In Sweden's 5th Tier Hockey League, an insane play went viral that saw a player lay a huge body check on an unsuspecting referee. The referee was severely injured on the play and had to be taken to the hospital. It was later determined that he had broken his arm.
The player initially claimed that the play was an accident and that he mistook the referee for his opponent and followed through on his hit. There was initially no penalty on the play.
Despite his claims that the hit was an accident, the player has received a significant punishment for his hit on the referee. He will be suspended indefinitely until the league holds a hearing on the incident.
Hopefully, the referee will have a speedy recovery and the player will learn from his mistake, accidental or not.
Credit: Hockey Patrol - "Hockey Player Breaks Referee's Arm, Claims Incident Was an Accident"
POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 20 | 41 ANSWERS Player Who Broke Referee's Arm Officially Receives Harsh Punishment Do you think it is an appropriate suspension for the player? | ||
Yes | 26 | 63.4 % |
No | 15 | 36.6 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Brandon Hagel | - | 5 | 5 | |
Nico Hischier | 3 | - | 3 | |
Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Will Cuylle | 2 | - | 2 | |
Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Mason Marchment | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Tyler Seguin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matt Duchene | - | 2 | 2 | |
Emil Andrae | 1 | - | 1 | |
Drake Batherson | 1 | - | 1 | |
Zachary Bolduc | 1 | - | 1 | |
Anthony Cirelli | 1 | - | 1 | |
Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
Pavel Dorofeyev | 1 | - | 1 | |
Lars Eller | 1 | - | 1 | |
Filip Forsberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
Adam Gaudette | 1 | - | 1 | |
Luke Glendening | 1 | - | 1 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |