BREAKING: Player Heavily Punished for Breaking Referee's Arm, Putting Hockey Dream at Risk

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James Connelly
November 22, 2023 (1:07 PM)

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Casper Gillberg, the player who broke a referee's arm in a Swedish hockey game, has received his punishment for his actions and they did not hold back.

Gillberg Suspended For Over A Year For Breaking Referee's Arm

Recently Swedish defenseman Casper Gillberg went viral after breaking a referee's arm which was blatantly dirty.

Gillberg attempted to reason the hit by saying the following after the game:

"The referee gets in the way, as he did the whole game. I had to stop their player and then the referee got in the way. Then he had to take the hit even though it was not the intention, of course." - Casper Gillberg

Gillberg's reasoning clearly did not work as he was handed a 13-month ban from HockeyTrean which could put his professional hockey career in jeopardy.

"All in all, a unanimous committee finds that Casper Gillberg should be suspended for the following reasons: - Showed total indifference to the safety of the referee, when he chooses, with reckless force, to complete a hit against a referee even though he is aware that it is a referee he is hitting."

Now Gillberg may be forced to take his talents to a different league but it is likely that any international team that sees this tape will want to keep Gillberg as far away from them as possible.

As seen on Blade of Steel - Player that Broke Referee's Arm Receives Massive Suspension