Day: April 23, 2014

Matt Cooke has been suspended five times in his career, but not since 2011.  The former poster child for Supplemental Discipline had cleaned up his act – after ending one career and attempting to shorten many more – with the Pittsburgh Penguins.  The reformed Cooke then signed with the Minnesota Wild as a free agent. Consider his reformation a failure.   While Cooke’s efforts to remain a changed man were commendable, it was apparently just a matter of time before his stripes showed through.  Those stripes have helped earn him a lengthy break from playing hockey.   #485956557 / gettyimages.com  ...