Frisk Asker, Ice Hockey | Was banned for two matches after the horror tackle against Asker-gutt

This is reported by the Disciplinary Committee of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. Patrick Thoresen is sentenced to a two-game suspension. This means that the high-profile Storhamar player will not play Wednesday’s match in CC Amfi or the match in Varner Arena on Friday.

It was in the second semi-final match on Monday that the incident took place.

Patrick Thoresen is one of Norway’s very best ice hockey players, and finished in second place in the points statistics in the regular season with a total of 64 points.

He has played in a number of big clubs in, among others, the NHL, KHL and SHL.

Must bear the responsibility

Here you can read the full rationale from the Disciplinary Committee:

Justification

The incident is from a match in NM Senior (Semifinal 2) between Frisk Asker and Storhamar on 01/04/2024. The

is Storhamar player no. 41 Patrick Thoresen who has been sentenced to a disciplinary penalty for a tackle. The situation is

assessed against rule 48 tackling to the head/neck. The disciplinary committee has based its decision on the information received

report, response and video clip from the incident.

The game is going down in Frisk Asker’s attack zone at the end of the 1st period, where the puck is played diagonally to

right of Storhamar’s goalkeeper. The puck goes to the other side of the zone, where Frisk Asker player #34 goes

against the loose puck. He is being chased by Storhamar player no. 41 Patrick Thoresen. It is based on the fact that Frisk

The Asker player has an overview of the fact that he is being put under pressure. When the Frisk Asker player gets to the mitt,

he plays the puck back towards the glove with his back partly facing the court. Thoresen chooses in it

opportunity and tackle with an upward movement that causes the tackle to hit the opponent in the head.

Thoresen – as a tackling player – must bear full responsibility in this situation. Tackles against

head/neck exposes the opponent to a great risk of injury and is undesirable in ice hockey. At the measurement has

The disciplinary committee emphasized that the suspension will be served in playoff matches.

Resolution

The disciplinary committee has made the following decision:

Storhamar player Patrick Thoresen is suspended for 2 matches.

– Glad he came back

Patrick Thoresen said the following to Hamar Arbeiderblad after the match in Varner Arena on Monday:

– We’ll just have to see if there will be matches. I was glad he got back on the ice, because I don’t want to hurt anyone. I have respect for the opponent, and was glad he got back on the ice. It was nice to see, said the Storhamar captain.

Eskil Wold did not train with Frisk Asker on Tuesday and has undergone examinations for a potential concussion, father and Frisk Asker’s sports manager Vidar Wold tells NTB.

– The symptoms now are that the pain is a bang and hopefully not a concussion. It is uncertain whether he will be ready to play tomorrow, says Wold.