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Brendan Shanahan explains his decision to suspend Colombus Blue Jacket’s James Wisniewski for 2 pre-season games and 8 regular season games (10 games total) due to an illegal hit (to the head, after the whistle) on Minnesota Wild’s Cal Clutterbuck on September 23, 2011.
The illegal hit occurs at 0:16
31 Comments
never had the puck….time expired….suspension should have been longer.
He told clutter whatever not to hit his player. He did. Dont blame him for protecting his teammate. Goodon ya man
This is bullshit. Why was he charging Wisniewski after the horn? 8 games is way too much.
Well done Shannahan, well done.
Classless hit. Totally deserves every game he's getting. Unacceptable to hit a defenseless opponent in the head after the period expires. Clutterbuck was nowhere near the puck. Even if you subscribe to Wisniewski defending a teammate, he can't do it this way.
I like this. A lot. The dirty hits in hockey have spiralled out of control and now the league is taking a very active role in protecting it's players. I especially like Shanahan issuing these statements in this manner.
Good for the NHL.
This is another great call, I love the way that Shanahan is handling what's happening in the preseason. Clutterbuck was in no way " charging" Wisniewski. He was coming in on a rush just as he would on any other play and actually slowed up when the horn blew. There's a difference between playing to the whistle and hitting a guy after the horn who's in a defenseless position who never had the puck in the first place. Horn or no horn, this still warrants a suspension for the headshot/interference.
@TheFallenEight Fair enough that you think it was too long, but Wizniewski has already suspended numerous times and is a chronic offender.
@TheFallenEight Fair enough that you think it was too long, but Wizniewski has already suspended numerous times and is a chronic offender.
I love the way shanahan is issuing the statements! Great work so far.
This the right thing to do, we have to elminate the shitty plays from hockey to make it more safe for the players. Good call.
The argument given by Wisnieski, defending himself, is pretty pathetic. I mean… really? Defending himself when the period is over and you jump to hit the head, lmao! He is lucky that Shanahan didn't say 20 games!
Way to go , Shanny , it's about time this horse manure is dealt with effectively ; now make the discipline retroactive and go after the guys who nailed Crosby .
What crap that was! )-:
dayumn shanny laying the whip down. he's doing a great job.
I think i looks like Cal is going to do something nasty. But maybe James could have tried to push him instead. I guess it was a lot of emotion involved prior to Cal's check earlier.
James Wisniewski is a dirty player hes been suspended multiple times on different teams for illegal hits. He makes these weak ass excuses to try and defend himself when he clearly is trying to hurt the other players. Im all for hitting in Hockey one of the reasons i love this game but this type of playing needs to be stopped so good job Shanny
Great explanations from Brendan Shanahan.
too harsh. He's on my fantasy team
plz like this.
James Wisniewski is a dick head
regardless of other things i could argue, im fairly certain everyone can agree clutterbuck wasnt defenseless at all….and the clock had barely run out
I loved shanny but now hes a complete douche with all these suapension videos
8 games is way to harsh! I realize it was a dirty hit, but it in no warranted an 8 game suspension. Clutterbuck embelleshed it quite a bit. I don't care what anyone says, the NHL has it in for the Jackets.
@mlf06 Have you ever been in the Xcel? That horn is loud as hell. He knew the game was over, and I'm sure he knows that he can't hit anyone after the game ends. And I don't know if you've ever played hockey, but normally when you're going in for a hit you raise your shoulders when you make contact. This shows that he was going after Clutterbuck. As for being excessive, I beg to differ as well after seeing his past suspensions (similar hit on Seabrook, elbow to Doan, not sure if suspended).
@deathloks1 Iagree about time that head hunter got some back
Clutterbuck was hit by Wisniewski and Wisniewski got suspended. Clutterbuck was hit by Gillies and Gillies got suspended. I think if Clutterbuck gets hit again and the hitting player gets suspended, its safe to say that Clutterbuck is putting HIMSELF in reckless positions.
@MajorLiteral That's absurd, you're the same person who was saying Gillies hit Clutterbuck's "shoulder". He's freaking skating free, with no puck possession and standing fully upright. Wisniewski had to jump upwards and elbow upwards to hit clutterbuck's face. You're a fucking biased dipshit.
@MajorLiteral Not to mention THE FUCKING HORN BLEW BEFORE THE HIT. You moron.
way to harsh. look at all the other dirtier hits in the nhl that get a less harsh suspention. this is bullshit
Fuck clutterbuck.
Spiralled out of control…LOL
New to hockey huh? Check out the cheap shots from the 90s…This is child's play.
I think having been suspended 4 times before weighed heavily on the decision.