Nicklas Kronwall vs Martin Havlat - Knock Out Hit of The Year !!

May 22, 2009 - Nicklas Kronwall DESTROYS Martin Havlat WCF 2009 Versus Feed

Total Pro Sports - Last night's game three overtime victory for the Chicago Blackhawks not only provided a thrilling finish. It also produced what many will be calling "the hit of the year". At least those who thought it was a legal one will likely be doing so.

With just under 7 minutes left in the first period, and the Blackhawks up 2-0, a slap pass from the point by Brad Stuart went wide and was sent around the boards in the Chicago zone. Martin Havlat picked it up just inside his own blue line. When he turned up ice, he was greeted with the shoulder of a charging Niklas Kronwall. Chicago's leading scorer in both the regular season and playoffs hit the ice hard and was out. A scrum ensued around him as his teammates went after Kronwall in his defense.

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[benlucas111]

@harrison58 omg...he came up with his shoulder, creating momentum. when he connected, the collision then removed all forward momentum due to two colliding forces (Kronwall and Havlat.), thus leaving only the upwards motion of his rising shoulder, which then carried his body into the air. Thus is a calm, collected, lesson in physics.

[benlucas111]

@harrison58 *sigh*...he left with momentum, not a jump

[thrall8000]

this was bullshit. and quit saying they arent smart. everyone does stupid stuff when they get pissed

[C0dyAndrew]

yea the hawks starting fighting kronwall and people were stepping all over havlat...nobody ever accused the blackhawks of being smart

[atonnion]

Kronwall's nowhere near the biggest idiot in this video. Hawks fans answer this: why the fuck would Dustin Byfuglien check Kronwall on top of his obviously injured teammate? No Hawks fan could say that was smart by any stretch of the imagination

[Crymson1]

Upward momentum is not illegal, pal, and it is hardly unusual for one to bunch one's body up to be able to explode forward at the time of the hit. Leaving one's feet before a hit is illegal because it increases the chances of a hit to the head. That did not happen here.

Calm down.

[Crymson1]

Er, laying down clean hits?

[harrison58]

Go back to snacking on your Mom's filthy fucked-out cunt, punk. You're nothing. Leave the hockey talk to the grown-ups, mkay...?

[jar5136]

legal check shithead...he didnt leave his feet prior to the hit..havlat deserved it..pussy bitch

[xMagiik]

How is he an idiot? Do you know anything about hockey? Don't watch hockey if you can't tolerate something that's in its own rulebook.

Learn your hockey before you talk, that was a purely clean hit.