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Sixth minute in the match between Lugano and EHC Kloten. Lugano’s Michael Joly starts a backcheck in the left couloir and catches head referee Daniel Stricker in the jaw as he gains momentum with his stick.
Stricker leans over, starts moving, whistles the game and makes his way to the next gang door. He then disappears into the emergency room of the Corner Arena and only returns to the ice after a few minutes, freshly treated: the wound had to be stitched and protected with a plaster.
Players are responsible for their stick
What is Michael Joly threatening now? Stricker, who was not explicitly paying attention to Joly during this scene, but was monitoring the game according to his specifications, did not see the baton coming. He later explained in an interview with MySports that he did not see how or why Joly’s stick ended up in his face.
The basic principle applies: the players are responsible for their stick. If Joly had caught an opponent in this scene, he probably should have expected a five-minute time penalty. When there are clashes between players and referees, there is almost no quarter. Even in accidental collisions, closures are possible and even likely.
Breach of duty of care – or an unfortunate coincidence?
If the sports judge finds a violation of the duty of care towards referees in this case, she can also impose several bans on Joly. In any case, you can see from the TV images that Joly must have seen the referee; he was standing right in front of him. The question now is: was this an unfortunate coincidence? Or could Joly have avoided contact?
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team
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SP
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T.D
|
PT
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
|
 ZSC Lions
|
30
|
39
|
67
|
|
|
2
|
 EV train
|
30
|
41
|
62
|
|
|
3
|
 HC Fribourg-Gotteron
|
31
|
21
|
60
|
|
|
4
|
 Lausanne HC
|
32
|
15
|
54
|
|
|
5
|
 SC Bern
|
31
|
-5
|
51
|
|
|
6
|
 HC Lugano
|
31
|
15
|
50
|
|
|
7
|
 Geneva-Servette HC
|
30
|
-3
|
45
|
|
|
8th
|
 HC Ambri-Piotta
|
30
|
0
|
44
|
|
|
9
|
 HC Davos
|
31
|
6
|
43
|
|
|
10
|
 SCL Tigers
|
31
|
-27
|
41
|
|
|
11
|
 EHC Biel
|
30
|
-9
|
37
|
|
|
12
|
 EHC Kloten
|
31
|
-28
|
34
|
|
|
13
|
 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
|
30
|
-26
|
31
|
|
|
14
|
 HC Ajoie
|
28
|
-39
|
20
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
