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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Any violent contact, a kick for instance, would be an assault in both the UK and Canada, except possibly in a martial arts contest where kicking was a specific part of the sport, a kick in a boxing match would be an assault, there is no way an intentional kick would be considered a consensual act in a hockey game either here or in the UK, the guy seems a lock for a manslaughter conviction
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Consent gets muddy in contact sports where certain fouls are an expected part of the game. So an elbow in hockey, while not exactly consensual, is probably something a player agrees to risk. Otherwise, technically, a dirty play is a criminal act every time.
If the act is beyond the ordinary like kicking with blades on your feet, theres a much clearer case.