[battletank]

I am shocked at these comments.

This is not even a close call to me. It was an intentional high kick. This guy has the most penalty minutes in the league and is a well known thug. His history of on ice thuggery is well known.

He belongs in jail and on trial for manslaughter.

[metmom]

While I doubt the killing the guy was the intent, the intent was definitely to harm, so I agree, he should be charged with manslaughter at the very least.

[kelly4c]

I don’t see how anybody who’s watched the video in slow motion can come to any other conclusion :(

I so want to say something else but it’s probably not PC enough even for this board.

[rxsid]

That karate kick was intentional.

Petgrave should be charged with manslaughter.

ECHL announces fine, suspension (2018)
The ECHL on Sunday announced that Brampton’s Matt Petgrave has been suspended indefinitely and fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #963, Brampton at Kalamazoo, on April 7.
https://echl.com/news/2018/04/echl-announces-fine-suspension-91

 

Not everyone appears to be a fan of Sheffield Steelers star Matt Petgrave (2022)
He has been booted out of two out of the last four games, for abuse of officials (against Coventry Blaze) and alleged spearing (Manchester Storm,) and is Sheffield's top penalty-minute taker (71 in 11 games.)

Across the EIHL regular league, as a whole, nobody comes close to his penalty minutes tally.

Last year he had a career-high of 145 PIMS [Penalty Infraction Minutes] in 34 games with HK Spisska Nova Ves in Slovakia.
https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/not-everyone-appears-to-be-a-fan-of-sheffield-steelers-star-matt-petgrave-3878459