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In another context, taking a stick to the head of someone would easily bring about charges for aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, so forth.
Why do we afford leniency for someone doing it on the ice? Do we forgive the player for their passion that they commit to the game? Or do we simply not want to diminish the "drive" these players have for the puck, afraid to make contact with one another in the case that it leads to something more serious?
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As mentioned earlier, there is implied consent that these players are knowingly participating in a potentially dangerous contact sport. That consent would not be implied for something so beyond the game, such as the incident in Sweden (IMO). There might be some grey areas, especially if you are using a stick as a weapon, but for the most part, I would suggest that it is highly unlikely that criminal charges would be laid in the case of a what amounts to a fairly ordinary penalty.
I feel like I am getting trolled on this, so I'll leave it at that.