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Mitch McEwen Reapers - Weeknight Division III South Mar 29, 2018 - 2 Games Wolfpack vs. Reapers on Thu, Mar 29, 2018 Reapers: #14 Mitch McEwen - Automatic/Minimum 2 Game Suspension for Hockey Canada Rule 6.3 Charging Game Misconduct Penalty Offence and Hockey Canada Rule 6.7 Roughing Game Misconduct Penalty Offence The GoPro High Definition Video of this incident from the Hockey Canada Certified Officials was video reviewed with our professional video software Frame-by-Frame, Video Sharpened, Vocals Raised, dB Gained, and Zoomed in 400%. Penalties: -5 PIM Charging Major -Automatic 10 PIM Game Misconduct -5 PIM Roughing Major -Automatic 10 PIM Game Misconduct As per the High Definition Video at 4:25 of the 1st period: -As per the High Definition Video, after the whistle during a stoppage of play by the side of the Wolfpack net, the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke drops both of his gloves down onto the ice to fight the Reapers #17 Rob McEwen who does not drop his gloves -As per the High Definition Video the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke, who is facing the Reapers #17 Rob McEwen, grabs and pulls his head face down while pulling up the back of his jersey -As per the High Definition Video the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke then pulls the Reapers #17 Rob McEwen face down onto the ice who lands on both of his hands and knees -As per the High Definition Video the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke then pulls the Reapers #17 Rob McEwen face down even further making his head hit the ice face first -As per the High Definition Video the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke then lets go of the Reapers #17 Rob McEwen who then gets back up off of the ice -As per the High Definition Video the Wolfpack #98 Serge Deklic then gets in between the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke and the Reapers #17 Rob McEwen -As per the High Definition Video the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke then with his right ungloved hand grabs the full cage of the Reapers #17 Rob McEwen and pulls his head face down so that he is bending forward at his waist/hips at about a 90 degree angle -As per the High Definition Video the Reapers #14 Mitch McEwen then quickly skates about 20 feet from the hash marks and charges at the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke who is standing by the goal line -The Reapers #14 Mitch McEwen was assessed a 5 PIM Charging Major and the Automatic 10 PIM Game Misconduct by the Hockey Canada Certified Officials as per Hockey Canada Rule 6.3 Charging Section (A): "(a) A Minor penalty or, at the discretion of the Referee, a Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player who runs or jumps into or charges an opponent. If injury results, a Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty shall be assessed. Note: If more than two steps or strides are taken, it shall be considered a charge." As per the High Definition Video at 4:25 of the 1st period: -As per the High Definition Video the Reapers #14 Mitch McEwen then with both hands grabs the clavicle area on the left and right side of the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke's head and tries to push and twist him down onto the ice onto his right side -As per the High Definition Video the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke grabs the right shoulder and left arm of the Reapers #14 Mitch McEwen and gets back up in an up right position after almost falling down to his right -As per the High Definition Video as the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke and the Reapers #14 Mitch McEwen are still holding each other, Radke twists McEwen to the left and then forces McEwen to fall down hard backwards onto the ice with Radke landing on top of him -As per the High Definition Video as the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke is on top of the Reapers #14 Mitch McEwen holding him down, McEwen with his right gloved hand tries to punch the back of Radke's head twice -As per the High Definition Video the Reapers #7 Jordan Haber then helps push the Reapers #14 Mitch McEwen so that he rolls over from being underneath the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke to being on top -As per the High Definition Video the Reapers #14 Mitch McEwen then eventually gets up off of the Wolfpack #3 Nathan Radke -The Reapers #14 Mitch McEwen was assessed a 5 PIM Roughing Major and the Automatic 10 PIM Game Misconduct as per Hockey Canada Rule 6.7 Roughing Section (K): "(k) A Minor penalty or, at the discretion of the Referee, a Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player who is guilty of unnecessary rough play." Hockey Canada Rule 6.3 Charging (a) A Minor penalty or, at the discretion of the Referee, a Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player who runs or jumps into or charges an opponent. If injury results, a Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty shall be assessed. Note: If more than two steps or strides are taken, it shall be considered a charge. (b) A Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty shall be assessed any player who charges a goaltender while the goaltender is within his crease or who injures an opponent as a result of a charge. Note: A goaltender is not "fair game" just because he is outside the goal crease area. A penalty for interference (Minor or, at the discretion of the Referee, a Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty) or charging (Minor or, at the discretion of the Referee, Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty) shall be called where an opposing player makes unnecessary contact with a goaltender. Likewise, Referees should be alert to penalize goaltenders for tripping, slashing, or spearing in the vicinity of the goal. 4m. (as of Oct 1, 2007) Any player who receives a game misconduct will receive a minimum and automatic one game suspension. There is an automatic and minimum one game suspension per game misconduct penalty. As an example if a player receives two game misconduct penalties the player will receive an automatic and minimum two game suspension. A longer, season, multi-season, or permanent suspension may result at the sole discretion of the officials. No refunds will be issued. A minimum suspension may not be appealed. Hockey Canada Rule 6.7 Roughing (a) A Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty shall be assessed any player that fights with an opposing player. (b) A player who is identified by the Referee as being the instigator, or the aggressor in a fight shall be assessed a Minor penalty, in addition to any other penalties he may incur. (1) A Minor penalty for instigator shall be assessed any player identified by the Referee as being the instigator of a fight. (2) A Minor penalty for aggressor shall be assessed any player identified by the Referee as being the aggressor in a fight. (3) Officials are to assess the additional minor to an instigator in situations where only one player is assessed a Major penalty and a Game Misconduct for fighting. (c) A Minor penalty shall be assessed any player who, having been struck, shall retaliate with a blow or attempted blow. Should such a player continue to retaliate, he shall be assessed a Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty. (d) Any player who does note retaliate after being struck will not be assessed a penalty under this section, but may be assessed a penalty for a violation of other rules. (e) Any player wearing a ring or rings, tape or any other material on his hands, who becomes involved in a fight and who uses such to gain an advantage or to inflict punishment and/or injury, shall be assessed a Match penalty in addition to any other penalties he may incur. (f) When a fight occurs, all other players except the goaltender shall immediately retire to the front of their respective benches or to a neutral zone (should the fight occur in front of a players' bench) designated by the Referee and remain there until the Referee calls them back to resume play. The goaltenders must stay in their goal creases or proceed to a neutral zone designated by the Referee. Any player(s) refusing to do so after being instructed by the Referee shall be assessed a Misconduct penalty, plus any other penalty he (they) may incur. (g) A Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty shall be assessed any player who is involved in fighting with another player off the playing surface. (h) Any player joining in a fight, acting as a peacemaker or taking part in another fight during the same stoppage of play, will be assessed a Game Misconduct penalty plus any other penalty the offender incurs under the rules. (i) A Gross Misconduct penalty shall be assessed any player or team official who fights with a team official, joins in a fight involving a team official or intervenes as a peacemaker in a fight involving a team official. This does not eliminate the possibility of further penalties being assessed for such an infraction. (j) Branches are authorized, at the discretion of their members, to assess further penalties in the case of Rule 6.7 (a), for all players in all divisions of hockey. (k) A Minor penalty or, at the discretion of the Referee, a Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player who is guilty of unnecessary rough play. (l) A Minor penalty or, at the discretion of the Referee, a Major and a Game Misconduct penalty shall be assessed any player who, in the Referee's judgement, makes deliberate physical contact with an opponent after the whistle. (S3) Anytime a Major penalty and a Game Misconduct have been assessed for fighting, whether or not both players receive Majors and a Game Misconducts, it has to be classified as a fight. Therefore, the third player to enter must receive the automatic Game Misconduct. (S5) The third player (and all subsequent players) to enter a fight or a player who acts as a peacemaker applies only to situations where at least one player has been assessed a fighting penalty. (S17) 1. In all cases where a penalized player returns to the ice from the dressing room (or after having been escorted off the ice to go to the dressing room) during a fight on the ice, that player shall be assessed a Gross Misconduct plus any other penalties he may incur. (S20) Where two players are "slugging it out toe to toe" or wrestling on the ice (each equally involved) resulting in the fact that both players are ejected from the game with the appropriate penalties, is not a point of concern. The situation of major concern to players, coaches and management relates to the incidents where one player makes no attempt to retaliate other than to protect himself. Yet, both players end up being ejected from the game. Another such situation is where one player "simply covers up" to prevent being pummeled, yet both players are ejected from the game or both players are assessed Minors or double Minors for roughing, yet one player did all the punching. On the subject of double Minors, a number of officials assess double Minors for roughing to avoid the Major penalty and the Game Misconduct for fighting. This is not the intent of the rule. Referees have been constantly informed not to call double Minors for roughing. It is either a Minor for roughing or a Major and a Game Misconduct for fighting. Where a number of punches have been thrown and/or the officials have difficulty separating the two players, then a Major and a Game Misconduct shall be assessed. The rules specifically state that one player may be assessed a Major plus a Game Misconduct for fighting and the opposing player a Minor for roughing or perhaps not assessed any penalty, in this case the player receiving the Major penalty would also receive an extra Minor penalty as instigator. 4m. (as of Oct 1, 2007) Any player who receives a game misconduct will receive a minimum and automatic one game suspension. There is an automatic and minimum one game suspension per game misconduct penalty. As an example if a player receives two game misconduct penalties the player will receive an automatic and minimum two game suspension. A longer, season, multi-season, or permanent suspension may result at the sole discretion of the officials. No refunds will be issued. A minimum suspension may not be appealed. Fine: 0 PIM: 30 |
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