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Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:45 am EDT

Video: Nasty stick-swing to the head in youth hockey game

By Greg Wyshynski

We're not inclined to believe that moving images and visual media should be blamed as catalysts for violent behavior. That said, would it shock anyone if this young man had a few Chris Simon clips saved on his hard drive?

Wow ... just, wow.

No. 15 in white, our hero, actually attempted a one-handed chop to the head while his target was getting up off the ice. He missed, and then took a full baseball swing to the kid's helmet. Good job by our hero's teammate to skate him away from the fray. It's actually incredible that this thing didn't escalate.

Not sure where or when the clip above occurs; but considering this open-ice check is the other video uploaded by the same user (video), we really need to find out. Searching for "Bobby Clarke Youth Hockey" got us nowhere.

So yesterday we had that Pee-Wee line brawl at the end of the Puck Headlines, and today we have a stick to the head. At this rate, we should have a YouTube clip of a youth hockey player ripping his opponent's heart out Mola Ram-style by January.

UPDATE (12:07 p.m. EDT): Not since the Bettman Art Contest have we been this deeply in love with the Puck Daddy readership. Via the comments, we now believe this incident took place at The Ice Castle Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa., and during the Pittsburgh Fall Classic tournament that featured the Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (.pdf). Thanks to everyone who pieced this together. The new mission: Finding out if the kid who got clocked is named either "Ryan" or "Hollweg."

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  1. jibblescribbits
    1. Posted by jibblescribbits Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:34 pm EDT

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    He's just setting himself up for a coaching career with the Colorado Avalanche
  2. Cody/DieselPhotos
    2. Posted by Cody/DieselPhotos Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:04 pm EDT

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    Sad. All that because the kid falling slid around and hit him?
  3. 5-hole.com
    3. Posted by 5-hole.com Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    I love all the parents screaming at the refs in that open ice hit video.
  4. GT
    4. Posted by GT Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:14 pm EDT

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    How about #9 in red!! Kid's alright with me!
  5. M
    5. Posted by M Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:43 pm EDT

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    the hockey game took place in Pittsburgh, PA at a rink called Ice Castle Arena. It is my home rink and recognized it as soon as I saw it
  6. beer_man_beer_here
    6. Posted by beer_man_beer_here Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:25 pm EDT

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    This video should become an advertising campaign for the NHL...I bet a lot more people would watch hockey if they thought players used their sticks as swords every game...
  7. twoeightnine
    7. Posted by twoeightnine Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:25 pm EDT

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    I'm guessing it's one of the Junior Hurricanes teams. Who else would make their kids wear Canes uniforms?
    http://www.jrhurricanesaaa.org/
  8. Scott M
    8. Posted by Scott M Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:28 pm EDT

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    GT.... #9 didn't hesitate. Good teammate!
    Eric...yeah, what's up with the parents? Actually, why did that kid get a penalty? It looked like a clean hit to me.
  9. twoeightnine
    9. Posted by twoeightnine Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:25 pm EDT

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    Kid in the red took a swipe at the knees because 15 hand his hand all over his head.
  10. Billkamm
    10. Posted by Billkamm Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    boo for that video being removed from You Tube
  11. Billkamm
    11. Posted by Billkamm Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    oh wait nevermind it is back
  12. The Bog
    12. Posted by The Bog Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    Atleast he didn't step on his leg to complete the Simonizing.
  13. VASabre
    13. Posted by VASabre Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:28 pm EDT

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    Nice. I like that #15 got his bell rung by the victims teamate coming in after the hit. Watch the bad guy skate away. He's not moving so good and wasn't looking for any more trouble. [profane]
  14. J.S.
    14. Posted by J.S. Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    I've played in that place. No wonder it looked familiar.
    I bet that kid went up to and whacked and said "I'm Killer Carlson", but it was really probably just a bad upbringing in the home.
  15. Peeler
    15. Posted by Peeler Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    kid should be banned! for that crap
  16. tmr
    16. Posted by tmr Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:04 pm EDT

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    This is exactly the reason that there is no "light sabre" option on hockey sticks.
    Hey, there's an idea that just came to mind...imagine the Star Wars saga except with hockey sticks instead of light sabres...wow, the mind reels.
    "Luke, this was your father's hockey stick. He wanted you to have it when you grew up. It is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. It's not as clumsy or random as a baseball bat, and has a more civilized edge."
  17. mr bbb
    17. Posted by mr bbb Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:06 pm EDT

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    And to think, 30 years ago almost half the players in the NHL did not wear helmets. When I started playing youth hockey in the late 70's, we did not wear face shields.
  18. Rumpelstilzchen
    18. Posted by Rumpelstilzchen Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    No one here has played much, because that stuff is frequent in minor throughout the vast Canadian hinterland. I've used my stick as lethal weapon and am reasonably nice off the ice. Don't know if it's the adrenaline or the culture (certainly, hockey teams of 14-18 yr olds go looking for wild brawls off ice, in addition to every sexual hazing ritual imagineable). Or latent aggression.
  19. taylor b
    19. Posted by taylor b Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:06 pm EDT

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    haha thayer thats my boy
  20. Kevin G
    20. Posted by Kevin G Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:30 pm EDT

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    its legit
  21. Lynda M.
    21. Posted by Lynda M. Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:24 pm EDT

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    Mike you may want to watch the video again, the boy on the ice never hit the player in white in the knees, he got him in the skate blade. So, you are saying that that gave #15 the right to lined up #11's head should have been like it was a baseball on a tee?
  22. CRUZMAN
    22. Posted by CRUZMAN Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:31 pm EDT

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    That was a nasty video yo a very nasty stick swinging that shouldn't by a high sticking that's a slashing call or a hooking, and fighting that should be 7 minutes adding the 5 minutes and 2 minutes for slashing or hooking and fighting.
  23. coo f
    23. Posted by coo f Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:02 pm EDT

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    Here's an idea thayer, next time keep your cool and let the other guy get the penalty. Also, but number 9 some dinner or something! What a hit. He took him out! THAT WAS AWESOME!
  24. coo f
    24. Posted by coo f Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:02 pm EDT

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    Here's an idea thayer, next time keep your cool and let the other guy get the penalty. Also, but number 9 some dinner or something! What a hit. He took him out! THAT WAS AWESOME!
  25. Jake
    25. Posted by Jake Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:12 pm EDT

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    Definitely Ice Castle. That #12 banner hanging on the wall at 32 seconds...Ryan Malone's (assumed to be) retired high school number.

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