Hey stripes, when you have Alexander Ovechkin on a national audience playing against US Olympic hero Patrick Kane and the high-flying Chicago Blackhawks, you might want to keep him beyond the 12 minute mark of the first period. It states VERY CLEARLY in the rule book (emphasis added):
"A player who dangerously knocks another player head first into the end boards should be assess a 5-minute boarding penalty and a game misconduct unless the player if marketed as the face of a league desperate to capitalize on the success of the recent Olympics."
Video of the hit is below, judge for yourself if it was a dangerous hit from behind or just an unfortunate result of a large man pushing another man whose razor-sharp skate gets caught in the ice. Your opinion probably depends greatly on your perspective.
Unfortunately, Brian Campbell suffered an upper body injury, likely a broken clavicle and broken ribs, and may be done for the season. Of course, he's a hockey player, so he's probably day to day.
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