I wonder if the arbitrator will choose to ignore the angle that makes it look accidental like the NHL did. Its like a key piece of evidence is just being willfully ignored in favour of the dramatic hit from behind angle.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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