Minn. High School Hockey Player Paralyzed After Devastating Hit
- Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:06pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Minneapolis high school hockey player Jack Jablonski suffered paralyzing injuries during a game Dec. 30 when he was hit from behind. His parents and doctors say the 16-year-old likely won't ever walk again. Image source: KARE-TV
A Minneapolis high school hockey player who suffered a severed spinal cord during a game likely won’t walk again, doctors say.
16-year-old Jack Jablonski collapsed on the ice Dec. 30 after two players rammed him from behind, smashing him into the boards during a holiday tournament in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
“His face slammed against the boards and his body was straight up and down,” Chris McGowan, Jablonski’s junior varsity coach at Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School told local NBC affiliate KARE-TV.
After the hit, Jablonski fell to the ice and lay motionless. He told his coach he couldn’t feel anything in his hands or feet, McGowan said.
“It‘s a parent’s worst nightmare,” his father Mike Jablonski told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “He dropped and didn’t move. Right then and there I knew that my son, that there was something seriously wrong.”
The teen was rushed to a local hospital, where he was placed in a halo to stabilize his spine. Doctors later determined he suffered broken vertebrae and that his spinal cord was severed.
He underwent surgery on Wednesday to fuse his spine. Though the procedure was a success, his parents said on their website doctors confirmed their son‘s injuries were so horrific that he won’t walk again.
“Jack has limited mobility and no movement in his lower body,” they wrote Wednesday night. “As we feared, he will not be able to walk or skate.”
Image source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
Dr. Walter Galicich, Jablonski’s neurosurgeon, told the Star Tribune his injuries were the result of tucking his chin when he hit the board. The impact pushed one vertebra in front of the other, the surgeon told the newspaper, meaning the bone tube through which the spinal cord runs “was basically nonexistent.”
“We can fix the bone, but we can’t fix the spinal cord,” he said. “It‘s our job to be realistic and the family’s job to be optimistic. Hopefully, he’ll prove me wrong but, at this point, we can’t expect much recovery.”
The sophomore’s hospital room has seen a steady stream of visitors, including teammates in red jerseys and even former Minneapolis North Star player and coach Lou Nanne, KARE reported.
High school students throughout Minnesota and in states as far as Massachusetts and Louisiana wore white Thursday in honor of “Jabby,” according to the Star Tribune. The response has been even more dramatic online: his parent’s website has seen more than 200,000 views and by Friday morning a Facebook page for him had garnered more than 43,000 “likes.”
Teammate Austin Polson-McCannon told the station after his visit earlier this week that Jablonski was in good spirits.
“He was good. He was making jokes and taking with us and he sounded good,” he said.
(Image source: Facebook)
Jablonski’s injuries have renewed talk about the dangers of high school hockey, particularly checking from behind, where the risk of injury is high.
“We have the rules against checking from behind. We just have to apply them better,” Ken Pauly, head varsity coach for Benilde-St. Margaret’s, told the Star Tribune. “We have to start from a young age. Just like taking a stick and slashing a player across the face is unthinkable, we have to make checking from behind unthinkable.”
Despite Jablonski’s grim prognosis, his parents maintained a hopeful tone.
“Our priority is to help Jack accept and transition into his new life, a life that we did not plan, but one that we have to embrace,” they wrote on their website. “We have a mountain to climb, but with your support, we know that Jack’s youth, strength and determination will help him make remarkable strides.”
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Comments (85)
SquareHead
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:49pmWhat an awful tragedy for the young man. Sports is the drug, to distract Americans to the fact that we are loosing our liberty and are sliding into a dictatorship..
Stop watching sports and start to read some history! If you want sports then do some yourself and loose a few pounds…
Report Post »SoonerBorn68
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 9:22pmSports is an excellent way to gain leadership skills and succeed through competition. It also teaches you life isn’t fair–sometimes you win, sometimes you lose but you deal with whichever hand you are dealt. Sometimes the comments on this site are completely stupid. Our whole society is based on competition, teamwork, ability, & compassion. Step back from the keyboard before you “loose” it.
Report Post »Lotus4115
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 5:56amSoonerBorn68
Report Post »Yes, I agree, well said.
Rowgue
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:20pmNow the morons that illegally hit him from behind as well as the coach need to be banned from all levels of ameteur athletics for life. They knew what they were doing was not legal, but they did it anyway because they’re “tough guys”.
Report Post »bhohater
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:37pmAhh blood sports. Don’t you just love em?
Report Post »bjornskis
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:50pmI still play hockey over 50 ( huff and puff ) I watch the young kids play and it’s much more violent than it has ever been. From the parents yelling kill kill kill from the stands to the coaches and refs not taking control.
Having habitual offenders only returning to the ice to hurt someone else
getting hit from behind is no excuse what so ever.
Another thing these kids wear so much protective gear they have a feeling they cant get hurt.
Just wearing the cage on the helmet has itself raised the violence level of the game for minors.
I pray for this young man and his family
and will send some cash to Wells Fargo bank to help out
Report Post »tarkus
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 12:43pmThat’s an exceedingly ignorant comment. We don’t have video of the hit, so how can you make that judgment? You’re basing your opinion on the language used by the author…who knows if she has any knowledge of hockey and knows how to accurately describe a hit or not?
Sometimes perfectly legal hits cause terrible injuries. Sometimes terribly dirty hits don’t cause any injury. Maybe Jablonski put himself in a vulnerable position right before contact was made.
The point is, before you jump up on your soapbox and demand someone be banned for life from a sport, maybe you should actually know all the facts first.
Heck, even in the NHL, with numerous camera angles, it’s tough to tell if someone delivering a hit had ill intentions or not.
Report Post »juge
Posted on January 8, 2012 at 1:19pmI have been to one professional hockey game in my life and that was enough. It felt more like a street fight and not a sporting event. what a huge dissappointment that instead of watching great athletic ability, the game has devolved into brutal beatings for the audience entertainment. sadder still that the audience eggs them on!
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on January 8, 2012 at 1:27pm@TARKUS
No it’s really not tough at all. Try reading up on the topic a bit other than what’s in this article. FYI the video is available for you to view.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:51pmIf I read this right he can breath on his own and talk, that is great! Now maybe he will regain some use of the rest of his upper body. God bless him and his family and friends. They will all be very important to him now.
Report Post »stillshocked
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:25pmSuspend the whole team…some peer pressure can possibly avert this; give it a shot.
Report Post »My nephew plays MN high school hockey and they wear red “STOP” signs on their backs to remind players of dirty hits.
jungle J
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:19pmwhite boys are getting more stupid daily.
Report Post »Novice6118
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:28pmWhy don‘t you comment on what it’s like for you at the bottom of the food chain.
Report Post »Warphead
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:32pmI can only assume that you are black by the “white boys being stupid” comment. I might remind you that if not for other races, including the whites, you would not be typing racist bull shi# on a computer, but rather sitting in the dirt sharpening a rock. Also it might be worth a moment to consider that the whites have a history of being the most ruthless, cunning, and savage people the world has ever known. Because a fire burns down to embers, certainly does not mean it is out. Fuel is all it needs to become an inferno. Your “white boys being stupid” comment is fuel. Enough has been given, apologies made. The racist thing is worn out. It‘s what’s in your mind and your heart that’s going to get you into trouble, not the color of your skin.
Report Post »skippy6
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 8:30pmLook in the mirror then quit smoking horse apples in your hookah pipe…..
Report Post »SquirrelNYC
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:12pmI’m so sorry that this happened to young Jack. The injury is horrific, but at least he’s still here, aware of what’s going on around him, and communicating very well. He’ll have to make adjustments according to what he can still do with his body, but I’m sure God has a purpose. Miracles do happen even if they come in small packages. Perhaps one day we will see medical advances that will help patients like Jack regain mobility. For now though, I hope he recovers and that he and his family will go forward with a glass-half-full attitude.
Report Post »Misha
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:52pmTo those of you assuming this was an accident – you’re wrong. The hit was completely intentional from both players. One knocked him off his feet, and the other one came in to finish it off by ramming Jack’s face into the boards. They had every desire to hurt him and take him out of the game – period. Just because they didn’t intend to paralyze him – their intent was to harm him and they succeeded. They should be kicked off the team, period. And it’s really not a bad idea to suspend the entire team for the balance of the year. Emotions are high (I live in the area where this happened) – last night there was a huge fight at another area hockey game that started from an illegal check. Hockey is a brutal sport – if you live in a state like MN where hockey is supreme – you see how the kids are pushed by parents and coaches alike to hit and hit hard. Jack went from a healthy vibrant kid to motionless in a split second. It should not have happened and there should absolutely be consequences for the kids and coaches that caused his injury.
Report Post »liquidflorian
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 2:41amExactly their is no room for that in Hockey, at any level!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:51pmDo not become a Soldier… if you do not expect to be attacked and possibly killed!
Try… thinking… and reasoning… possibilities and various results… before engaging in an endeavor!
Report Post »jungle J
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:17pmwhat a very stupid comment….well…
Report Post »tmd17
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:44pmIf anyone wants to donate to Jack’s fund you can go to any Wells Fargo bank nationwide and mention the Jack Jablonski Fund and they will set you up! Jack is a super great kid, his family would appreciate it very much!
“Jack Jablonski Fund”
Report Post »Any Wells Fargo Bank
Jackson-Sholl
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:06pmThere was another player in MN who had a very traumatic injury during a hockey game (see http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199803/04_olsond_hockey/?refid=0) and fought long and hard to recover. Pray for Jack. But don’t handcuff the game because of this incident.
Report Post »Abraham Young
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:46pmWith enough rules, you can prevent anything bad from ever happening. We need more rules now.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:24pmNobody is asking for more rules. This hit is already against the rules. They just need to enforce the rules they already have, and enforce them seriously. People need to start getting season long or lifetime bans.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:01pm.
Report Post »One Day You Will Walk Again……………
Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:00pmThe Lord has a purpose for this young man…
Report Post »neverending
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:56pmJust a horrible tragedy plain and simple. Much prayers for him and also his family as I can only imagine what they must be going through.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:29pmIn Nursing School We had an instructor who made us remain in a wheelchair for 2 hours so we could TRY to understand what spinal cord injured patients possibly experience. I have never looked at anyone in a wheelchair since that experience without recounting those 2 hours.
Report Post »My prayers for Jack and his family.
Seabass82
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:49pmHits from behind are the dirtiest play in sports….period!!
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:46pmThere is more injuries in high school baseball than football and hockey combined!
I pray the young man can overcome!
Report Post »yanki161
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:38pmThis is so horribly sad. My prayers go to him and his family.
Report Post »db321
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:13pmI pray for a full and complete recovery – God Bless you Jab’s.
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:35pmSonovabeeeeeeeeeeeeech!
TEA
Report Post »bets
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:35pmI think that the two players that checked from behind should be banded from playing period. And the team they are on should be banned from playing any games for the next year. This would enforce the idea that this is a SPORT and NOT COMBAT! That every team in the nation should be informed of this player and his new life. (shown pictures and or video feeds of his new life.) Done deal no more kids would be hurt like this.
Report Post »rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:58pmthey should be prosecuted for assault with intent to commit great bodily harm….
Report Post »Merquise13
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:07pm@Bets and rush.
Report Post »Guess what, you can inform all you want. Its still going to happen. You both still need solid evidence that the 2 kids intended to severely injure or kill the other kid. Yes back checking is against the rules. They’ll be suspended for a couple games most likely. But again, what if it was just an accident? If they were skating at the other kid, and the other kid turned his back towards them at the last second, they may not have been able to stop in time. IT HAPPENS. Ask any player. It has happened to me even. I’ve been on both the giving and recieving end when that happened.
Sick and demented is both of your worlds that you want to punish first the 2 kids, and Bets, the fact that you want to punish the whole team is beyond reproach.
What a horrible mindset you both have of having the need to punish everything.
rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:13pm“You both still need solid evidence that the 2 kids intended to severely injure or kill the other kid. ”
yeah they just both thought of this illegal hit at the same time….uh huh….they were out to hurt this kid, and take him out…no doubt about it.
Sick and demented is both of your worlds that you want to punish first the 2 kids,”
whats sick is some trash like you who wants to excuse this kind of behavior…what else do you excuse?
this kid’s life is basically over…he will never have a normal life again, barring a miracle or some cure, which isn’t around the corner……and these 2 kids just go on with their lives as if nothing happened……they’re probably laughing about it. anyone who would do this is sick and evil…and you have to be out to hit someone VERY hard to hurt them like this….
Report Post »Jeff Bassett
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:17pmIt was an accident, a rare and unfortunate one. Don’t go after the kids that did such, there was absolutely no intent to do THIS to him. I believe most likely they are dealing with enough self guilt in this accident as is.
Take you feelings and put them toward the support Jack needs now. Believe in miracles and pray this young man gets through this injury successfully. I know of one case in particular of a successful recovery, so please pray for this young man
Report Post »Merquise13
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:21pmSo in baseball, if the pitcher throws a ball and accidentally pegs the hitter in the nuts, he should be arrested for assault? Its against the rules and can cause serious injury doesnt it?
I dont excuse bad behavior. But i dont condemn accidents either.
As for the kid that is now paralized, I GUESS WE SHOULD JUST LET HIM DIE. Your words, his life is over. Following your thinking, I guess all disabled people should be put down then right? There life is over.
Report Post »rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:22pm“Don’t go after the kids that did such, there was absolutely no intent to do THIS to him”
you don’t know this. I find it more than a little odd that 2 of them would hit the guy at the same time, with an illegal check….
Report Post »rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:26pm“As for the kid that is now paralized, I GUESS WE SHOULD JUST LET HIM DIE. Your words, his life is over. Following your thinking, I guess all disabled people should be put down then right? There life is over.”
yeah the life he would have had is over….but then for people like you as long as they’re injured for your amusement, its no big deal.
this was so unneccesary and tragic…did you ever really anyone who is paralyzed? its not an easy life by any means….and this young man will miss out on so much…..
but hey whats the big deal, all thats important is people like you can get a thrill out of blood sports….
Report Post »rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:27pm“So in baseball, if the pitcher throws a ball and accidentally pegs the hitter in the nuts, he should be arrested for assault? Its against the rules and can cause serious injury doesnt it?”
uh yeah if he does it on purpose…and some of them do.
Report Post »Merquise13
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:33pmYou missed my key word in there, but as it doesnt seem to exist in your vocabulary i will help you out with it. ACCIDENTALLY. Derived from ACCIDENT.
Your saying that any injury that is cause, is done with full intent to harm someone.
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:36pmIf you have played hockey, especially competitive Minnesota High School hockey, you know:
1) What an “enforcer” is (basketball players on skates)
2) That there are coaches (and parents) out there that advocate for using checking for more than just knocking the guy off the puck
3) That when you play the same teams over and over again it does become personal
4) That when you are out played, frustration leads to stupid behavior especially in immature males
5) That often a slew-foot, leads to a hold, leads to a butt end, leads to a harder than necessary check, leads to an even harder than necessary check, leads to…….
I have actually been present on a bench at an elite level as an assistant coach and trainer where a coach told his players “I don’t care what you have to do, take him out.” Needless to say I won’t work with that person anymore. Unfortunatly he is still coaching.
Those of you that would like to dismiss the possibility that the intent here was to “drill the guy through the boards”…. it does happen, just like it does in all sports, hockey is not unique, though at 20+ mph being hit against an object anchored into concrete, the consequences are quite visible.
There will always be those who are willing to bend/ignore the rules to win. Could it have been accidental? Absolutely, stuff happens and “finishing the hit” is part of the game. But until we know the whole story, either scenerio is a possibility.
Report Post »Merquise13
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:40pmHey rush, i do have couple of friends who have had similar accidents. 1 in high school snapped his neck playing football. Will be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, and has limited movement in his hands. Did he blame the guys that tackled him? Nope, he moved on with his life. Another friend lost both legs street luge-ing. Lost a fight with a guard rail. He moved on with his life. Neither of them considered their future lifes over. You only get one life. None of this future life bull. All of us have opposition that we have to overcome. It is a very big deal what happened. But you are wanting punishment for something that you cannot prove was intentional. Punishing the kids wont heal Jack. He will have to fight that on his own.
Report Post »One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:34pmI played hockey, baseball and football for about 12 years through high school and some college and wasn’t severely injured once….. then at 34 was dx’d with MS and now my entire left side is crippled waist down. My point? Life kills us so you can choose to live it or be scared of it because of what MIGHT happen.
I will say they shouldn’t allow more than one checker at a time on junior hockey teams is not such a good idea, 2 still growing teens going full speed at one player prone against the boards looking the other way IS nutty.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:29pmI feel for this kid and my thoughts are with him and his family.
Report Post »One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:35pmDitto. ; |
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:25pmSomebody once told me that if as a parent, you are not afraid for the well being of your kid each and every time he/she steps out onto that ice, it is time to get out.
The fault is not with the rules, it is a multitude of other things (like the security of the equipment and enforcement) and is indemic of our society and the willingness to bend rules to win at all costs.
God, bless those parents, and the player. There but for the grace of God, go I.
Report Post »Locked
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:14pmGotta pray for him, and hope that and medical help can let him recover.
Report Post »rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:13pmthe kids who did this, did it on purpose….they’re sick and evil, and should be prosecuted for assault with intent to kill…
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:17pmThis comment would make sense if they had stuck a shiv in him when they checked him. But they werent trying to kill him, so they didnt.
Report Post »Merquise13
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:34pm@rush_is_right. What is wrong with you? Do you watch hockey, or ever played? There is checking in hockey, just as there is tackling in football. You always do it on purpose. I’ve played hockey for years and have been checked many times without serious injury, but have also blown a disc in my back getting checked. Sometimes things just happen. They happen on both the youth level and professional. To say the kids are evil and should be prosecuted is just plain wrong. I bet you the two kids will need therapy to cope with injuring someone like this.
Report Post »You should be ashamed of yourself thinking that an event like this should be considered a criminal act. I guess we should punish the little leaguer that hits a fowl ball into the stands and gives someone a concussion. Its assault isnt it?
AxelPhantom
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:36pmI know what you are saying. Last year I watched (on TV) my 5′8“ son take a hit from a ”kid” that was 6′4″ and 250 lbs straight from behind. My kid is a defenseman and had been keeping the other one clear of the net and unable to score, so he lined him up and drilled him from behind (charging, intent to injure, check from behind, head check). Mine went down and for the first time in his life, stayed down and the game was stopped until he was checked out and got up. It was the longest 3 minutes of my life. The kid who hit him was thrown out of the game and given a one game supension in addition.
The two had a history that went back to when they were 6 and 8 respectively. I was their coach and punished this kid for his goon tactics on many occasions, hoping he would grow out of it, apparently he never did and was eventually rewarded for it with a contract in the Junior leagues. I’ll bet there is more to this story than is being told here.
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:42pmNo, that’s not true. I’m sickened by what happened to this young man, but those that hit him are not sick or evil. My three sons played hockey (mites through high school), my three grandsons play hockey, all have suffered injury but none as serious as young Jablonski. Hockey’s an intense high speed fluid physical game, not always time to evaluate the consequences of running into another player. I’d be devastated were any of my boys to suffer such an injury, or to have caused such an injury. I too pray young Jablonski fares well.
Report Post »rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:48pm“There is checking in hockey, just as there is tackling in football”
they checked him in the back….2 of them…according to the article…in blatant disregard of the rules…..so their intention couldn’t have been good.
Report Post »rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:54pmMarty McSorley was convicted of assault….
Todd Bertuzzi pled guilty to the assault charge after arranging a plea bargain with prosecutors
Report Post »Merquise13
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:55pm@rush_is_right. Again, you dont watch hockey much do you? I’ve been checked by more than 2 people before. There is not enough info in this story to condemn two kids. They did break the rules yes. But, in a fast paced sport like hockey, theres a chance that it was all an accident. What if the kid had turned to face the wall? Maybe he was focused on the puck and not on the game and turned, i’ve had it happen before, and got a penalty for back checking. But i didnt do it with intent to kill the other kid. I’ve even broken another players collar bone when checking him, not because what i did was against the rules, but the kid dropped his head down as i was approaching to check him.
Report Post »Prove to me that these kids did it with the intent to seriously injure or kill him.
rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:02pm“Again, you dont watch hockey much do you? I’ve been checked by more than 2 people before”
so you think this should be like the gladiator games, a blood sport, to the death huh?
“theres a chance that it was all an accident. ”
of course…2 of them just happened to think the same thing at the same time….uh huh…I have a bridge to sell ya…
“Prove to me that these kids did it with the intent to seriously injure or kill him.”
just did…get a clue.
Report Post »Locked
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:13pm@Rush_Is_right
“Marty McSorley was convicted of assault….
Todd Bertuzzi pled guilty to the assault charge after arranging a plea bargain with prosecutors”
So you mean they guys hit his head with a stick or held his jersey while punching him in the back of the head? Oh, right… neither of them. They checked him. It’s a tragedy, but it happens.
Report Post »Merquise13
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:14pmRush, you didnt give me any evidence. You just proved you are inept and an angry person. I didnt say i wanted a blood bath. I dont want to see kids hurt and this is a horrible ACCIDENT. Like my first comment, people check each other in hockey. People tackle in football. They take as many precautions as possible to prevent injury but it happens.
Report Post »The 2 kids most likely were going after the one BECAUSE HE HAD THE PUCK. Thats how hockey works.
Do you not believe in accidents? They had intent to check the kid, yes. But you have yet to prove that they had the intent to paralize him. Are you a mind reader?
rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:18pm“They checked him. It’s a tragedy, but it happens.”
yeah both at the same time, with an illegal hit…of course it just happens….
you sound like you’re interested in a bridge!!
Report Post »Merquise13
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:18pmYour previous comment of the hockey players is flawed. “On February 21, 2000, McSorley, playing for the Boston Bruins, swung his stick and hit Donald Brashear in the head with 3 seconds left in the game” Mcsorley did an act that was in disregards to the rules, and was an action that was with the intent.
Report Post »Did these two kids hit the kid with their sticks like baseball bats?
The other case, Todd Bertuzzi, he PUNCHED the person. That was deliberate.
But you still have to prove that checking, though in violation to HIGH SCHOOL RULES and not all leagues have that rule, can be counted as assault.
rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:21pm“Rush, you didnt give me any evidence. You just proved you are inept and an angry person”
you just proved you’re a sick bloodthirsty individual who is willing to exucse any sort of behavior, as long as you’re entertained by it.
“this is a horrible ACCIDENT.”
oh yeah you KNOW that huh? 2 of them just happened to hit the guy at the same time with an illegal hit…of course they NEVER could have planned anyting like that out…NO…they’re just kids…young and innocent…..right…. you have ZERO proof of this.
“Do you not believe in accidents? They had intent to check the kid, yes. But you have yet to prove that they had the intent to paralize him. ”
not when its 2 of them, with the same illegal hit..no. they may not have intended to paralyze them, but they wanted to hurt him, no doubt. you don’t hit people that hard from behind without wanting to hurt them…
I would say get a clue, but its obviously not possible in your case.
Report Post »Locked
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:26pm@Rush_is_right
“yeah both at the same time, with an illegal hit…of course it just happens….
you sound like you’re interested in a bridge!!”
And you sound like you want revenge on some kids for what was likely a terrible accident. I try not to add anger and vengeance to tragedy; perhaps you should do the same?
Report Post »Merquise13
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:31pmRush, i will concede i dont know what the kids were thinking either. Neither of us do. That is why i am not willing to condemn these two kids without evidence. I’ll let the DA decide whether its worth pursuing. Thats their job.
Report Post »And yes, i’m a bloodthirsty person. I kick puppies, and push old ladies down stairs for entertainment, and sacrifice virgins to heathen gods.
Unlike you, who is the judge, jury, and executioner for the spanish inquisition.
rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:32pm“And you sound like you want revenge on some kids for what was likely a terrible accident. I try not to add anger and vengeance to tragedy; perhaps you should do the same?”
oh so justice is revenge now is it? yeah why prosecute anyone for anything, after all the deed is done…just move on….
Report Post »Merquise13
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:45pmand why not have the DA look into it?
Well, if Jack or his parents ask the district most likely the DA will.
what if those kids were overheard talking about taking that guy out? hmmm??
Now you’re adding hypotheticals in. IF those kids are overheard talking about it before or after, then you have evidence. Either intent or proof. BUT THAT IS A DIFFERENT STORY. You’re suffering from this dillusion that two kids you dont know are inherrantly evil.
it sure as hell is worth looking into, and may help discourage this kind of behavior from others.
The event will already discourage others. This will be talked about in tons of locker rooms and coaching sessions. But what you want is public execution. To set an example. Its like the Salem witch trials all over again.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:11pmPlease God grant a massive and major healing to him; let him walk again and become hale and whole again.
Report Post »bets
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:40pmsnowleopard
Report Post »Amen.
Robert-CA
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:46pmAmen .
Report Post »Collbuzz
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:12pmAmen.
Report Post »SquirrelNYC
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:13pmAmen!
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:09pmThey are going to have to take another look at hockey rules to try and prevent that….I guess.
Report Post »ONETERM
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:21pmThey have a rule in place to try and prevent this type of injury. No checking from behind. Sometimes, things like this happen in sports. No one is at fault, he knew the risks. If he didn’t, he shouldn’t have been playing.
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