13 month suspension handed out after hockey players breaks referees arm on camera

HC Vita Hästen player Casper Gillberg got a long 13-month suspension after a bad incident in a #HockeyTrean game.

The 22-year-old Swede body-checked a referee into the boards, and the ref broke his arm.

Gillberg is a big guy at 6'5" and 227 lbs, and he's had problems before.

Last season, he got a 9-game suspension in Hockey Ettan for hitting someone in the head. In that season, he got the most penalty minutes in #HockeyEttan (East) with 66. In the 2021-22 NAHL season, he got 124 penalty minutes in 33 games.

People are asking if the 13-month ban, until December 31, 2024, is fair. This incident makes us think about how players behave on the ice and why we need strict rules to keep everyone safe in hockey.

MUST READ

7 hours ago  |  By Joshua Deeds Connor Bedard gets ran over by former Blackhawks defensemen Gustav Forsling

8 hours ago  |  By Joshua Deeds A Trade Between The Blackhawks And Flyers For Morgan Frost Is A Big Possibility According To Insider

9 hours ago  |  By Joshua Deeds Blackhawks deal unfortunate news to Philip Kurashev moments before puck drop Thursday vs Panthers

10 hours ago  |  By Sam Walker Former Chicago Blackhawks Enforcer Reveals Ugly Truth Behind Jim Montgomery's Firing In Boston With Bruins

12 hours ago  |  By Sam Walker Capitals announce Alex Ovechkin suffered broken leg, expected to miss 4-6 weeks

12 hours ago  |  By Joshua Deeds Former Blackhawk Kirby Dach's Attitude isn't winning favors with Habs head coach Martin St. Louis

16 hours ago  |  By Sam Walker Connor Bedard Voices Displeasure Over Blockbuster Trade Involving Close Friend In The Hockey World On Thursday

17 hours ago  |  By Joshua Deeds Kyle Davidson Is Working On A Trade And We Know Who's Being Acquired By The Blackhawks Per Elliotte Friedman

MORE STORIES