Time has come to curtail hits to the head - NHL.com - Ice Age
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Originally Posted by NHL
"A lateral, back pressure or blindside hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and/or the principal point of contact is not permitted. A violation of the above will result in a minor or major penalty and shall be reviewed for possible supplemental discipline."
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There you go.
I was watching the Pens last night and heard about Cooke's hit, and the subsequent rules change. They should just make it a major unless it was clearly unintentional. That hit was pure bullshit and I have a whole lot less respect for the guy now, the Pens as well for having him.
It would be nice if the teams would take some responsibility for policing players. I think it would be a great thing if Lemieux would come out and say, NHL ruling be damned, that kind of thing has no place in professional sports and we're going to take it upon ourselves to fine and suspend Cooke.