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Originally Posted by MarshCappa
I don't know, I watched it a bunch of times and didn't see a hit to the head. I saw his head snap back though. The kid who laid him out is 6'4" and 225 hitting a kid who's 5'9" and 145!! I would have sued the Dux High coach for letting his munchkin on the ice at the same time as this hulk!
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I watched it a bunch of times, too, and it looked to me like the big kid put his shoulder right on the other kid's hat. With 7" of height over him, how low could he drop that shoulder for the hit?
Up until a year or so ago, when the NHL started getting a little more serious about concussions, that was a completely legal hit. Refs also don't call penalties most of the time--the suspension comes later after Shanahan reviews the tape.
Riddell and Schott really need to get into making hockey helmets, the way that football helmets are made. I think kids would be better off wearing bicycle helmets on the ice, than with the hockey helmets available.