In a game in Sweden over the weekend, 22-year-old Casper Gilberg hit a referee who was not ready for it at all. The official went crashing into the boards and had to be taken to hospital for a broken arm.
While Gilberg initially said it was the referee's fault for getting in the way, he wa later remoreseful, saying he was ashamed at what happened. Now, he has a long suspension to go with his shame, as the league's disciplinary committee says he can't play again until after December 31st, 2024.
Long story short, the committee also felt the hit was intentional. although Gilberg initially tried to say it was an accident. The committee also said Gilberg was treated as a repeat offender because he was suspended for six weeks last season for an illegal hit on an opponent.
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NOVEMBRE 22 | 77 ANSWERS BREAKING: Massive Suspension Handed Out to Player Who Broke Referee's Arm Thoughts in the punishment? | ||
Right call | 22 | 28.6 % |
Should have been a lifetime ban | 31 | 40.3 % |
Should have been much shorter | 9 | 11.7 % |
I don't know | 15 | 19.5 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mitch Marner | 2 | - | 2 | |
Logan Cooley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
Dylan Guenther | - | 1 | 1 | |
Michael Kesselring | - | 1 | 1 | |
Fraser Minten | - | 1 | 1 | |
Mikhail Sergachev | - | 1 | 1 | |
Chris Tanev | - | 1 | 1 | |
John Tavares | - | 1 | 1 | |
Simon Benoit | - | - | - | |
Nick Bjugstad | - | - | - | |
Michael Carcone | - | - | - | |
Ian Cole | - | - | - | |
Lawson Crouse | - | - | - | |
Connor Dewar | - | - | - | |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | - | - | - | |
Barrett Hayton | - | - | - | |
Pontus Holmberg | - | - | - | |
Clayton Keller | - | - | - | |
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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 |