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Originally Posted by Trailer Fire
Question. I've watched the Ferland hit on Bikesa when he knocks him off the puck in the Vancouver zone a few times. Ferly's shoulder hits Bikesa directly in the chin and doesn't look to hit shoulder at all. How is that considered a clean hit?
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A hit to the head means the head is the 'primary' point of contact.
Ferland makes contact from his hip all the way to his shoulder, covering Bieksa's entire torso, as well as his head.
The head was the 'initial' point of contact, due to the fact that Bieksa was leaning forward. But it was definitely
not the 'primary' point of contact.
Ferland's shoulder, and most of his weight, hit Bieksa squarely in the torso.
That was not a hit to the head.
Compare that to the Hamhuis hit on Bennett, where really the only contact Hamhuis made was to Bennett's head.