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Originally Posted by soulchoice
Have no issue with what Hrudey and Nick stated. You actually can hit someone from behind in open ice if they have the puck. Where the penalty would come only if you hit them into the boards in that fashion.
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What??
You're going to have to explain that.
You cannot hit from behind. Again, this isn't lacrosse.
You hit someone from behind like that in any situation at any level of hockey and you're going to the box. Hitting from behind (to my recollection) is a major, so instead of calling that the ref called a minor boarding call.