The disciplinary unit of the Ice Hockey Championship League gave Pelicans defender Saku Salmi a suspension so long that he will no longer play in this spring’s finals.
The discipline of the Ice Hockey SM League has been given by the Pelicans defender Saku to Salmi four-match suspension for the brawl in the third final.
Salminen tackled with great speed and unexpectedly the goalkeeper who was playing the puck with his stick behind Tappara’s goal Christian Heljangon in time 45.24. In the match, the situation resulted in a shower command, i.e. five minutes and a game penalty for blocking.
Salminen was the Pelicans’ hard-nosed defender in the third final Ben Blood’s in place of.
– I’ve probably never seen a goalkeeper overrun like that – at least on the spot. No evasive movement, no attempt to slow down, he even lifts his body up a bit and tries to tackle the goalkeeper. Salminen did see that Heljanko stopped the puck and set it in motion, ‘s expert Top Nättinen comment on the case.
According to the disciplinary unit Salminen’s contact with Heljanko was not made with the full possible intensity, but it fulfills the hallmarks of a rush. Salminen has recklessly endangered the opponent’s goalkeeper with his actions, states the delegation.
Discipline also emphasizes in its statement that in ice hockey the goalie must not be tackled under any circumstances and field players must actively try to avoid unnecessary contact with the goalie in all situations, even if he is behind the goal playing the puck with his stick.
The 24-year-old Tappara coach is on the sidelines due to his suspension from all spring playoff matches, even if the final series stretches to the seventh match.
If the entire ban has not been served during the current season, the ban will continue in the next League matches of the club represented by Salminen.
Tappara leads the final series with a 2–1 victory. Four wins are needed for the championship. On Friday, the teams will meet in the fourth final in Lahti.
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