In a recent 5th Division Pro hockey game in Sweden, an incident occurred between a player and a referee. Player Casper Gillberg laid a massive intentional-looking hit on the official.
Gillberg was eventually suspended until December 31st, 2024. This is over a year's worth of suspension from the league. Now according to sources Gillberg is facing legal repercussions from local police as well.
A new report from Expressen.se the referee has decided to file charges. Originally the official thought it was an accident until he was shown the video. Now potential charges could be handed down on Gillberg.
As of now where this case is heading ultimately is unknown. As more information becomes available on this case we will pass it along to you.
As Read On - House Of Hockey - Police Begin Investigation Into Player That Purposely Broke Refs Arm
POLL | ||
DÉCEMBRE 19 | 69 ANSWERS Police Investigating Incident That Led A Player To Break A Referees Arm In Swedish Pro League Should the player face legal repercussions for his actions? | ||
Yes | 40 | 58 % |
No | 29 | 42 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Marco Rossi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matthew Boldy | - | 2 | 2 | |
Brandon Hagel | - | 2 | 2 | |
Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
Anze Kopitar | - | 2 | 2 | |
Cale Makar | - | 2 | 2 | |
Matthew Tkachuk | - | 2 | 2 | |
Devon Toews | - | 2 | 2 | |
Aleksander Barkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
Justin Brazeau | 1 | - | 1 | |
Quinton Byfield | 1 | - | 1 | |
Noah Cates | 1 | - | 1 | |
Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
Evgeny Dadonov | 1 | - | 1 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |