Rypien Hits Roy

[brappa12]

Never turn your back on a hit.. Totally clean.

[thehockeykid7979]

*roy

[thehockeykid7979]

Totally roys fault. There was no way rypien could put on the brakes at that speed and truly never should have turned

[str8rippon]

first of all why would he turn his back and second of all is that don taylor and garry vaulk calling the game?

[IDF1987]

Even though he turned (taking away a boarding call) that hit was definitely a charging major.

[iscaryou]

@IDF1987 loooooool nope u can see him glide for like 5 seconds learn hockey that wasnt even close to a charging penalty let alone a charging major

[IDF1987]

@iscaryou Rypien leaps off his skates just before contact. That makes it charging.

[iscaryou]

@IDF1987 wow your stupid charging is taking more then 3 strides immediately before contact leaving your feet is leaving your feet before contact learn what the fuck your talking about before u respond and my actually watch or play the game while your at it plus he didnt leave his feet at all before he made contact with the player it was a clean hit the only reason it looked bad was because he turned which is his fault for trying to avoid it like an idiot instead of taking the hit

[ShouldaTapp3d]

so wut if rypien wanted to set the tone with a big hit, u dont go half ass into a hit, he wasnt in stride he just had speed and lined him up. roy turned late as hell.

[Morelloo1]

well.. not dirty imo.. he was going in for a normal hit, roy makes a mistake by turning. Then bam its a hit from behind, obviously rypien wasnt going for a behind hit because he wasnt angled in such a position to hit him so until he turned which was like 0.1 second before they collided. Its that simple.

[stewlegg]

bad turn by roy, but still there was visious intent by rypien

[boipinoi604]

Lets take this hit and imagine if Roy had turned 2secs before and not see Rick Rypien then it would have been a dirty hit.

[Kartracer6]

what did the call on this? I imagine at the min. it had to be 2 min boarding or checking from behind

[icbob94]

Roy turned from the hit, but Rypien should have backed off knowing Roy was in a dangerous position. Im a Rypien fan but he needed to really needed to lay off the hit.

[username911911]

feel bad for Roy but thats the worst idea ever to turn like that with no room. It is so easy to get tight to the boards there, and the hit is no big deal. Nobody wants to draw a penalty so bad that they expose themselves like that.l

[hashymotothiroiditis]

Now I am a Rypien fan but seriously guys don't blame this one on Roy. He probalbly thought he had some extra time to move the puck. You just don't want to see anyone hurt. It was just unfortunate because Rypien was already skating hard and just didn't have enough time to hit the brakes.

[davedewolfe13]

meh, 2 minutes for boarding, maybe 2 for charging, Roy definitely turned too late, should have just took the hit

[HeyItsWill12]

Slight jump by Rypien but not much he could've done to avoid it. Definite penalty tho

[lonelypeople94]

totally roy's fault rypein had him lined up for a shoulder to shoulder hit and roy turned to play the puck not rypeins fault at all

[sparwood8]

@lonelypeople94 Rypien should have held up, or at least yelled 'Heads up" and I am a huge fan of Rypien

[k0rv4puu5t1]

roy turned his back when he saw rypien coming. my opinion roys fault

[amadisdemitrius]

nope, he turned to face Rick, then saw he was gonna get pwnd so he turned away. Clean hit, nothing Rick could have done. But that's whats happening more and more these days, guys turning their backs cause they think the new rules will protect them.

[Noth2442]

some people may say dirty but at that speed, when he saw him turn even if he tried to stop that speed still takes you through the guy. Roy is one of my fav players and still, stupid move. You learn to take the hit, not avoid it by turning. Especially turning that late

[TheGreatOneTBP]

Rypeins a good man... he probably turn to his shoulders trying to avoid Roy

[JordoSummach]

Total Idiot move by Roy. Standard hockey camp training is never ever ever turn your back on a check.

If you have the puck, you are open game.

[amadisdemitrius]

@JordoSummach

exactly. ty.

[Wardo005]

If you're gonna turn your back you have to get closer to the boards so that you avoid the whiplash effect into the boards. If he hugs the boards there, it doesn't happen. If he doesn't turn his back, it doesn't happen. The Oilers did the right thing but you can't really hold Rypien responsible for a stupid move by Roy.

[JoJackHaw]

agreed it was unavoidable, rypien had him lined up and roy turned take the hit avoid the chance of injury.

[BSMonk3y]

been in that position before, its really hard trying to stop when somebody turns on a dime like that. especially when u got some speed when ur gunna hit somebody.

[RedsMarlboro]

Actually he didn't leave his feet even though it dosent look like he tried to stop, btw Rpy is a fucking idiot for turning.

[TheRipperRypien]

Clearly a stupid move by Roy, he could of skated on, but he turned his back, dumb idea. And besides is Rypien going to stop on a dime?

[Dangler96]

Roys fault 100%, dont turn ur back at the last second unless u wanna be on that stretcher

[flukers09]

Unavoidable collision.I watch this game.

[Frankenpalin]

dumb move by Roy

[Assassin4628]

I'm actually quite impressed at how many people see what actually happened here. most people who just call it a dirty hit for no reason and not actually see what happened. its impressive. Roy turned at the last second and paid for it. Thats why they teach you from like bantom to learn how to take a hit and never to turn your face to the boards

[subblestm]

if he didnt turn it would have been clean, so it was unavoidable

[Wh33lzZzZ]

Clearly unavoidable.

[SundinNooks]

He fucking turned, Rypien was not at fault C'MON!

[iPlay007]

FUCKING MCGEED!!!!!

Unavoidable clearely. He turned and clearly saw Rypien coming. Why would he turn there anyways?

[Wh33lzZzZ]

fucking owned hahahhaha

[Kartracer6]

Unavoidable?? who would think this was Unavoidable it was with clear intent. But nothing wrong with the hit to be honest. not dirty not unavoidable he meant to do it but why not he has the puck

[squintykiller]

it was intent that he checked his man into the boards at the side, but at the very last second he turned like a dumb ass ad went head first.

[Kartracer6]

I kinda agree...I mean I don't think he meant to hit him in that position but come on who seriously turns like that to avoid a hit he knew it was coming...honestly the more I watch it it's kind of a dirty hit...I'll have fans all over that comment what I mean though is he had that hit lined up long before the possession of the puck you should hit to get the puck nothing more....of course he could be like Kronwall or something and jump into him LOL that defines dirty

[squintykiller]

overall he had 1/4th of a second to try to avoid the hit when roy turned, but obviously that isn't enough time.

[Kartracer6]

Honestly the more and more I watch this video it should be a Penalty for Charging I'm not sure what they called but Charging is somewhat in order for this...I of course could see how a ref could miss that call he barely leaves his feet but he does leave them.....as for dirty...no I don't think it was his intent to hurt him just hit him

[squintykiller]

well its boarderline charging because he didn't have many strides. But no he did't try to hurt him either.

[Kartracer6]

actually I was looking at the fact he leaves his feet...it's really close so I can't tell if he does leave his feet...man this play is a hard call...so where any penalties ever called??

[squintykiller]

nope, no penalties called.

[iFunns]

Clean. his fault to turn.

[NBertuzzi]

that pussy couldnt handle getting hit so he tried to go back lol then he gets owned by his own pussyness

[boige]

clean...brutally clean

[snayil]

it wasn't clean wats so ever

but it wasnt unaviodable when someone turns that quick and someone is coming that quick and thinking of hitting him not expecting him to turn its going to happen.

[eeddieedwards]

I don't understand why he turned there. Maybe he thought he had enough time to avoid the check, because clearly he saw it coming. Seriously though, that was a terrible decision, and there is a reason why Rypien did not get suspeded - 100% not his fault, this one's on Roy unfortunately

[K9SwithKaz]

I think that's an obvious one.

CLEAN CHECK!

[xXeagleboy37Xx]

ROY turned his dumbass back anyway so he deserved it and CALGARY SUCKS ASS so do the OILERS

[TigerR4peLion]

in other words xXeagleboy37Xx

ALBAERTA SUKS COCS

[NoKTuRNeoFShadoW]

Alberta*

Sucks*

Cock*

Learn to spell please and thanks?

[jasaaron1]

Alberta kicks ASS!

[Wh33lzZzZ]

ROTFL.... good one

[drillercalgary]

Nice cheap shot Rypien....fool. This comming from a flames fan.

[ealexander71]

ofcorse it is. Roy's faulf all the way!

[00StangGT00]

Roy turned his back to him at the last second, you NEVER go into the boards like that, you protect yourself first and then the puck roy even looked up and saw him coming and still turned his back to him. yes maybe rypien could of let up a bit but he had him lined up clean and the roy turned as soon as he went to hit him. it wasn't dirty roy just turned his back at the worst possible time

[manta2134]

TheGreatKeith (6 months ago):Dirty play by a dirty team....

What the hell are you thinking

give your head a shake buddy stupid roy

turns so rypien will miss and then he gets rocked good hit!!!

[TFrankson93]

why would that guy turn what fuckin idiot rypien dident have a choice

[TaylorRocksHard]

its not cooke's fault roy doesn't know how to play the puck properly near the boards

[TaylorRocksHard]

Have fun watching your gm rebuild his pitiful team into a decent one........oh wait, he can't, because he gave away his picks to burke

[TaylorRocksHard]

guess what dumb oilers fans, roy almost got concussed from another legit hit that he SAW was coming. you know what that means? that roy should not be playing hockey anymore if he cant learn to take a fucking hit into the boards. i really hope roy gets another major concussion so he stops playing hockey and stupid oilers fans can stop bitching over clean hits.

[TheGreatKeith]

Matt Cooke? Legit? Ahahahahahaha! Oh boy... Oh man... You had me laughing for awhile there... Oh wait, you were being serious...

[25mjs03]

Where the heck did you get Cooke from??

It was Rick Rypien.

& Roy shouldnt've turned.

That was a stupid move on his part.

[TheGreatKeith]

Dirty play by a dirty team....

[ScootGod]

Whiny comment from a fan of a shitty team.

[TheGreatKeith]

Can't wait to see you guys get bounced from the playoffs again if you even make it...

[dacrimespot23]

um did u idiots didn't even make the playoffs either so shut the hell up

[aznwx]

At least we cann make the playoffs

[jimjam10123]

how are they a dirty team, that was a clean hit Roy completly turned into it, and besides bertuzzi's thing years ago when was the last time canucks were written up about doing dirty hits

[nude94]

shit happends and this wasn't supposed to be a dirty hit , rypien comes with so much speed and roy tries to avvoid being hit.

that is my opinion.

Brendan Brooks rip in stavanger oilers

!!!!!!!!!!!(L)

[eaglesfan2008a]

very dirty hit

[canuxfan07]

how the fuk was he supposed to put on his breaks

it wasnt even his fault that roy turned last secondd

mann i hate the flames n oilers commentators

[kiernan8666]

Who scored a goal and got an assist last night Vs Edmonton? RYPIEN!!!! GO RYPIEN GO!

[baka86]

Rypien was playing 110% cause he was trying to make the team. Exhibition or not he was fighting for a job, he's not going to let up when he's doing that. Anyhow, the hit was clean but shit happens.

[thefaaatcat]

the injury wasn't rypiens fault, it was the way roy tried to slip the check, by jumping kinda like : feet forward head back sorta like a lying motion... n then rypien came.... clean check, little 2 hard for an exhibition game, but clean....

[abmedic17]

Great footage :) I am the medic with the stretcher...too bad the referee blocked the view of me LOL I am just glad he wasn't too seriously injured.

[jerm2183]

so tell me why rypien needed to turn his body lift his back foot in the air and put all he could into the hit just after he built up speed of 3/4 of the ice surface. Im not trying to argue with you either mr ref, but i coached and played hockey all my life. The NHL rules are different then minor or any other hockey. They changed the rules on a charge in the last couple yrs and it is because of this shit. There is no reason for that shit.

[dogliketie]

There's no reason for morons like Mathieu Roy to be playing either.

[DanZemel]

it was a clean hit, but for an exhibition game (i think it was) that was definitely not a sportsmanlike play, he was lining up that check from the blue line and that is just not something you do when the games don't count

[kengineeroo7]

nice hit,keep them coming rypien

[SpacePirate99]

It's not comparable to the downie hit, for the 2nd time, but calling it clean is stupid, its charging, and that's disallowed, which makes it unclean, he charged from his own blue like for heavens sake!

[quamquat92]

That is not charging in any way. I am not arguing with you i need to tell you what charging is. I am a referee and this is the definition of charging: When a player takes more then 3 steps toward a player and hits him once the puck has already been gone for those 3 steps.

[zars9]

Clean hit, at least it didn't happen in Vancouver though. Rypien would be charged with attempted manslaughter. West coast idiots!!

[gionta02]

I think it was clean hit gone wrong. Roy turned his back an went low when rypien was expecting him to keep on going around the net. Also I don't believe its a charge cause he was gliding into the check for the last 8ft or so.

[KingNojo]

Rypien 1 - Roy 0

Hit was clean, it's not like he tracked him down and Bertuzzied him in the back of the head. He should get a 20 game ban just for wearing that fucking jersey, just like the rest of the team. I'd rather see them wear the flying V than this shit, what the fuck was Orca Bay thinking?

Harold Snepts, we salute you!

[jerm2183]

You guys sit hear like you know the rule book, when in fact everything you are saying here is total bullshit. The definition of a charge in the NHL rule book: Charging shall mean the actions of a player or goalkeeper who, as

a result of distance traveled, shall violently check an opponent in any

manner. A "charge" may be the result of a check into the boards, into

the goal frame or in open ice.

[conor0bb]

a charge is considered 3 or more strides before you hit a player... doesnt matter where it occurs

[bcbcbcbudsbudsbuds]

people now adays dont know how to take a fucking hit, rypien couldnt have avoided that

[bigwilly0099]

stupid move to turn last second

[bigwilly0099]

yeah that was stupid on roys part to turn...what are you thinking

[undefinedhatred]

He cared more about getting the puck to another player than taking the hit. If you payed attention, he was attempting to get the puck up the boards. That's why he turned.

[supermaneternal]

Coming from a habs fan, thats a clean hit. Too bad for Roy and how he was positioned against the boards.

[wontonnoodle23]

when you see a player barreling towards you do not turn and face the boards!!!

[dreamslargerthanlife]

Okay all you nuck fans you say "It as a clean hit no question" is BS. He should of put the brakes on...If it was one of the oilers who hit one of the nucks you would be all "OMG THAT WAS SUCH A DIRTY HIT!"

I hope roy is okay && nucks will dominate this year

[Tow3lPow3r]

DONT TURN AWAY FROM HITS YOU CHICKENS

[StangGT00]

i'm a nucks fan and i hope roy is ok. definitely not a dirty hit just bad timing for roy when he turned his back to rypien

[rubberknuckles44]

Clean hit. Nothing more

[JimB667]

Unfortunate hit, hard to fault either player. Why Roy would look at the forechecker coming in and turn like that is beyond me. I know he would have been trying to avoid getting hit but it was the wrong move. Split second decision however. There are ways to take a hit like that. Still a boarding penalty though.

[gostewie42]

please tell me those are just the canucks' alternates... theyre UGLEEE

[aquiace]

Nope, those are the actual away jerseys. I'm getting used to them already.

[mhoward42]

yep, i think he turned, tried to go back the other way but it was too late...and rypien was penalized for charging? in my opinion he didnt leave his feet....that shouldnt have been a penalty

[troynolson]

Anyone think that maybe Roy was trying to reverse here? He looks up, sees the guy coming in and maybe decides to reverse back the other way? Whether it was to avoid the check or avoid giving up the puck, who cares? Don't think it was intent to injure at any case, but an ugly situation nonetheless.

[cruisin64]

i like oilers and canucks but this wasnt charging, rypien was forechecking, charging is wat downie did to mcammond... roy jus turned at the wrong time and rypien already had his shoulder lined up b4 roy turned.. all the best to roy

[haunted17]

Oilers fans, seriously, grow the f up. The guy turned last second, its very clear he was trying to avoid the hit and just made it worse on himself.

[billy5775]

This is not even a penalty, Matheiu Roy saw him coming his looks with his head clealy at the other end of the ice and Rypien was coming right at him and that's why he turn, so therefore, he put himself in a vulnerable position. He clearly saw him coming that's not even a question. I don't think Rypien deserve a suspension.

P.S: By the way i'm an Oilers fan, and i still think that Mathieu Roy fault.

[DarknessOfIce]

I'm an Oilers fan, and I don't think it was a dirty hit. He didn't have time to see Roy turn. Still sucks though. And yeah, the official definition has never been called as far as I can remember.

[dtwojtaszek]

It was boarding regardless what the ref called. Read the rules:

boarding

A minor or major penalty, at the discretion of the Referee, based upon the degree of violence of the impact with the boards, shall be imposed on any player who checks an opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to be thrown violently in the boards.

[jonosur]

Rypien didn't check him in a manner that would cause him to be violently thrown into the boards. If Roy didn't turn it would have been a hard check, since Roy turned at nearly the last second, it was his fault he went violently into the boards.

If you play hockey you know their are ways to take a check, and even if a player is skating fast in on you, you can make him bounce off you.

[dogliketie]

Um, that implies that the opponent is thrown into the boards. It can't be boarding when the 'opponent' is against the boards.

[JajaJibbidyJa]

pure dirt,fuck you rypien

[dtwojtaszek]

It was boarding. Rypien was skating full speed towards Roy perpendicular to the boards so he intended to violently plow Roy into the boards. Even if Roy hadn't turned (which was stupid of him to do) it was still boarding.

[jonosur]

So all hard checks into the boards is called boarding? I don't think so, checks from behind are called boarding and since it wasn't Ry's fault that he made contact from behind, no boarding penalty was called, just charging.

[thrillermiller87]

Roy turned trying to draw a penalty, and he got his face smashed for teh trouble, end of story, hell Rypien Glided into teh hit he stopped skating a ways back from the hit.

Roy really should have known better than to make a stupid move and turn like that. Even the announcer said it, you have a split second to decide, it's un-fortunate that Roy got so badly hurt, but rypien was only doing his job.

[norskesopetunnen]

What's up with Vancouver and Dallas jerseys, don't they belive people know wich team they are?

Btw, this was a really stupid hit, he didn't need to smash him into the boards like that..

[sniperslayer]

"Charging"

how the hell is that charging? do you even realize what the "charging" penalty is for? it's 3 strides leading into the hit, rypien stopped skating at the hash marks. idiot

[YouNeedSeriousHelp]

Ummm, fella, it was charging... ask the refs.

As for what 'really' happened, young kid trying to make the team, knows his role and 'maybe' could have let up...

Roy however should have learned how to take a hit and moved up against the boards and not turned his back. No suspension warranted.

[LordDisQo]

Maybe I'm the only one who sees it, but it looked like Roy tried to do a 180 and turn around when he saw Rypien, but lost his footing and got plastered before he could complete the turn.

[billpeanut]

2 minute minor, IMO

[88anza88]

comparing this to the downie hit is a joke

[SpacePirate99]

That was charging if i ever saw it, but other then that it actually wasnt as bad as the Downie hit. the Nuck fans are being morons though, saying it wasnt dirty at all.

[shawnsta1991]

it wasnt dirty you fuck

[Hadddy]

im impressed to see some oilers fans say it was clean...

when i first saw the hit during play i thought it looked harsh... but on the replay.. Roy should have known better, and i hope for the Oiler's sake that he gets well soon..

go nucks

[oilers69]

this is how guys end up in wheel chairs.....roy should have never turned but that ppiece of shit rypien defiently charged i hope an oiler does to a fucking frotch sedin then the whole canucks dressing rool couldnt fuck each after the game fags

[shawnsta1991]

FUCK you buddy just because he fuckin destroyed roy because roy turned into it you fuck ur all mad what a fuckin loser oilers fan

[dogliketie]

ahahaha, that's the dumbest thing I've ever read! What does "the whole canucks dressing rool couldnt fuck each after the game fags" mean? I don't think rool is even a word.

[conor0bb]

lol this is how they speak in albreta? toothless fuckers

[SSJ4TOM]

One of the first things they teach you in hockey is how to take a hit, which means you don't turn away from the hit or this happens. Rypien was a few feet away when Roy started to turn. Clean but unfortunate hit.

[gnickers87]

I feel bad for Roy, but you should never turn your back like that...ever.

[tabarnak02]

At each 10 games, a guy will get out of the game in a stretcher.

[TaylorRocksHard]

It was Roy's fault for turning like a noob defensemen that he is.

[Evidemment]

i'm a canucks fan and my first reaction is concern for roy, but while rypien was perhaps to gung-ho on that hit, it wasn't with intent to injure. roy's turn was a mistake, and there shouldn't be any suspension or anything, because roy did, in fact, cause his own injury when he turned.

but rypien does need to learn not to cause that situation.

[doogiski]

I completely agree. Like the commentators said, it's a fine line when you go to forecheck.

[sTyLnK]

I'm an Oiler fan and I think it was clean. Roy turned into it plain and simple.

[AWDracer]

I think this is by far the fairest comment coming from an Oiler fan.

[Purple87Persson]

Rypien owned him clean

[sspyndel]

hope Roy gets back into the game soon.. but that was definately not intent to injure, or dirty. very unfortunate.

(thx for posting this, I only had radio for the game)

[thrillermiller87]

watch oilers fan Call for 20 Game now

[saywhat94]

this wasn't dirty

maybe rypien was charging but that's it

not a dirty hit

[mdcarruthers]

Rypien could have braked and hit the boards, but Roy saw him and he could have moved if he thought it was going to be as bad as it was. Definitely NOT comparable to Steve Downie. Downie jumped and hit him in the head. The way Rypien hit Roy was unavoidable because of the position of Roy.

[smoothmedia]

Clean hit, unfortunate result.

[ScootGod]

Nothing Rypien could do.

Roy turned and put himself in danger.

Oilers fans are morons if they think this is worse than the Downie hit.

[oilpride]

Not worse than the Downie hit. But I think the Nuck fans are morons if they think that this hit was better than Downie's. Rypien did charge Roy. The same result occurred. But it looked like Roy made an unfortunate mistake by turning just before he got hit.

[ScootGod]

It's called forechecking, not "charging".

You want charging? Crappy Torres on Williams.

[microcat89]

Thats complete bullshit.

That hit was clean. No elbow, no leaving the feet, nothing. Just good hard work by a tough guy. The only penalty that could have been called on the Torres hit on Williams would be 2 minutes for being tougher. There is absolutely NO COMPARISON between this and the Torres hit.

[microcat89]

I am talking about the comment someone made about the Torres hit on Williams.... not the Rypien hit... FYI...