Brad Marchand hip checks Sami Salo w/SlowMo 1/7/12

Brad Marchand goes low on Sami Salo with a hip check, and is given a 5 minute major and game misconduct for clipping. Slow motion starts at 1:58.

Statement from Bruins General Manager regarding Suspension to Brad Marchand

"While we respect the process that the Department of Player Safety took to reach their decision regarding Brad's hit on Sami Salo, we are very disappointed by their ruling.

"While we understand that the Department of Safety is an evolving entity, it is frustrating that there are clear comparable situations that have not been penalized or sanctioned in the past.

"It is equally disappointing that Brad sought the counsel of the Department this past Fall for an explanation and clarification regarding this type of scenario so as to adjust his game if necessary. He was advised that such an incident was not sanctionable if he was protecting his own safety. Given our feeling that Brad was indeed protecting himself and certainly did not clip the player as he contacted the player nowhere near the knee or quadricep, today's ruling is not consistent with what the Department of Player Safety communicated to Brad."

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[acojan0gta]

You can thank Volchenkov later

[abcdefg123451245]

Glad some put marchand in his place last night

[Sean Beattie]

Dont watch the bruins on there channel of you dont want to listen to Jack Edwards, a FAN of theres be a "homer" sorry he doesnt like dumbing it down or making your team seem good.

[99tjpro]

i dont understand why shanahan suspended marchand the canucks did the same thing in the 2011 playoff and there was no suspension

[jmoomoomoo]

I've been playing hockey for the past 11 years so yea I probably don't know anything about it. Anyways I never said it was a clean hit. I was simply pointing out the difference in the reaction of hockey fans between this hit and Ovi's similar hit. The legality of the hit had nothing to do with my comment.

[samiojanpera93]

This "hit" was dirty and dangerous because it happened near the boards. If you duck when you see the hit coming, that is dirty and very dangerous play, especially near the boards. You really don't know anything about hockey do you.

[eljas kauppinen]

What kind of idiot says there is no injury cause he got up without help???

[zejono]

hahaha thank you Volchenkov

[jmoomoomoo]

It's great how everyone here is saying how dirty this hit was when Ovechkin hit P.K. Subban lower than that mid ice and everyone celebrates it as an amazing hit. So much hate for the bruins.

[guanaco mofo]

What a little faggot I hate this kid and im not even a Canucks fan !

[brassmanization]

Ref snows him at 1:06-1:07

[MMMHOTCHEEZE]

I keep saying to myself that I would be happy if Marchand was at the finish line.