Tonya Harding to Play Ice Hockey (Ugh! In my home town, no less)

[Khephra]

INDIANAPOLIS -- Disgraced former U.S. figure skating champion and aspiring boxer Tonya Harding has a new goal: minor league ice hockey.

The Indianapolis Ice of the Central Hockey League announced Monday that it has signed the 33-year-old Harding to join the team for its game Friday against the Colorado Eagles.

It's been 10 years since Harding's ex-husband hired a hit man to attack rival Nancy Kerrigan at the 1994 national championships. Harding has always denied knowledge of the attack, but pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution, was stripped of her 1994 national title and banned from amateur figure skating competition.

The Ice in 2002 signed 7-foot-7 former NBA player Manute Bol for a one-game stint with the team, but he never made it on the ice because his feet swelled inside his custom-made skates.

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http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/news/wire/sns-ap-people-tonya-harding,0,5383693.story?coll=sns-ap-entertainment-headlines

[rucky]

1. We love Tonya Harding here in Oregon

but it's selfish of us to keep her all to ourselves. Indianapolis - consider yourselves Tonyacized.




NO TAKE-BACKS!

[GOPisEvil]

2. Will she wear skates with a toe pick?

:shrug:

Hey, Tonya's gotta make a buck, too. :D

[hippiechick]

3. You KNOW i beat ya to this one, Bro ....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=865124&mesg_id=865124

It IS Hockey, after all !!! :evilgrin:


:loveya: :hug: :loveya: :hug:


:hippie:

[Khephra]

5. Ooops

hehehehe! I'd rather be beat by you than anyone else.

:evilgrin:

:loveya:

[DarkPhenyx]

4. Don't worry...

...the 'Canes will kick her ass first time out and take her teeth for a trophy. THen she'll look like a hockey player.

[youngred]

6. swell

just what hockey needs right now :eyes:

[GOPisEvil]

7. Paging Todd Bertuzzi...

...Todd Bertuzzi, call your office.

OK - that was mean, but dammit, it cracked me up.

[Torgo Johnson]

8. This just in...

The Indianapolis Ice have announced that they have also signed Shane Stant as a defenseman. It has been recommended that players from the other teams in the Central Hockey League wear extra padding, especially around the knees.