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"
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NOVEMBRE 20 | 43 ANSWERS Player Who Broke Referee's Arm Officially Receives Harsh Punishment Do you think it is an appropriate suspension for the player? | ||
| Yes | 27 | 62.8 % |
| No | 16 | 37.2 % |
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YESTERDAY
JUNE 6, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jackson Blake | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Karlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jaccob Slavin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
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