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Originally Posted by Kaine
Rule 41 - Boarding 41.1 Boarding – A boarding penalty shall be imposed on any player or goalkeeper who checks or pushes a defenseless opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to hit or impact the boards violently in the boards. The severity of the penalty, based upon the impact with the boards, shall be at the discretion of the Referee.
Pretty sure 99% of board battles don't fall under "violently impact the boards".
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People who believe the penalty was a good call keep missing the key word defenseless in the rule.
This hit, the Cooke hit, a the Clutterbuck hit were all similar with this one being the least violent. This one was called a penaly, the others werent.