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.
Against-The-Current
That ref should be fired immediately. Not only is it hitting from behind, it’s clearly boarding, and far from minor.
Edit: Far too many of you do not understand the rules of hockey, and it shows. You’d be in the same position as the ref getting laughed at by the coach for your ignorance.
Istimewa-Ed
I know he’s American, but I wish Torts was coaching for that ref interaction.
jesterpoop
Canadiens in the crowd thinking this should be 5 minutes are delusional
Ronald_McTendies
These guys are ready for the show
emasslax22
Hockey players need to stop turning when contact is coming
Particular_Tutor_46
Probably because it was a clean hit. The Canadian made himself vulnerable. It looked like it was a hit from behind initially but, from the other angle the hit was to the shoulder.
shoresy99
I don’t know how this isn’t at least two minutes for boarding.
CANUSA130
Called on the noise. I hope the kid is okay. Game wise, no matter. The Canadians weren’t scoring even if the game had gone nine periods.
GroundShxck
that should at least be a 2 but i see why it was reversed, not a terrible
call
ldssggrdssgds
Refs are crap no matter what league and level
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surlystraggler
It seems like he might have lost consciousness. When he’s on the ice and the Swede pulls his stick out from under his face, his head moves side to side so limply. The way Geekie was calling for the trainer seems like he might have seen it, too.
Available_Emu_5896
So any penalty can be reviewed. I thought only major penalties get reviewed. Refs are corrupt. fixed just like the clip of coin toss that hit refs skate in a Selden and usa game.not sure if this year but it was posted ? So sad .
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.
Proper-Entertainer33
Boy, I would’ve thought 21 would be a retired number for Sweden.
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.
Additional_Eagle_386
It was a great however
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?”
GiraffePrint_Speeder
I know there is a language barrier, but that ref didn’t seem very confident in his decision.
“Hey Pete, you go tell the Canadian coach” “me? Um okay”
Sarge1387
That’s bad…but that’s IIHF officiating. The quality of officiating at these tournaments is worse than Jr B..that’s still 2 for boarding if not the five.
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.
CanadianBushWookie
Refs are very clearly biased against North American teams.
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Flesh-Tower
His hand is literally on the numbers
Solid-Tension5557
Oh no, the horrible officiating plague is spreading
chrisblink182
I wish this was baseball and have the coach laying into him!
MLSnukka
Its a good call. Instead of trying to ram the guy on the boards, he just braced for impact. Legit safe check. The kid that got it really needs to learn to stand up near the boards, though. tryimg to lower yourself like this increase the risk of a knee strike or worse, a blade on the neck
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.
twizzjewink
At 12s you can see the Swedish player knee the Canadian into the board, not sure how closer to the definition of boarding you can get.
skuncledeez
Complete bullshit, clearly see the hand ON THE NUMBERS WHILE PUSHING, this kind of shit will get people killed. We started wearing full on STOP signs for a reason, an now no one seems to care🤦♂️
gravemind006
Have yet to read through all these comments, but I looked up the ref who announced it was waved off and who talked to Canada’s coach.
He’s Swedish?!?!?
You can’t tell me that’s not a conflict of interest. Even while reviewing he was doing all the talking and explaining.
As an angry Canadian hockey fan… and yes I can acknowledge they did not play well at all today, can’t miss that many breakaways and expect to win or pass that much on the pp and expect a goal, but Canada should look into that should they not.
DarthAnakin88
This shit is ruining the sport. Anyone who decided this should be called back, should be fired from participating in international hockey in my opinion. What a joke we are making the sport of hockey.
AccomplishedLab3198
And his stick was in front of the offense. Maybe could have pulled a hooking call but it seems like he did all he could to not get the boarding hit to me.
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.
kingofmankind
The ref made the best save of the game, which resluted in the scorekeeper having less paperwork to fill out.
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.
That ref should be fired immediately. Not only is it hitting from behind, it’s clearly boarding, and far from minor.
Edit: Far too many of you do not understand the rules of hockey, and it shows. You’d be in the same position as the ref getting laughed at by the coach for your ignorance.
I know he’s American, but I wish Torts was coaching for that ref interaction.
Canadiens in the crowd thinking this should be 5 minutes are delusional
These guys are ready for the show
Hockey players need to stop turning when contact is coming
Probably because it was a clean hit. The Canadian made himself vulnerable. It looked like it was a hit from behind initially but, from the other angle the hit was to the shoulder.
I don’t know how this isn’t at least two minutes for boarding.
Called on the noise. I hope the kid is okay. Game wise, no matter. The Canadians weren’t scoring even if the game had gone nine periods.
that should at least be a 2 but i see why it was reversed, not a terrible
call
Refs are crap no matter what league and level
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It seems like he might have lost consciousness. When he’s on the ice and the Swede pulls his stick out from under his face, his head moves side to side so limply. The way Geekie was calling for the trainer seems like he might have seen it, too.
So any penalty can be reviewed. I thought only major penalties get reviewed. Refs are corrupt. fixed just like the clip of coin toss that hit refs skate in a Selden and usa game.not sure if this year but it was posted ? So sad .
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.
Boy, I would’ve thought 21 would be a retired number for Sweden.
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.
It was a great however
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?”
I know there is a language barrier, but that ref didn’t seem very confident in his decision.
“Hey Pete, you go tell the Canadian coach” “me? Um okay”
That’s bad…but that’s IIHF officiating. The quality of officiating at these tournaments is worse than Jr B..that’s still 2 for boarding if not the five.
“Really? That’s what you have? And you’re going to stand by that?”
Remarkable restraint by our coach.
Should’ve been 2 mins.
Refs are very clearly biased against North American teams.
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His hand is literally on the numbers
Oh no, the horrible officiating plague is spreading
I wish this was baseball and have the coach laying into him!
Its a good call. Instead of trying to ram the guy on the boards, he just braced for impact. Legit safe check. The kid that got it really needs to learn to stand up near the boards, though. tryimg to lower yourself like this increase the risk of a knee strike or worse, a blade on the neck
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.
At 12s you can see the Swedish player knee the Canadian into the board, not sure how closer to the definition of boarding you can get.
Complete bullshit, clearly see the hand ON THE NUMBERS WHILE PUSHING, this kind of shit will get people killed. We started wearing full on STOP signs for a reason, an now no one seems to care🤦♂️
Have yet to read through all these comments, but I looked up the ref who announced it was waved off and who talked to Canada’s coach.
He’s Swedish?!?!?
You can’t tell me that’s not a conflict of interest. Even while reviewing he was doing all the talking and explaining.
As an angry Canadian hockey fan… and yes I can acknowledge they did not play well at all today, can’t miss that many breakaways and expect to win or pass that much on the pp and expect a goal, but Canada should look into that should they not.
This shit is ruining the sport. Anyone who decided this should be called back, should be fired from participating in international hockey in my opinion. What a joke we are making the sport of hockey.
And his stick was in front of the offense. Maybe could have pulled a hooking call but it seems like he did all he could to not get the boarding hit to me.
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.
The ref made the best save of the game, which resluted in the scorekeeper having less paperwork to fill out.
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