Updated 12.11 | Published 12.11
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The fact that Malte Strömwall received a match penalty for his offensive tackle has touched the emotions.
Jon Knuts, who staggered out after the bang, also thinks the verdict was wrong.
– I miss how it is in Swedish hockey now, says Jon Knuts Hockey Sweden.
- Malte Strömwall received a match penalty for an offensive tackle on Jon Knuts, which upset the feelings in ice hockey Sweden.
- Jon Knuts is critical of the verdict and comments on the problem with tackles in Swedish hockey; most tackles involve head contact and should not be judged on whether the player is injured.
- Strömwall has contacted Knuts after the incident and he himself says that he is fine. Players in other clubs have also expressed frustration with the assessment.
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Malte Strömwall protected the puck, but hit unluckily when Jon Knuts came in with his head first in the situation.
“It’s a black day for ice hockey,” said Frölunda’s head coach Roger Rönnberg on TV4.
The match penalty has stirred emotions in hockey Sweden and most seem to agree that the tackle was correct.
– He distributes an offensive tackle that I am not prepared for, that is also what is the charm of an offensive tackle. That you then have to judge it on the fact that I get injured is completely wrong, because it is a good tackle, says Jon Knuts.
“Not even expulsion”
The Leksand forward’s explanation is that his first weapon is to stick the stick in and is therefore leaning forward.
According to himself, it’s pretty much inevitable that tackles hit the head.
– I’m getting tired of what it’s like in Swedish hockey now. All tackles will have some form of head contact, because you usually have your head at the front of your body when you skate and are leaning forward, says Jon Knuts.
The two main referees Marcus Linde and Mikael Holm gave the Frölunda forward a match penalty when there were 5.56 minutes left in the third period.
– It shouldn’t even be a deportation. I’ve dished out a lot of tackles like that myself and I’d be very disappointed if I got sent off for that. I really tried to get up and get to the booth. It’s something I also think is important in all situations in order not to cheat the system, says Jon Knuts.
“Taken after Foppa”
He still couldn’t get to the booth himself, if he had managed to do it, he doesn’t think the referees would have video reviewed the situation.
Malte Strömwall has contacted Jon Knuts and asked how he is feeling and he says that he is feeling perfectly fine now the day after the match.
– Everyone has taken after Foppa. He was a big idol when you were little and everyone tries to make tackles like this. I have done several pieces this season and this was probably one of the cleanest. I don’t want to say anything about the referees on the ice, it’s not their fault and it’s not them who make the decisions about this, says Malte Strömwall to Hockeynews.
Skellefteå defender Jonathan Pudas draws attention to the quote from Roger Rönnberg with an arrow in the middle of the dot and the comment “agree 100 percent”.
Luleå forward Brendan Shinnimin writes: “Seriously! What the hell is going on with hockey in Sweden?! Textbook offensive tackle here!”.
Leksand had a 3-0 lead in the home match at the penalty shootout, and the score held until the end.
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full screenJon Knuts. Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT / TT News Agency
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