Bertuzzi V.

In the NHL a hockey player on the Canucks named Todd Bertuzzi hit a player from behind on the Avalanche named Steve Moore, and after that he fell on him; pushed his head in the ice. Steve Moore was immediately blacked out, and still for about ten minutes. Moreover, Steve Moore's cracked three vertebrates and facial cuts on his face. The authority suspended Todd Bertuzzi for giving Steve Moore a blind spot hit. He was suspended for 20 entertainments and abandoned his pay which was around $500,000. Steve's harm was an employment completing damage which obliterated his opportunity to play in the NHL with the

Tim Morgan hit Michael Kramer with a foam hand after a verbal argument at a Patriots/Steelers professional football game in Foxborough, MA. The actions of Mr. Morgan caused Mr. Kramer to fall down the bleachers and sustain injuries. Mr. Morgan is facing charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Ed was having a fun time reffing hockey. He was reffing a men's league game that night, what he encountered was not what he expected. The 1st period was clean no penalties or rough housing. The 2nd period was starting to get chippy and then Ed started giving out penalties. The 3rd period started getting out of hand when the highlight of the night happened. Peter brought it down and deked the Beiseker goalie out and celebrated right in the goalies face, as he celebrated the beiseker guy hit him into the boards. A huge brawl took out on the ice knowing Ed's size he is very short so he skated to center ice when Chestermere goalie started skating down.

Hillman Tillman is an ice hockey player that had a chief complaint of lower back pain after the team’s game last night. He is a 21 year old defenseman that had been playing ice hockey for 7 years. He alleged that he went to check the opposing player whose back was facing him. As he was about to check him, the player turned around and crosschecked him with his stick in his shoulder, causing him to hyperextend his back and fall on the ice. He got back up and continued to play with no pain. He never had this injury before. However, he stated that he took hyper extensive hits similar to this one, but were less severe and experienced no pain. He woke up this morning to stretch after getting out of bed and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He had pain when bending over to tie his shoes, sitting down for a long period of time, and standing in one stance for about an hour. He had

Stephen McKichan, a goaltender for the Milwaukee Admirals, suffered a career-altering injury during December 15, 1990 minor-league hockey game against the Peoria Rivermen. The injury occurred during the third-period of the game when the Rivermen skater, Tony Twist, body-checked McKichan; rendering the goaltender unconscious as a result (Breitenbucher, 1990, p. 7). The body-check occurred both during a play-stoppage and after a referee had twice blown his whistle to signal a stoppage in play. Twist was ejected from the game almost immediately after the incident and would later be levied an indefinite suspension by IHL, the league in which the teams play. Body-checks are common in the game of hockey and don’t usually result in criminal or civil

player: swinging your hockey stick horizontally at a player. 5. Instigating a fight: looking for a

By starting off with a personal account, he establishes his credibility as an athlete who knows about contact sports and concussions. He follows this with the story of Sidney Crosby, the proclaimed “Face of the NHL.” Crosby was violently hit during a game and due to poor concussion protocol, was entered into another game and hit again. Due to excessive brain trauma the most popular player in the NHL was temporarily removed, resulting in a publicity crisis that led to loss of media attention and drop in merchandise sales. Dewar is able to further his argument through the story of Crosby because it is a real account of what will go wrong if action to provide safety is not taken. Both of the stories that are provided magnify the seriousness of concussions in

A video of enforcers Daniel Maggio and Brian McGrattan fighting went viral. They were landing punches during the game. Ultimately, the hockey fight led to an unconscious McGrattan. When Justin Abdelakder watched the video, it reminded him of hockey's history of fighting. In the past, fights in hockey were a common occurrence.

Despite the long term health outcomes, the popularity of fighting in hockey still continues to this day. Hockey is considered a collision sport, as known as contact sports, which is when professional athletes collide with each other or alternative objects such as the boards. Due to hockey being a collision sport, many injuries are sustained through colliding and fighting, especially in the head. Head trauma in hockey is the leading cause of injury in hockey. Head trauma is caused by fighting and direct hits to the head. Evidence done by McKee and colleagues shows that multiple and repeated hits to the head does indeed affect brain from it’s overall function. Furthermore, records show that enforcers in the professional league reveals that they fight a lot

Negligence is “an act or omission which violates a legal duty and creates an unreasonable risk of harm to another, resulting in injury” (Rosenthal, 2003-2004). Every sport possesses its own unique risks. “Personal injuries are not only a consequence of competition, they are an object of that competition” (Fitzgerald, 2005). Sports require and encourage rough play. Those who participate know this and accept those risks.

THESIS: Contact sports have been here since the medieval times. Soccer was also already being put into sport use by china in the dynasties. Implied, players on both teams have agreed to be hit, pushed, shoved, and possibly fought. What can be used for considering when or where a player crosses the line? Using examples from previous court cases, we will examine how players in the NHL could be charged when excessive force against other players in the opposite team come into play. Having hockey being used for an example, we will examine and look at the rules of the NHL, as well as how Todd Bertuzzi from the Vancouver Canucks stepped over the line, and was charged with assault.

The competitive nature of today's sports associations calls for athletes to be aggressive and forceful , both physically and mentally. This aggressive mentality stays with some athletes off the field, and may explain why so many athletes are committing violent crimes.

Scott Robertson and John Savino were teammates on an adult hockey team. Prior to the start of the game, the teams were warming up i.e. shot around etc. Scott Robertson shot the hockey puck towards the goal, unfortunately the puck missed the goal and hit John Savino in the face near his eye.

Threats which put a reasonable person in fear of physical violence constitute assault. In this case, Jeremy pulled Meena up apologizing was offering a help which was accepted by Meena. In such circumstance, there is no reasonable apprehension in Meena’s mind of imminent physical contact by Jeremy. Therefore, although Meena was startled and upset, she was frightened by sudden and unexpected falling she just went through but not the threats by Jeremy. It means Jeremy is not liable for

Violence is defined as the use of excessive physical force, which causes or has obvious potential to cause harm or destruction to an individual. Violence in sports comes in many forms, and divides into social and cultural factors related to the sport ethic, gender ideology, the dynamics of social class and race, and the tactics used in sports. Violence in sports has gone too far because sports violence has become so severe in sports, that players are injured each years. However, in sports some violence has become entertaining for the fans and fans would begin their own violence around with other fans that support opposing teams to win. The violence in sports can cause severe casualties from collisions to concussions that may result in long-term mental or physical damage.