DREGER: NHL USED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ON REFEREE SUTHERLAND

[Fitzpatrick'sbeard]

There is nothing unusual about an NHL player being escorted to the NHL's quiet room for evaluation, as it happens on a nightly basis in the league's fight against concussions.

However, on Wednesday night in Buffalo the NHL's concussion protocol was tested on a somewhat unusual victim...referee Kelly Sutherland, who was hit in the face by a puck early in the first period of the Sabres game against the New York Rangers.

Sabres defenceman Jordan Leopold fired a shot from the right point which was deflected in front before striking Sutherland in the face. Sutherland had to leave the game and wasn't able to return.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=386720

[clumping platelets]

Re: DREGER: NHL USED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ON REFEREE SUTHERLAND

Good........refs are people too.

[Crisis]

Re: DREGER: NHL USED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ON REFEREE SUTHERLAND

Good........refs are people too.

Sometimes.

[G Wolly]

Re: DREGER: NHL USED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ON REFEREE SUTHERLAND

No ****.

He took a frozen piece of rubber moving at 80 mph to the face.

[Skooby]

Re: DREGER: NHL USED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ON REFEREE SUTHERLAND

Good........cannibals like to eat their own people & refs are people too.

Fixed.

[SkateZilla]

Re: DREGER: NHL USED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ON REFEREE SUTHERLAND

No ****.

He took a frozen piece of rubber moving at 80 mph to the face.

75 max.

[G Wolly]

Re: DREGER: NHL USED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ON REFEREE SUTHERLAND

I'm sure 5 mph doesn't make much of a difference when frozen rubber makes contact with flesh.

[SkateZilla]

Re: DREGER: NHL USED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ON REFEREE SUTHERLAND

leopold cant hit the net, but he sure can hit his own players and the ref.

[Mski]

Re: DREGER: NHL USED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ON REFEREE SUTHERLAND

leopold cant hit the net, but he sure can hit his own players and the ref.

was he the one who hit pommers too?

[SabreEleven]

Re: DREGER: NHL USED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ON REFEREE SUTHERLAND

and now can only hit coaches.

[SkateZilla]

Re: DREGER: NHL USED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ON REFEREE SUTHERLAND

yeah i was about to say.. and coaches...