OHL - Zack Kassian hit on Matt Kennedy - Jan 14th, 2010 (HD)

[Thorpe741]

Pussy.



[jfederice]

love it!! welcome to buffalo. we need a guy like him on the sabres

[ImSoOffended]

that guy should NEVER play hockey again...

[fwayndo1]

i wish hockey was like it used to be, where almost anything was legal. they have really softened it in the last 4 or 5 years.

[voluMzor]

@fwayndo1 And there is reason why its softened.

[inoscopedlincoln]

zack kassain barely knew a whole lot about him before Buffalo drafted him, and now im so happy buffalo got him, we need this in Buffalo.

[sensovie]

not true, he did have his two dirty clean hit, but hes a hard working puck handling player

[BenjaminCoversSongs]

After the hit last night this guy doesn't have a huge future in the NHL

[z3k3y]

oh man... after yesterday this guy wont last long

[mulletpimp1234]

wtf.... hockey,hockey,hockey mw2 tactical nuke? What is wrong with people today

[19caplin82]

@mulletpimp1234 what are you talking about?

[mulletpimp1234]

@19caplin82 look on the featured video, its about call of duty not fucking hockey

[flyers971]

@gravino555

You said it right!

[jesseinbuffalo]

Hell yeah I love this kid. He set up two goals last night and made an ass out of Komisarek. Go Sabres!

[bills29]

Can't wait for him to make some hits wearing blue and gold

[anthonychrisbradley]

Kassian is fucking crazy

[hockeysupasta4]

certainly a cheap hit. didnt have possession and control at any time and the guy hitting left his feet. that guy was headhunting not playing hockey he was looking for someone to deck which is not how hockey is played. hockey dont needs hits like that and a 10 game suspension should let him learn a lesson.

[MarianasLoww182]

He didnt go flyign at him, Kassian's feet didnt leave the ground until after he hit him, and the force made him fly up.

There's no way he should have been out for 20 games. It's not his fault the kid looked up to see the puck before he hit him.

And, he didnt hit his head. Therefore its not a headshot. Charging? A little bit. Give him two minutes for charging, Or 5 and a game for headchecking, at the most. 20 games? That's excessive.

[NYRownsnyinjd]

regardless of the cheapshot it was an insane hit

[55098]

TSN commentators are a joke they dont know shit about hockey

[hkyluvr19]

he left his feet....but that doesnt call for a 20 game suspension...shit if he got suspended for that then ovechkin should be suspended in the nhl for life...he leaves his feet all the time

[psjv1]

attttta boy kass !

[pizzaboy20]

Before this hit didn't seem too bad but I noticed he targeted Kennedy, before I just seen him leave his feet as he hit him but this video showed it at a bit of a closer angle and and you could see better.

[bwibrentbwi]

all u haters are dumb if u slow the shit down his arms hit before his feet lifted prob shouldnt have went for the hit but in no way is it worth 20 games

[jduval677]

Dude. He charged at a guy who didn't have possession of the puck with the intention to take him the fuck out. And yeah, his arms touched him before he jumped into the air...but that doesn't really mean anything. If I come running at you, touch you with my arms and then throw the rest of my body at you, I'm still leaving my feet to hit you.

[nbtam]

Totally dirty cheapshot hit, cowardly by Kassian, waiting for the guy to look away before hitting him

[hasekisgod]

not quite.... he came across the ice and then destroyed him. i dont think he had much say in how short or long it took him to get there

[OHLfightfanWindsor]

Clean Hit

20 gms for interference according to David Branch, what a joke!

[Eetuhaisee]

kassian = bitch

[Tsen24]

he touches the puck @ 13:20 and gets hit @ 13.21.... 20 games. how embarrassing. clean hit.

[LMcL17]

@Tsen24 Clean hit? Kennedy never touches the puck, it was an elbow/arm to the head and clearly a charge, Kassian's feet were 7 feet in the air.

[gbaby97]

But he had him lined up since before 13:22 and was intending on hitting him with or without the puck. If you pause the video you can see his feet were off the ice before contact, how else could he have gone that high up in the air after the hit? It was fairly obvious that Kennedy was looking for the puck in the air, and there was plenty of time for Kassian to steer away from him. Clean my ass.

[jduval677]

He TOUCHES the puck. That's not having possession.

Clean hit? No.

Charging? Yes.

Headshot? I believe so.

You? Wrong.

[cormierismyhero]

beauty hit

[Wingerdinger0]

Yeah, Kassian got a 20 game suspension for that "beauty hit". Your hero Cormier will probably get suspended from junior hockey for the rest of the season. How that douchebag was named captain of Canada....

[southwp]

thatta boy kass

[forbzy61]

ur an idiot...

[southwp]

@forbzy61 lmaoo funny cuz i work out with kass, ovbs a bad hit, but nothing to be suspended for 20 games for

[hockeychickadee]

there's no place for that in hockey, can't believe this guy was picked in the first round. I hope both him and Cormier's junior careers are over

[Hkhan23]

News flash you ignorant american idiot who doesn't know shit about hockey, when you leave your feet to hit somebody, it is not allowed in hockey, it is considered dirty, also the guy didn't even touch the fukin puck,you retard

[arbatosky36]

i cant wait till him and kaleta are on the same line go sabres

[arbatosky36]

i cant wait till him and kaleta are on the same line

[ik0p0nyzi]

kennedy should of kept his eyes open, hes a pussssssy for retiring

[Mqig11]

he didnt retire retard, get your shit straight before commenting

[TheRedwings05]

No need for that. Kennedy Doesnt play dirty

[TheRedwings05]

Zack Kassian a bitch.  qmjhl a joke

[birshyB]

thats the OHL buddy

[TheRedwings05]

lmao

[glenroseII]

Kassian and Cormier are setting shit examples for youngsters coming up. I'm glad Kassian got the 20 games, should have been more. I hope Cormier gets kicked out of the system and is relegated to play in Kazakhstan. There's no place for shit heads like these guys.

[Hkhan23]

Agreed, cormier is a dumb fuckin child and should be banned for life from hockey in north america period. fukin loser

[phillywins]

20 games

[eight634]

omg hahahaha jokersteve.... tell your mom she gives the worst head ever

seriously? grow the fuck up ok

like what are we in the 90s

a mom chirp sorry a shitty mom chirp

that was embarrassing

[shootgoats]

@eight634 mom chirps are still awesome. but he could've done better. you win.

[SuperLizzieT]

Kassian's gone from the Petes, and I'm glad. He pulled this same crap there, too. Left his team without a captain due to stupid penalties, often in the 3rd period. I hope they trade that 2 game suspension for something that says NO team will stand for his crap. He needs to grow up!

[CISCO5050]

kick the bum out

[hockeymaster654]

that hit is complete bullshit alsoBMTH505

You must be retarded this one and cormier about equal

[redmenrule]

he was just teaching the kid to keep his head up and pay attention. dumb move but not worth a long suspension

[0ldtimeh0ckey]

He hadn't touched the puck = Interferance

Flying leap at head = Charging

The puck was in the air = Cheapshot

Get a clue before posting.

[BMTH505]

beautiful hit. thats my kind of player, and the way i hit people when i play. if i made a team he would be one of the first players on it. same with that guy that threw the elbow on the quebec player. thats was amazing too

[coc32]

@BMTH505 hum, are you retarded?

[coca16cole]

first Barrie kicks ass, Second - it was a charge, a headshot. Third he left his feet. In conlusion that Zach kassian guy is a pussy and should get a big suspension!

[hockeysniper8]

If these guys are just trying to knock someone out they should quit hockey and go to the ufc

[itsok1523]

They cant, because theyre pussy cowards who only hit people who are smaller and not prepared and somehow justify it by saying they should keep their heads up.

These guys piss me off so bad!

[csmith19]

If that is a kicked out of the league suspension. Then cormier, should be out of the league too

[IovechkingI]

i agree 100%

[fizl1000]

Enough is ENOUGH!!!....these players are preying upon other players career dreams. If they are so willing to be ruthless, and boarderline criminal, they deserve their dreams of being a high priced NHL player to be ended....hockey and all professional sports are to promote high quality game play with respect and sportsman-ship to be paramont...I am disgusted with how and where hockey is headed.....

[NickPerryman18]

well since this is clearly a predatory hit, and the puck wasnt in the air, kennedy never touched it, and it was a high hit, combined with kassians history of doing thsi sort of thing, 20+ games wouldnt surprise me

[gravino555]

id say it was more dirty then liambis's hit, i mean he didnt even have the puck, he left his feet and went for the head, if he doesnt get the rest of the season this is bull.

[itsok1523]

Its def more dirty then the Liambis hit which was dirty, but at least he didnt go for the guy's head. But this is still not as dirty as the Cormier elbow.

[jokersteve]

kennedy deserved this... hes  a bitch and sucker punched kelly earlier this year...paybacks a bitch

[IISK8RII]

so kelly should have fought him. nobody deserves to have a concussion or risk of being paralyzed because of a sucker punch. that hit was a bitch move and as far as kassian goes he's a rat in my books

[jokersteve]

well a sucker punch is a risk of a concussion duhhhhh.... kelly already beat one of their players in a fight in the first....so a sucker punch was cowardly...so he deserves what the lil bitch got

[IISK8RII]

well then i hope one day your playing hockey (that is if you are in shape too) and get blindsided and need to spend weeks in the hospital....

[NickPerryman18]

@jokersteve "joker"steve huh?

explains alot.

[jokersteve]

@NickPerryman18 good one ferryman lol tell your mom she gives the worst head ever...

[NickPerryman18]

@jokersteve lmfao atta boy, what are you 12?

talking about a teenager whos career could be over because of this and you think its acceptable because he sucker punched someone? grow the fuck up.

[belleriver24]

Does not deserve a suspension.

[lupo532]

only thing dirty about the hit was that he didnt touch the puck...Kassians feet were on the ice when the hit was made...just because he left his feet after the hit, doesnt mean he jumped at him...its physics...shouldnt get more than 5 games...Kassian is a beast

[IISK8RII]

dude that was the most illegal open ice hit you could throw. he looked like a linebacker sacking a QB. he took 3 strides and leaped forward at his head. Hes a rat he himself knew what he was doing was wrong cuz he got up right after looking for a fight and he fought.... HE'S A RAT.

[robinguy16]

dirty cheapshot. get this kid out of the league

[shephech]

I live close to Windsor and support the Spitfires.... but Branch is a complete idiot, he suspends Liambas for his hit on Fanelli because of the after affects (hospital, etc) but in my honest opinion this hit appeared more aggressive and more intent to injure! he should be gone for the year too.... Branch ends one guys junior career which was uncalled for but he set a president now and Kassian should get the year too.

Branch set the standard now.... so he's gotta stick to it!

[yakamuci]

nice fucking hit just like i used to do back in the day, i love it!

[stamkos61]

yeah its great intent ot injure is really poisitvely looked upon

[412dino]

this kind of stuff is embarrassing to the sport, you don't need to make a hit like that ever. by watching the clip you can see way before he gets to kennedy his intention wasn't to get possession of the puck. it's just a sad attempt to make the highlight reel. i hope the coaching staff in buffalo remembers this when they question his maturity as a player.

[xSatanSpawnx]

You Tards Nedd to STFU

These guys are idiots.

HIS FEET ARE ON THE GROUND AT IMPACT! ffs.

Just freeze fram..... morons

[canucksrockz]

Really?

Freeze at 0:15

His feet is clearly not on the ice when he actually hits Kennedy.

[yakamuci]

pause 0:37 his feet ARE on the ground you fuck

[hckyg29]

and 0:38 his feet are magically off you dumb fuck

[blueiiiiiiiiiiis]

He clearly DID touch the puck

[NickPerryman18]

he didnt touch the puck at all, it was the windsor defenceman that touched it, which is why it went back towards barries end, durr.

[123torrent]

Totally clean hit. Now THAT'S REAL HOCKEY!!!

God Bless Kassian. See you on the Sabres. Fuck all the whiners.

[Sc2FanandMods]

fuck u. it was charing. inerfence. and left hif feet.

[123torrent]

Wow how many spelling mistakes and dyslexic retard errors can one make in a sentence. Kill yourself. Now.

[phaneufowns]

@123torrent i dont know man thats defs a questionable hit. As you can probs tell im a big Phaneuf fan so i have defended a lot of his borderline hits but I would say that this goes over the line. Jumped in the air, aimed high, I'd say this was over the line. Also, Kassian was lucky that Della Rovere wasn't on the ice otherwise he would be eating through a straw right now.

[blowinbrains87]

that was so dirty bud u retard . the d touched the puck he looked for it and he got gooned

[123torrent]

@blowinbrains87 he deserved it

[blowinbrains87]

How?

[andrew9966]

definition of dirty.. kennedy jumped so high for the hit, he almost went over kassian. what a plug. get shit like that outta hockey

[davemeleca]

I KNOW! Kennedy really hurt Kassian!... oh remember Kassian is the one throwing the hit.

[MrEddieg87]

The Ontario Hockey League today announced that in the game played Thursday, January 14, 2010, between the Barrie Colts and the Windsor Spitfires, player Zack Kassian of the Windsor Spitfires was assessed a game misconduct for charging.

As a result of a preliminary review by the League, player Kassian is indefinitely suspended pending further investigation.

[dacker37]

Finally got rid of the skid from Ptbo petes...glad he's gone. Windsor ..thanks you overpaid large. What a turd lmfaoooo

[TheZbubbler]

left his feet,dirty hit,puck was in the air,headshot just cheap. i hope its a whole year suspension

[blondeAtron420]

if you would have seen him laugh when he knocked out esposto.

the guy is a human right off!

he JUST got traded form PTBO where he was the captain, now hes just another guy and the team and is still a total douche.

[YourGutsIHate]

what a fucking piece of garbage....gone for the year the gutless fucking little puke

[123torrent]

Totally clean hit. Fuck Windsor

[ReetardsWithCamera]

kassian went to my school.

[nonamebrand0]

atleast Barrie won...

[wickstick19]

was at the game last night dirty hit by a dirty player thats been juicing since public school

[MarcIzFly]

juicing? ahaha u are so dumb. yea zack kassian is on roids,,,yea um sure

[Greg676]

Kennedy did touch the puck as it was going in the air. Kassian jumped, so therefore, a charging penalty is all that is deserved.

[syncronik]

5 min major + game misconduct= good enough. Adrenaline was definitely running too high though for first game in Windsor. Nice tip for the first goal Zack.

[NickPerryman18]

lol wasnt much of a fight, stanisz gets courage points but hes not in the same weight class as kassian

this is definately a suspension, if the OHL is genuine about getting rid of head shots

[rejectwolf]

show the fight tsn

pussies

[bikeofdeath17]

I can't stop watching this thing.