Sean Avery Suspended For Comments Against Elisha Cuthbert

Dallas Stars’ Sean Avery has been suspended for inappropriate comments about ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert, who is currently dating Calgary Flames player Dion Phaneuf.“I am really happy to be back in Calgary, I love Canada,” Avery told reporters Tuesday morning. “I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds. I don’t know what that’s about. Enjoy the game tonight.”

The NHL quickly responded with an open-ended suspension pending a hearing.In a statement, team owner Thomas Hicks said, “I completely support the league’s decision to suspend Sean Avery,” continuing with, “Had the league not suspended him, the Dallas Stars would have. This organization will not tolerate such behavior, especially from a member of our hockey team. We hold our team to a higher standard and will continue to do so.”Cuthbert, a regular on FHM and Maxim magazines’ Hot 100 lists, dumped Avery in August 2007.

Avery used to date both actress Elisha Cuthbert (24, Old School, an episode of MTV Cribs featuring Avery) and model Rachel Hunter (ex of Rod Stewart and Stacy's Mom). Now Cuthbert is dating Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf (ESPN adds she was "romantically linked to Mike Komisarek of the Montreal Canadiens) and Hunter is dating Jarret Stoll of the L.A. Kings. So, while fighting isn't a big deal, talking smack is, so the NHL suspended him for "inappropriate public comments, not pertaining to the game."