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HHoFer Jeremy Roenick recalls how Craig Berube sucker-punched him and fulfilled a five-year revenge plan
Hockey Hall of Famer Jeremy Roenick recounted on the Leafs Morning Take podcast on Wednesday the story of how he sucker-punched Craig Berube during a game, and how Berube patiently waited five years to get his revenge.
Roenick explained that during a particularly heated game between his team and Berube's Philadelphia Flyers, a big scrum broke out on the ice.
The refs had Berube wrapped up and restrained, while Roenick was free to skate around. In the heat of the moment, Roenick decided to take a cheap shot on unsuspecting Berube while he was being held.
"We had a big melle 5-on-5 against Philly and the referee had Berube in his arms, I mean literally locked up and I'm free. And there's chaos everywhere and I'm like, you know, the Devil saying hit him and the Angels saying, no, don't do it... It’s going to come back to haunt you well.”
“Of course, I listen to the Devil, bang and I cold cock him. He chased me around for five years. And he says now he's going to get me."
Over the next few seasons, anytime Roenick and Berube were on the ice together, Craig Berube made it his singular mission to take his revenge on Roenick.
He would supposedly stand up on the bench yelling for a line change just so he could get on the ice and go after JR. Roenick would have to skate away anytime he saw Berube hop over the boards.
Craig Berube’s revenge
The revenge came after five long years, when both men finally became member of the Philadelphia Flyers organization in the 2003-04 season. Berube was player/coach in the Flyers’s AHL affiliate, while Roenick was on the NHL squad. During a shared practice between the two teams, Berube saw his chance.
He came up to Roenick as he was taping his stick and feigned a friendly greeting, putting his hand on Roenick's shoulder.
"He (Berube) comes in and says what's up everybody, what's up? And I'm like, hey what's up chief? And he says, hey Jer, what's up, puts his hand on my shoulder. How you doing, Jer? Bang! And he hits me with a quick little shot right in the mouth. He goes I told you I'd get you."
After 5 long years, Craig Berube finally got his revenge on Jeremy Roenick.
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