NHL: Illegal Check To The Head Penalty

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[dapperduck]

I personally don't understand why a check to the head can be considered a minor penalty, that's hardly a deterrent to stop something which can, and has in the past, resulted in severe concussions and other head related trauma

[trentsteel]

Love Ellers reaction whilst getting jumped. Oh boy this gonna hurt but damn it if I dont try my absolute best not to crash or stomp on the guy lying on the ice I just hit.

[allthingshockey]

I may be biased as a caps fan but Ellers hit was clean. There was no head contact at all

[blahblahblahblah]

Most of these happen because they player with the puck is leaning forward and staring straight down at their feet like idiots.

[MarcRSYT]

1:49 Why is Deboer so mad when his guy got his 5 minutes reduced to a 2 minutes, it’s the ideal scenario for your team, what you yelling for 😂

[lichtifam]

Can we do a video on players fighting with fans?

[Lesevesel]

I've seen Euro league games where there is just ZERO tolerance to head hunting hits. Immediate match misconduct and a major penalty.

[Mkby]

can we get back hand wrap around goals?

[mikedoyle]

It seems these glancing blows are more dangerous than solid body checks.

[jordanstreib]

Perry on Hischier, Carlson on tkachuk, vehaeghe, boychuk, kuraly, arnt headshots. You have a duty not turn back or put yourself in vulnerable position. Those are clean classic hockey hits same with when a big hit is thrown clean shoulder to body. Shouldn't be fight after, it doesn't matter if guys injured or follow through led to head injury. That how hockey has always been played if you can't take it don't play or be on NHL.

[johnchrist]

The penalty should be 4 minutes if it is like the Perry hit but 5 automatically if there was intent like the hit on Boychuk

[andrewbennett]

Cool compilation would be big hits that refuse to fight

[MUE]

Perry should be pissed he hardly hit him that was ridiculous it should have been a diving call too

[THELEGENDOFTHESHADOW]

The game of hockey is never going to be safer than it already is.

[mikedoyle]

Perry shouldn't have been penalized. The guy tried avoiding the hit.

[lepireification]

How many of these actually connect with the head?!?!

[Itz_anarchy-_-]

Johansson should’ve gotten a penalty for embellishment too

[Calers-guib]

How many jumped up and clapped when Tkachuk got it at 3:00?

[adamshearer]

noticing a trend with the same few teams

[fratzogmopars]

Seems like there is a rash of players injured by hits to the head compared to in years past. Equipment now is so much better than in earlier days of hockey. Today’s players may feel like they are invincible, they play with more reckless abandon but they are in better shape physically and move faster than players from several decades ago.
When the league got rid of the two line pass infraction it opened up the ice so skill players were able to build up a head of steam through the neutral zone, and it opened up scoring. I’ve been watching hockey since the late sixties and I don’t recall this many players getting hit high and going out with a concussions back in those times, of course the league went from six teams in 1967 to its current thirty two.