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Originally Posted by elderboy02
Man, I am starting to really like hockey. I am watching the Capitals game right now. Can someone explain to me why my favorite player (Ovechkin) was thrown out of the game? I thought checking was legal? It happens every game.
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Originally Posted by wikipedia
Boarding in ice hockey is a penalty called when an offending player violently pushes or checks an opposing player into the boards of the hockey rink, when the player is facing the board.
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The referee used his discretion and decided that the nature of the hit deserved a major penalty. When a major for boarding is called it is accompanied by a game misconduct (expulsion from the game). Therefore Ovechkin's game was over early.
I saw the replay and not sure weather or not the hit deserved a major, as it looked like a combination of Ovechkin's push and Campbell falling. That being said Ovechkin is building up a history of questionable boards. In general I like the fact that the ref sided with Campbell because in that circumstance he was in a very vulnerable position.
I hurt my knee pretty bad when I was 16 from a questionable hit in the same situation.