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11-01-2009, 07:30 AM #1
Another crazy hit
KITCHENER, Ontario -- The Kitchener Rangers say defenseman Ben Fanelli is in critical but stable condition with skull and facial fractures he received in a boarding incident.
The team said on its Web site on Saturday that the 16-year-old was injured during a 4-0 win over the visiting Erie Otters in the Ontario Hockey League game on Friday night. He also suffered a cut above the eye but was conscious as he was taken off the ice.
Fanelli was taken to a local hospital and before being airlifted to a Hamilton hospital.
The Waterloo Region Record reported that Fanelli was checked into the end boards by Erie's Michael Liambas. Fanelli's head went hard into the glass and his helmet flew up in the air.
Liambas was ejected after receiving a match penalty for boarding.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
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11-01-2009, 10:49 AM #2
Hopefully that kid will get to play again soon, good to hear that he's probably going to be ok.
That hit was very dirty, I hope the person who hit him gets a nice suspension
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11-01-2009, 10:54 AM #3
I think it was the kids own fault. He saw the hit coming and turned his back on the forechecker. He put himself in a bad situation. If he would've taken the hit while he was facing forward, I believe that he wouldn't have had his helmet pop off or his face driven into the glass.
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11-01-2009, 10:55 AM #4
not sure i agree derrick, the guy seems to have turned last second which didnt help, but it does seem the guy drives him hard into the boards with an elbow??? but i think it was worse because the kid turned, hope he is ok he is in critical condition with skull and face fractures, and a broken orbital bone according to sportscentre
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11-01-2009, 10:59 AM #5
Not sure I understand why anyone would "turn away" when they see the hit coming.
This is happening more and more in the NHL. Many of the post here this year involving "dirty hits" shows the person turning away prior to the hit.
You see the dirty hit coming...hit first!...(is that okay to suggest?)...but to turn away?
You see a car coming at while driving...don't you try to avoid the hit? Guess I'm confused.Randy
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11-01-2009, 01:11 PM #6
I agree i dont think it was dirty at all. These kids need to do their chinstraps up i know its not cool to do them up tightly but this could have lessened the impact
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11-01-2009, 01:30 PM #7
Ouch - it was a tough hit, that's for sure, but I hate seeing when a player knows one is coming to hit them, and they turn. Of course they don't think they are going to get creamed into the boards/glass, but seriously...
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11-01-2009, 06:14 PM #8
I wonder when someone will die from a hit like that if people will still say ''it was a clean hit, the guy didn't protect himself, you have to keep you're head up, too bad you died, but it's hockey''
I agree with the fact that a player have to protect himself, but it's not a reason to always aim the head. A big hit shoulder to shoulder will never have consequances like that.
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11-01-2009, 06:14 PM #9
Ooups, double post
Last edited by Lapierrecollecter; 11-01-2009 at 06:33 PM.
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11-01-2009, 07:33 PM #10
Obviously an unfortunate situation. The thing is, this type of hit happens many times during the course of any hockey game. What the difference was here, is that the kid inexplicably turns away from the hit (it didnt even look like he was going to get rocked if he just stood his ground) and put himself in position to go head first into the boards even with minimal impact.
I also don't get this whole attitude some people have about clean hits. If it is clean, its fine. Regardless of the outcome. I dont get how somebody changes their opinion on a clean hit, simply because another guy gets hurt. Especially when the guy who got hurt put himself in that spot. Maybe we should stop driving cars because every day people die in car accidents. It's silly. When a person engages in an activity, they do so with the understanding out potentially dangerous outcomes.
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