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Michael Liambas of the Erie Otters Hit On Ben Fanelli of the Kitchener RangersSaturday, October 31st, 2009
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sports.yahoo.com - 23 days ago
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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 ...
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OHL suspends Liambas for season after brutal hit; is it ...
youtube.com - 26 days ago
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Erie Otters' Mike Liambus blasts Kitchener Rangers' rookie
Ben Fanelli into the end boards breaking his helmet,...
fracturing his skull and breaking facial bone...
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Liambus hit on Fanelli (video)
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Empty Netter Assists - 11-01-09
Empty Netters —
Penguins
-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. The Penguins finished October as one of five teams in NHL history to rack up 12 win in October.
-The Star Tribune's recap. The WIld has won back to back games for the first time this season.
-The Pioneer Press' recap. It was Nicklas Backstrom's (above, with Sidney Crosby) night.
-The Associated Press' recap. The WIld is 3-0 against the Eastern Conference this season.
-Highlights complete with "Count Steigula courtesy of EN contributor GhostWalker40: ...
The Morning Skate: Another Headshot, Gretzky's Money and Plante's TV Special
Slap Shot —
Are the N.H.L.’s rules and standards at odds with player safety? Almost one year ago, after an early-season rash of checks to the head caused a leap in concussions, the N.H.L.’s Hockey Operations Department issued a memo to the players that was posted in each club’s dressing room. In the memo, the league promised it would not accept this kind of activity and pledged ever lengthening suspensions until the problem was arrested. Here’s the memo, from Senior Vice President Colin Campbell:“Recently, we have had two (2) supplemental discipline incidents involving direct elbow blows to the head. This is a play that we have been trying to remove from our game for a ...
OHL suspends Mike Liambis for season
Crash the Crease —
The OHL has suspended Mike Liambis for the rest of the season for his hit on Ben Fanelli last week. Liambis is in his final season in the OHL so he has played his last game.
The hit can be seen right here
Fanelli is in serious but stable condition.
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