Really not sure how it was called back. It was completely a shove from behind right on the numbers. Totally understandable that it wasn’t a 5min but no penalty?!?
PeppiGiuseppe25
Borderline call; weird to call back. Also funny watching the Canadian coach trying not to laugh at the ref.
Istimewa-Ed
I know he’s American, but I wish Torts was coaching for that ref interaction.
Ronald_McTendies
These guys are ready for the show
emasslax22
Hockey players need to stop turning when contact is coming
shoresy99
I don’t know how this isn’t at least two minutes for boarding.
GroundShxck
that should at least be a 2 but i see why it was reversed, not a terrible call
Nier_Perfect
Annoying but Sweeden was the better team all game and this wasn’t the difference maker in that.
Hutch25
Absolutely horrible call. I expect it from the NHL, but in an IIHF tournament where the rules around injuring players is far more strict?
That’s a horrible horrible call.
Just_Merv_Around_it
Definitely not a 5 minute major. But it’s clearly a 2 minute boarding call and should have been called as such. Ref missed the call and it sucks.
a_coupon
What a fucking goof of a ref.
jhick107
Be gentle here folks….I am an Australian ice hockey fan but have zero experience in play and little understanding of the finer points of the rules but I would have thought a 2 handed push in the back resulting in a player going head first into the boards would have been a no brainer penalty – minutes wise I have no idea!
aNINETIEZkid
This is the only way we’ll remove turning into the boards from the game is if the players knows he won’t draw a penalty playing the puck in a “defenceless position” at the very last monent so has to brace for impact shoulder to shoulder
Less people will get hurt in the long run as opposed to what’s happening in North America where they are gaming this to get an advantage to play the puck without contact and if they do get hit it is a substantial penalty. Players don’t respect this and keep running each other.
Born-Science-8125
Canada 🇨🇦 got out played.
turbopro25
“Really? That’s what you have? And you’re gonna stand by that?”
onlysmallcats
“Really? That’s what you have? And you’re going to stand by that?”
Remarkable restraint by our coach.
unbakedpizza
Should’ve been 2 mins.
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Flesh-Tower
His hand is literally on the numbers
chrisblink182
I wish this was baseball and have the coach laying into him!
SubstantialTent
I’m confused… Is hitting from behind legal in the juniors?
Defiant_Check7749
Love that this happened. It’s tough to make a judgement call in a split second. It’s okay sometimes to have to think about it for a min before you come to a final conclusion.
Prequels-arebetter
I watched this live. It wasn’t a penalty, it was just a weird landing into the boards. Good review call.
Rycan420
It’s important to note that the “ref” didn’t change anything. He called it a pen.
The review booth changed it. Huge difference.
SnooFloofs9566
It was not a penalty. Made no difference to the outcome of the game. Canada was outplayed the whole game except beginning of 1st period, stop your whining.
coltonjeffs
I’m canadian and once I saw the replay in slow mo, i said, that isn’t a penalty. I think they got it right tbh.
__Valkyrie___
Ok I see a lot of comments here but no one seems to really seemes to understand the reffs side. I was a Canadian minor hockey ref for years and although I have not read the iifh rules. This is not a check from behind like a lot of you are saying. His principal point of contact is to his arm. As well as the Canadians player principal point of contact with the boards is his shoulder not head. Well I still personally would have called a 2 min boarding call as it’s just one of those ones where he fall awkward hits into the boards.
eebro
Contact wasn’t bad, there wasn’t too much force, just the canadian lost his balance and went to the boards head first. I don’t see a 5 min penalty here. There was no intent to injure and the swedish player wasn’t reckless.
Glasterz
From the reactions I’ve seen to the Celebrini board and this incident, I’ve determined that it’s about impossible to have a legitimate conversation about what was actually the right call.
Some of y’all are too emotional to be discussing penalties right now lmao
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Really not sure how it was called back. It was completely a shove from behind right on the numbers. Totally understandable that it wasn’t a 5min but no penalty?!?
Borderline call; weird to call back. Also funny watching the Canadian coach trying not to laugh at the ref.
I know he’s American, but I wish Torts was coaching for that ref interaction.
These guys are ready for the show
Hockey players need to stop turning when contact is coming
I don’t know how this isn’t at least two minutes for boarding.
that should at least be a 2 but i see why it was reversed, not a terrible
call
Annoying but Sweeden was the better team all game and this wasn’t the difference maker in that.
Absolutely horrible call. I expect it from the NHL, but in an IIHF tournament where the rules around injuring players is far more strict?
That’s a horrible horrible call.
Definitely not a 5 minute major. But it’s clearly a 2 minute boarding call and should have been called as such.
Ref missed the call and it sucks.
What a fucking goof of a ref.
Be gentle here folks….I am an Australian ice hockey fan but have zero experience in play and little understanding of the finer points of the rules but I would have thought a 2 handed push in the back resulting in a player going head first into the boards would have been a no brainer penalty – minutes wise I have no idea!
This is the only way we’ll remove turning into the boards from the game is if the players knows he won’t draw a penalty playing the puck in a “defenceless position” at the very last monent so has to brace for impact shoulder to shoulder
Less people will get hurt in the long run as opposed to what’s happening in North America where they are gaming this to get an advantage to play the puck without contact and if they do get hit it is a substantial penalty. Players don’t respect this and keep running each other.
Canada 🇨🇦 got out played.
“Really? That’s what you have? And you’re gonna stand by that?”
“Really? That’s what you have? And you’re going to stand by that?”
Remarkable restraint by our coach.
Should’ve been 2 mins.
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His hand is literally on the numbers
I wish this was baseball and have the coach laying into him!
I’m confused… Is hitting from behind legal in the juniors?
Love that this happened. It’s tough to make a judgement call in a split second. It’s okay sometimes to have to think about it for a min before you come to a final conclusion.
I watched this live. It wasn’t a penalty, it was just a weird landing into the boards. Good review call.
It’s important to note that the “ref” didn’t change anything. He called it a pen.
The review booth changed it. Huge difference.
It was not a penalty. Made no difference to the outcome of the game. Canada was outplayed the whole game except beginning of 1st period, stop your whining.
I’m canadian and once I saw the replay in slow mo, i said, that isn’t a penalty. I think they got it right tbh.
Ok I see a lot of comments here but no one seems to really seemes to understand the reffs side. I was a Canadian minor hockey ref for years and although I have not read the iifh rules. This is not a check from behind like a lot of you are saying. His principal point of contact is to his arm. As well as the Canadians player principal point of contact with the boards is his shoulder not head. Well I still personally would have called a 2 min boarding call as it’s just one of those ones where he fall awkward hits into the boards.
Contact wasn’t bad, there wasn’t too much force, just the canadian lost his balance and went to the boards head first. I don’t see a 5 min penalty here. There was no intent to injure and the swedish player wasn’t reckless.
From the reactions I’ve seen to the Celebrini board and this incident, I’ve determined that it’s about impossible to have a legitimate conversation about what was actually the right call.
Some of y’all are too emotional to be discussing penalties right now lmao