack of competance. At worst it carries an obvious bias and favoritism towards certain teams and players. Whatever the reason for that favoritism, it is unacceptable and Campbell must step down or be removed.
This is not 'Nam, Smokey. This is hockey. There are rules.
Joe V. North Las Vegas, NV (NY Islanders)
Campbell needs to go because 1: He disciplines based on outcomes, not the act itself. 2: Favoritism toward stars on certain teams. Ex: Carcillo starts a fight at the end of a playoff game, gets suspended. Malkin does the same thing….nothing! 3. He is consistently inconsistent. Same acts receive different punishments via The Wheel of (In)Justice.
"Being thrown under the bus and scorching the back of my neck with a revolving red light."
It's not a wheel. He pulls injustice rabbits out of injustice hats.
Hunter said he was just finishing his check.

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