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Trio of Patriots rookies headed West for the Topps Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles 05.20.11 at 2:31 pm ET
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Patriots rookies Ryan Mallett, Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley are among the hundreds of NFL rookies attending the 2011 Topps Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles this weekend.

So what is the Rookie Premiere? Held every year in Los Angeles, it’s for rookies to get their pictures taken for the first time in their new uniforms, which will then be slapped on a football card. (For what it’s worth, Patriots first-round pick Nate Solder was one of only a few first-rounders not to get an invite — check the full list here.)

Because of the lockout, there was some question as to whether or not the rookies would be able to wear their professional uniforms. That was apparently resolved this week — players will apparently wear their pro uniforms, but with their college numbers. (Rookies have not been issued their new numbers yet.) For the Patriots contingent, that means Mallett will be shot in his No. 15, while Vereen and Ridley will both be in No. 34 (in New England, the number most recently worn by veteran running back Sammy Morris).

To see more from the event, Ridley has posted a few pictures from the event to his Facebook page. Check him out here and here. (Ridley has also taken the time to bond with Vereen — check out their picture here.)

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    McQuaid was just standing there and when Hendricks didn’t want to fight Thorton, he went at McQuaid. Thorton was following him long enough for another Cap to get in there to save him.

  • http://www.facebook.com/kfitzy1964 Ken Fitzherbert Jr

    reading what alzner says the only way that they r going to get back at the bruins is to do that to one of the bruins players what ajoke the bruins would kill them.

  • matty in the lake!

    tell hendricks too grow a pair and man up thorty did everything except talk about his mother and he still wouldnt go with him what a broad!!!

  • Troll Hunter

    “If we had done that to [Tyler] Seguin with [John] Erskine, you think they would’ve let that happen?”

    Yeah, I know what would have happened every Bruin on the ice would have stepped in unlike what the Capitals did. Capitals need to look at themselves rather than the opposing team and man up.

  • Bruinman86

    Guys like him should shut it after a loss. Emotions are high and dumb statements like that easily flow from their mouths.

  • Scalams

    Big B’s fan but gotta give Hendricks credit for stirring things up. Tough kid.

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  • http://www.bruinscorner.com AdamBruinsFan

    Isn’t Alzner the guy that did the crybaby gesture to Lucic in the playoffs last year, well who’s the crybaby now.

  • fab4ever

    The media baits them….and they bite….Alzner is an idiot..not sure what game he watched….it was all about the high stick on Horton…everyone knew it except him? There’s never any lack of idiots in pro sports…

  • Bruinman86

    What a whiner!!

  • bospofan

    “Corner a guy like that??”.. really Alzner?? in the middle of the ice??? wasn’t it Hendricks that went after Mcquaid?? sounds like somebody needs to check his facts.. Alzner is the baby that made the crying motion to Looch then back-peddled afterwards.. a real tough guy… Alzner said he was reaction to the Bruins’ complaints about the officiating, not calling Lucic a crybaby.

    “We all know he’s one of the toughest guys in the league. It was more
    just a lot of guys complaining about calls out there, and there’s
    nothing we can do about the calls once they’re made,” Alzner said. “I
    think a lot of people took it the wrong way. Things happen in playoffs
    that sometimes you go a little too far. It’s just funny that it got
    caught on camera and everything. It was more than it was meant to be.
    Guys get intense and heated and I’m sure he understands.”

    So what did he say after that scrum?

    “The words were just, ‘Stop complaining.’ That’s all it was,” Alzner
    said. “Just stop complaining about the calls because it happened for
    both of us. You do your best not to complain, but you get frustrated.”

    Alzner and Lucic are both British Columbia natives, they played both
    with and against each other when they were kids, though they aren’t
    particularly close friends now. The Capitals defenseman made it clear he
    – of 63 penalty minutes in 215 NHL games – wouldn’t want to tangle with
    Lucic, who has 525 penalty minutes in 359 NHL games.

    “He’s got to be top 10 toughest guys, pound for pound, in the league.
    Everybody knows that,” Alzner said. “He would not be a guy that I would
    fight.”

  • somethin’s Bruin

    they didnt corner him……matter of fact they gave HIM the choice of who to fight. BTW, he made the correct decision ! Go Bruins !

  • Mike S

    Shut the F up Alzer. He more than had it coming and the fact that it took him 15 sec to fight either of them tells you what a punk he is.

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    Hey Alzner…..your wife just called, you left your testicles on the kitchen coutner.

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