CHB’s Top 10 Hockey Heel Turns
“The Goon” wrestled in the WWE (former WWF) in 1996.
I have a confession to make: I watch professional wrestling.
While I don’t follow it as closely as I used to in my teenage and young adult years (I can get through a 3-hour show on my PVR in about 15 minutes), I admit that I can still be entertained by these “sports entertainers”.
Some of the most memorable and exciting moments in wrestling take place when a hero switches allegiances and becomes a villain. Most wrestling fans know that the good guys are called “faces” and the bad guys are called “heels”; thus when a good guy becomes a bad guy it’s called a “heel turn” (I know…it sounds like a dance move). The most effective heel turns are sudden, forceful, and surprising (I’ve included two of the most famous ones in this blog).
Thus, combining my love for hockey and my strong like (haha) for wrestling, I present to you the Top 10 Hockey Heel Turns:
10: Slamming a teammate’s arm in the bench door.
9: “Luongo giving Kesler a Stunner.” – submitted by @MikeVersace1
8: “Refuse the next line change and head to the dressing room.” – submitted by @jortillan
7: “Submarining a teammate during a 2 on 0 rush.” – submitted by @PPGoose
6: Hitting a teammate in the head with a broadcast camera.
5: Mats Sundin with the shootout winner in Toronto.” – submitted by @THECooop
4: “Get a fan favourite traded, take captaincy, un-retire #11.” – submitted by @PPGoose
3: Scoring on your own net and then pointing at the fans as they pelt you with garbage.
2: “Hugging your teammate after a goal then throwing him through a plate of glass windows.” – submitted by @jortillan
1: “No matter what, jersey must be pulled off to reveal another jersey.” – submitted by @jbowmancouver
