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Michael Liambas Hit On Ben Fanelli (Erie Otters VS Kitchener Rangers) OHL (video)

— youtube.com — Huge dirty hit by Michael Liambas leaving Ben Fanelli with a fractured skull, lacerations on the face... and he remains in critical condition. Mike Liambas is s... (more) Michael Liambas Hit On Ben Fanelli (Erie Otters VS ...

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youtube.com - 11/1/2009

Liambus hit on Fanelli (video)

— youtube.com — Erie Otters' Mike Liambus blasts Kitchener Rangers' rookie Ben Fanelli into the end boards breaking his helmet,... fracturing his skull and breaking facial bone... (more) Liambus hit on Fanelli (video)

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October 31st, 2009 Michael Liambas of the Erie Otters Hit On Ben Fanelli of the Kitchener ...

— youtube.com — Michael Liambas of the Erie Otters Hit On Ben Fanelli of the Kitchener RangersSaturday, October 31st, 2009... (more) October 31st, 2009 Michael Liambas of the Erie Otters ...

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Sunday's News of Hockey, 11/1/09: O.H.L Player's Skull Fractured by Check Into Boards
Slap Shot — The Kitchener Rangers rookie Ben Fanelli remains in the intensive care unit at Hamilton General Hospital in critical but stable condition with a skull fracture after falling heavily into the boards during an O.H.L. game on Friday night. Fanelli, 16, went face-first into the boards after being checked from behind by Erie’s Michael Liambas. He was airlifted to Hamilton General after medical personnel tended to him on the ice for half an hour. Liambas was given a boarding major and a game misconduct on the play. O.H.L. Commissioner David Branch, who has led a movement to cut down on head injuries in hockey by outlawing all checks to the head, said he had ...

OHL suspends Liambas for season after brutal hit; is it fair?
Puck Daddy — There's no question that the hit from behind on 16-year-old Kitchener Rangers defenseman Ben Fanelli by Erie Otters forward Michael Liambas was irresponsible and dangerous. A fractured skull, facial fractures and the news shared in the CBC clip above from Saturday that he was "breathing on his own" indicate the level of devastation on the play. The 20-year-old Liambas was assessed a match penalty for his hit, and the gruesome scene (video) and subsequent injuries naturally pointed to supplemental discipline from the OHL. But suspended for the rest of the season? On a play that observers like Elliotte ...