Video of Danick Gauthier’s hit/elbow on Brandon Gormley
has surfaced. The play occurred late in the third period of the Saint John Sea
Dogs’ 2-1 overtime win over the Moncton Wildcats on Tuesday night.
Here are the moving pictures, courtesy of
HockeyFights.com.
Yikes. The camera angle isn’t great, but we’ve talked to
a few witnesses who had a different view and most agree that it, at the very
least, deserved a penalty. Somehow there was no call on the play.
Luckily Gormley wasn’t hurt and took part in
the overtime session. If Gormley, who is basically a lock to make Team Canada’s
world junior team, was hurt on the play, this hit would likely be getting a lot
of attention right now.
The league will definitely take a look at this. If
Gauthier does get suspended, it would be a huge blow for Saint John heading into this weekend’s
games. The Dogs were without forwards Jonathan Huberdeau, Stanislav Galiev,
Aidan Kelly, Stephen MacAulay, and Ryan Tesink on Tuesday because of injuries.
Losing Gauthier, the team’s leading goal scorer, for any amount of time would
be huge.
Gauthier’s hit wasn’t the only controversial play in the
game. At 2:10 of the third period, Olivier D’Aoust drilled Jason Seed from
behind and into the end boards. He was tossed out of the game and given a
five-minute major penalty.
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