Jiri Tlusty: Hockey Stud or Media Dud?
Only Time Will Tell
Tlusty was with the Sault Ste. Marie of the Ontario Hockey League in 2006, when he made some locker-room self-portraits with a cell phone. Naively he e-mailed the self-portraits to a woman he met online, or posted them to Facebook, or whatever. Anyway, the pics showed up on the Internet this week, as such photos inevitably do, and launched his career as the new bad boy on skates.
Strengths: He'll probably do exceptionally on calendars and wall posters, where his broad smile and good teeth can be shown to advantage.
Tlusty obviously has the well-toned muscles any stud requires. His first goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs was a carom shot by Alex Steen, that bounced off of Tlusty's well-toned gluteus maximus into the goal. Because Tlusty was the last person to touch the puck, he was credited with the goal.
He has already learned the value of contrition and used it to advantage to defuse his first media crisis, as his statement to the press shows: "I used poor judgment in this instance last season, and I have learned a valuable lesson. It will not happen again and I have no further comment." I give him bonus points for mastering the art of the "no comment" so soon in his career.
When his English improves, he'll have a charming accent.
Weaknesses: His hair style is geeky and his fashion sense, like his common sense, hasn't developed. If the Leafs would spring for a hair stylist and a wardrobe consultant, this promising young man could move from the tabloids to the pages of GQ.
Risks: If he takes his image seriously, he could end up benched for out of bounds activity.
Advice: Don't e-mail anything to anyone that you don't want the entire world to see. And if you want to pose nude, hire a good photographer and license some posters.
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- He's cute!
- OMG ... he's naked!
- And he was really, really stupid, but he's 18 and male and he couldn't help it.
7 Comments
Post a CommentJoe - Certainly! Do you think he'll ever make it selling clothing ads without them?
Entertaining, but seriously... a hair stylist and a wardrobe consultant?
The takeways are too funny. I think this was the first time I'd seen the word "puck-slapper" in print.
If I'm correct, there's also another picture of him floating around kissing another guy...I only thought footballers were hot!
Oh my. I hadn't heard about this.
Love your takeaways!
I hadn't heard of this incident but it was interesting to read, tightly written, hitting all the highlights. I doubt I'll be posing nude but I'll pass on the advice to those who mention their interest in doing so. A good photographer and a segue into posters does seem wise.