WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pietilas.

[Dirty]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

It wasn't even shoulder to shoulder, it was torso to torso.

Brent - are you talking about the same hit as the rest of us?

You can safely ignore Brent on this, he knows about as much about hockey as Stephan A. Smith.

Heehee, now Brent is keeping his mouth shut since he doesn't want to admit he was wrong.

General Pattyn beats Petan into next November, UND Whoops

 

[Gurtholfin]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

You can safely ignore Brent on this, he knows about as much about hockey as Stephan A. Smith.

I watched the replay looking to see if you could even legitimately call charging on it and the Sioux just glides into the hit, so no on that also.

 

[icehawk]

Man, this will make me feel real dirty (glad I'm going to shower in a few minutes) but I agree with the JBSU fan, the BADger fan and the Whioux fans - clean hit, unfortunate result, bad call. Not every injury deserves a penalty.

Get cleaned up real good? Text book open ice hit. Just how ya teach em. Second time this year big Mac has been hosed by Sheperd and Marco for a clean hit.

 

[stuckinwi]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

Man, this will make me feel real dirty (glad I'm going to shower in a few minutes) but I agree with the JBSU fan, the BADger fan and the Whioux fans - clean hit, unfortunate result, bad call. Not every injury deserves a penalty.

Some of us Tech fans don't agree with the call either... This one included. Definitely unfortunate anytime someone is hurt, but that was just a crushing clean hit. UND got into the heads of the young guys and came out on top when they lost it. Khaira and Petan's penalties were stupid. You'd never see the slash across the gut with the two slashing to the UND guy first... And Khaira's just got to take the punches to the head instead of hacking it up, unfortunately he was the one to get seen by the zebras.

 

[Dude Love]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

Johnstone's list of injuries: broken clavicle, bruised lungs, bruised ribs, & separation of sternum.

 

[The Rube]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

Johnstone's list of injuries: broken clavicle, bruised lungs, bruised ribs, & separation of sternum.

HOLY F*. Wow...........................wow.

 

[Dude Love]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

HOLY F*. Wow...........................wow.

Sounds like he got into a freaking car accident.

 

[The Rube]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

Sounds like he got into a freaking car accident.

The clavicle? No surprise. The bruising? Ok, that's a little surprising. Separation of sternum? New level of holy friggin' sheet.

 

[Dirty]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

Johnstone's list of injuries: broken clavicle, bruised lungs, bruised ribs, & separation of sternum.

And now Big Mac is probably in a bad mood for being tossed.

Mac Mad! Mac Smash! UND Win!

 

[Huskiefan906]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

Tech will play a great game tonight and play their hearts out.

 

[burd]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

They didn't give Mac a major and a game as a penalty, they just wanted to keep the game safe for the 17 or so other Tech players who had to go on the ice.

 

[First Time Long Time]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

Johnstone's list of injuries: broken clavicle, bruised lungs, bruised ribs, & separation of sternum.

Wow...

 

[HarleyMC]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

Johnstone's list of injuries: broken clavicle, bruised lungs, bruised ribs, & separation of sternum.

Wow... That was a one hell of a bone crushing hit delivered by MacWilliam and unfortunately the result is almost about as bad as it gets. I've had some of the above injuries, but not "d." all of the above.

Without a doubt this kid is in a world of pain right now. With the separated sternum and the swelling that follows he's most likely having a hard time even breathing and moving. Hopefully the fMRI indicates there is no concussion as well because that can be life changing. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to David Johnstone.

 

[SiouxFanatic]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

Johnstone's list of injuries: broken clavicle, bruised lungs, bruised ribs, & separation of sternum.

Wowza. Goes to show he really did get rocked. Man, the pain he must've been in....yikes.

Anyone else see that John Buccigross guy first say Johnstone was a Minnesota State player and then corrected himself by saying Minnesota Tech before finally getting it right with Michigan Tech? Butcher after butcher...

 

[Gurtholfin]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

I think this is a point where it can be asked if those plays (open ice checks) should continue to be legal at all. Remember, I've already stated that I didn't think that hit was dirty or illegal by the way the rules are now.

Before anyone goes all, "That's part of the game and makes it worth watching." and "Don't be a *****." and "You don't get hockey." think about it. And btw, I've been watching hockey and playing as long or longer than most of you, so don't throw that crap at me. Think about the subject matter.

These are the hits that we're (on USCHO) always having debates about and these are also the hits that often end in pretty severe injuries. I get that they're not the only hits that do (Marvin obviously comes to mind), but they seem to be the worst including in the NHL - think the Hossa play last year and several already this year.

Wouldn't bother me to see these taken out of the game and for those of you who would claim that it would ruin the game, how many of these do you even see each year? Maybe one every 4 or 5 games. Would hardly ruin the game.

No player, whether on scholarship, paid millions or playing youth bantam should have an injury like this on a play that's within the rules. High school players shouldn't be subject to these hits simply to satisfy the bloodlust of adults who remember the good ol' days and don't want their game "ruined" or "pussified."

I don't expect anything to change, but it certainly wouldn't bother me or ruin the game for me if it did. Hockey at it's core in skate, pass, shoot. I appreciate a player who can execute a skilled angle to stop a rush as much or more than these big yard sale hits.

Then again, I know what those feel like when they don't separate one's sternum, so can only imagine.

Hope he recovers well.

 

[Huskiefan906]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

So how would all these supposed "hockey fans" from UND feel if Tech had taken out Kristo or Knight last night.
Tech lost a vital member of their team and they make light of it out of ignorant machismo.
As I said last night I hope Tech lights them up tonight on the only place that counts, the scoreboard.

 

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

You and me bro!

Just like Slap Shot, you're becoming one of my brothers from another mother.

Now he's going to have to take another shower...

Speedy recovery to Johnstone. Never like seeing injuries...especially like that.

 

[Dirty]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

So how would all these supposed "hockey fans" from UND feel if Tech had taken out Kristo or Knight last night.
Tech lost a vital member of their team and they make light of it out of ignorant machismo.
As I said last night I hope Tech lights them up tonight on the only place that counts, the scoreboard.

Demand Stephane Pattyn slash Blake Peitilla in the head, punch Milo's Gordic in the face and then try to punch Derek Shepppard. Because that's evidently the "right way" to handle the situation.

 

[Stauber1]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

I think this is a point where it can be asked if those plays (open ice checks) should continue to be legal at all. Remember, I've already stated that I didn't think that hit was dirty or illegal by the way the rules are now.

Before anyone goes all, "That's part of the game and makes it worth watching." and "Don't be a *****." and "You don't get hockey." think about it. And btw, I've been watching hockey and playing as long or longer than most of you, so don't throw that crap at me. Think about the subject matter.

These are the hits that we're (on USCHO) always having debates about and these are also the hits that often end in pretty severe injuries. I get that they're not the only hits that do (Marvin obviously comes to mind), but they seem to be the worst including in the NHL - think the Hossa play last year and several already this year.

Wouldn't bother me to see these taken out of the game and for those of you who would claim that it would ruin the game, how many of these do you even see each year? Maybe one every 4 or 5 games. Would hardly ruin the game.

No player, whether on scholarship, paid millions or playing youth bantam should have an injury like this on a play that's within the rules. High school players shouldn't be subject to these hits simply to satisfy the bloodlust of adults who remember the good ol' days and don't want their game "ruined" or "pussified."

I don't expect anything to change, but it certainly wouldn't bother me or ruin the game for me if it did. Hockey at it's core in skate, pass, shoot. I appreciate a player who can execute a skilled angle to stop a rush as much or more than these big yard sale hits.

Then again, I know what those feel like when they don't separate one's sternum, so can only imagine.

Hope he recovers well.

I don't know how you would go about making that kind of change. Basically it would come down to "2-minutes for checking too hard" and that seems like a difficult regulation to enforce.

There was nothing in that hit that was outside the rules. No charge, away from the boards, not to a blindside, square to the torso, using the shoulder...There's no action that can really be regulated, other than he hit him really hard.
I agree that I would prefer not to see these hits if it meant that no one suffered injuries such as Johnstone's, but I just don't know how you could practically achieve that without eliminating checking all together.

 

[The Rube]

Re: WCHA 1st Round MTU @ UND - Huskies don't care Whioux we play, we have THREE Pieti

Demand Stephane Pattyn slash Blake Peitilla in the head, punch Milo's Gordic in the face and then try to punch Derek Shepppard. Because that's evidently the "right way" to handle the situation.

And flick off Hakstol. Petan forgot that part last night.