Have you seen the two kneeing penalties in the WJC? I was watching the Finland game myself, and the commentators were on the fence whether the opposition player was actually hurt or not. So I started wondering:
If you get a big hit in the knee, how different is the typical injury (that forces the player to not play in that game anymore) compared to momentary shock (such as in the Canada game where there was also a kneeing penalty, and the receiver ended up assisting the game-winning goal)? Is it about the contact point, about the extension or about speed of the hit? If there is no overextension, what other injury it could be?
In both of these hits the knee wasn't the first to hit, but their knees still collided. Both cases received a major penalty, and both were controversial. I believe it was the quarter finals.
I can search for clips if you want! And super interesting video btw, bravo!
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Looks like a slew foot from Helleson to me.
Have you seen the two kneeing penalties in the WJC? I was watching the Finland game myself, and the commentators were on the fence whether the opposition player was actually hurt or not. So I started wondering:
If you get a big hit in the knee, how different is the typical injury (that forces the player to not play in that game anymore) compared to momentary shock (such as in the Canada game where there was also a kneeing penalty, and the receiver ended up assisting the game-winning goal)? Is it about the contact point, about the extension or about speed of the hit? If there is no overextension, what other injury it could be?
In both of these hits the knee wasn't the first to hit, but their knees still collided. Both cases received a major penalty, and both were controversial. I believe it was the quarter finals.
I can search for clips if you want! And super interesting video btw, bravo!