Bite Club

I have never once wanted to order nor try shark fin soup. I've heard people describe it as "eating a soft comb" due to the texture of the cartilage-based shark fin, but the practice of killing sharks just for their fins is rather stomach-turning to me. Last night, it seemed someone wanted some shark in his diet as Vancouver Canucks forward Dominic Roussel decided to take a bite of the hand of San Jose Sharks defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic in the scrum pictured above. While it's certainly not the same as shark fin soup, shark hand is also not on the NHL's approved menu.

Here's the video of said bite last night courtesy of NBC Sports.

Shark fin soup normally costs a pile of money per bowl, but this might be the most expensive bite of a Shark as the NHL today handed down a maximum $5000 fine to Roussel for his bite on Vlasic. If one was looking for something to talk about instead of bringing up the 4-0 loss to the Sharks and Vancouver's eighth-straight loss, it seems there were a number of reporters who wanted to speak with Roussel about his tactic last night.

If you recall, it seems Vancouver may lead the league in number of bites after Alex Burrows bit Brad Marchand's hand during the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. I'm not sure why Vancouver seems to have players with an oral fixation in their lineup, but biting the hand of Vlasic - whose nickname is "Pickles" - is the latest example of a Canucks player sinking his teeth into his opposition.

Maybe the Canucks need to monitor Roussel's pregame meal?

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!