It was very unfortunate, but that should not have been called a penalty. Bouchard had a body position that made a direct hit to the body impossible without going through the head. It wasn't a pick. Hunched over with his head so low to the ice that it makes a hit to the body impossible without hitting the head first is exactly why the rulebook specifies, if the opponent puts himself in a bad position. Lindgren's shoulder did hit Bouchard's chest, but went through his head to get to the body and that's in the rulebook as an exception to Rule 48.
(Straight from the Rulebook) (i) Whether the player attempted to hit squarely through the opponent’s body and the head was not "picked" as a result of poor timing, poor angle of approach, or unnecessary extension of the body upward or outward.
(ii) Whether the opponent put himself in a vulnerable position by assuming a posture that made head contact on an otherwise fullbody check unavoidable.
The head was not picked. Bouchard's body position made it impossible to hit the body without going through the head.
If you played full contact hockey, then you'd remember coach saying, "Stand UP to a hit" or "don't lead with your chin."
That's a beauty of an old school hit. The result was unfortunate and obviously difficult for some to watch.
Awesome hit
But then we kicked their ass
Bouchard relaxed more than usual
Jfc
This was dirty. He didn't even have the puck
Evan should quit puck-watching and remember his peewee coach's advice to "keep your head on a swivel" before he ends up a vegetable.
Canada out here hoping for another tournament trophy. 🥱
No visit to the white house this time 🤡
I miss hip checks
Super super dirty hit shoulder to the head and he didn’t have the puck like what
That’s just dirty from an unknown player
Ryan Lindgren! You did this in a nothing tournament! You signed your death warrant for this? His teammates from Edmonton ( German, Swedish, Canadian, and others) WILL get you for that!
51st, Congrats on the “World Championship” we’ll take Gold when it matters, thank you!
Keep ya head up, Bacardi Bouch.. Canada rejoicing after beating USA’s juniors squad just shows how down bad they are.
cries in maple syrup
There was a day this guy would have been beaten to a pulp for a dirty hit like this! I am not a big Bouchard fan but no one should be hit like this! Cheap! I only hope he has no long term injury!
it was only a matter of time before bouchard got rocked like this, he plays way too loose and casual, hopefully he learns from this and tightens up his game
It was very unfortunate, but that should not have been called a penalty. Bouchard had a body position that made a direct hit to the body impossible without going through the head. It wasn't a pick. Hunched over with his head so low to the ice that it makes a hit to the body impossible without hitting the head first is exactly why the rulebook specifies, if the opponent puts himself in a bad position. Lindgren's shoulder did hit Bouchard's chest, but went through his head to get to the body and that's in the rulebook as an exception to Rule 48.
(Straight from the Rulebook)
(i) Whether the player attempted to hit squarely through the opponent’s body and the head was not "picked" as a result of poor timing, poor angle of approach, or unnecessary extension of the body upward or outward.
(ii) Whether the opponent put himself in a vulnerable position by assuming a posture that made head contact on an otherwise fullbody check unavoidable.
The head was not picked. Bouchard's body position made it impossible to hit the body without going through the head.
If you played full contact hockey, then you'd remember coach saying, "Stand UP to a hit" or "don't lead with your chin."
That's a beauty of an old school hit. The result was unfortunate and obviously difficult for some to watch.
Awesome hit
But then we kicked their ass
Bouchard relaxed more than usual
Jfc
This was dirty. He didn't even have the puck
Evan should quit puck-watching and remember his peewee coach's advice to "keep your head on a swivel" before he ends up a vegetable.
Canada out here hoping for another tournament trophy. 🥱
No visit to the white house this time 🤡
I miss hip checks
Super super dirty hit shoulder to the head and he didn’t have the puck like what
That’s just dirty from an unknown player
Ryan Lindgren! You did this in a nothing tournament! You signed your death warrant for this? His teammates from Edmonton ( German, Swedish, Canadian, and others) WILL get you for that!
51st, Congrats on the “World Championship” we’ll take Gold when it matters, thank you!
Keep ya head up, Bacardi Bouch.. Canada rejoicing after beating USA’s juniors squad just shows how down bad they are.
cries in maple syrup
There was a day this guy would have been beaten to a pulp for a dirty hit like this! I am not a big Bouchard fan but no one should be hit like this! Cheap! I only hope he has no long term injury!
it was only a matter of time before bouchard got rocked like this, he plays way too loose and casual, hopefully he learns from this and tightens up his game