The stay of Patrice Cormier with the Rouyn-Noranda took an odd tangent Sunday afternoon at the Dave Keon Arena.

Forward originally from Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick, who was playing his third game only with the Huskies, was expelled from the meeting at 3:32 of the overtime period for giving a blow to the head of defender Ramparts Mikael Tam.

The force of the impact was such that the back left the ice in convulsions on a stretcher. However, Tam is out of danger and in stable condition in hospital. Early indications, he could have suffered a broken jaw and a concussion.

After the game, and the Remparts head coach Patrick Roy have complained to the Surete du Quebec who went there to collect the various testimonies. Every indication that the captain of the Canadian team that won the silver medal at the last World Championship Hockey Junior suffer the wrath of the prefect of discipline Hockey League Quebec Major Junior.


Ironically, Tam had begun the ascent of the Remparts, who came back from behind to win 3-2 in shootout, in registering the first goal of his own early in the second period. Danick Paquette then brought both teams to square one by scoring midway in the third.

Dmitry Kugryshev and Martin Lefebvre finally eluded the vigilance of Nicholas Champion shootout, while Antoine Tardif did not flinch before Jeff Desjardins and Sergey Ostapchuk after 31 saves during the first 65 minutes of play

Champion has meanwhile stopped 32 of 34 shots directed at him in defeat, first in six games for the Huskies. Authors five goals and nine assists in their final game Friday night, the trio of former Rimouski Oceanic - Cormier, Jordan Caron and Philippe Cornet - This time it was milled.

Translated from: Cormier sort un joueur sur une civière - RDS.ca

it was confirmed that the Quebec Remparts filed a criminal complaint against Patrice Cormier.

Remember that game vs Sweden where he elbowed a Swedish player while he was headed to the bench, it was described as that, but even worse.

The player was diagnosed with a 'severe concussion' but the Remparts radio announcer was at the hospital and described it as 'a bit worse than a severe concussion.'

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WARNING: VIDEO FOOTAGE MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME


There's the video of the hit. Fast forward to 1:00

I said this to myself and friends during the WJC and now I'm going to say it here, this guy is a DISGRACE to Canada.

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This is very disturbing to watch....

Yeah, it's scary to see him convulse on the ice like that. Patrice Cormier is a disgrace to hockey. He may have ended an 18 year old's career for no ****ing reason. Dumbass.

that hit is bullshit, utter bullshit

please, Cormier learn form this incident

Please, realise that these types of hits are not hockey, and that you should not be making them.

Once myou do that, and swear never to hit someone like that again, then I, as a Québec fan, will forgive you 100%

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BUFFALO SABRES PLEASE RETURN YOUR TIM HORTONS GIFT CARDS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN CUT OFF!!!!!!!!

Its things like that that make me not like to watch parts of hockey. I mean, he was convulsing on the ICE!!!! That was awful!!! What a douche!!! Get this guy outta hockey. I mean, its not like its never happened before. This guy will do it again. Hockey is dangerous enough without retards out there hitting like that!!!

Get this twit OUT of professional hockey!

He's feeling well given the circumstances. He has a traumatic brain injury, he almost died tonight. Several scans were made to make sure he didn't have anything major to his brain. Good news is that he's got no oedema (accumulation of water in his brain). The shock was so big that the diagnostic places him between a severe concussion and a brain death. He'll stay under observation at the Rouyn Noranda hospital for 48 hours. He has no fractures but his mouth is not looking good and he lost some teeths. He has to pass some other tests tomorrow, for his pelvis and his back.

Mikael is conscious. He spoke with his family. He's in good hands at the hospital. Continue to pray for him, he needs it.

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Thanks for the update Rayzor.

*and ty for putting up a warning with the clip..

Yeah thanks!! It can be absolutely awful what can happen with that stuff!

That was probably the dirtiest hit I have ever seen in hockey. Far worse than Todd Bertuzzi on Steve Moore. The only thing I can think of that may have been worse was McSorely on Brashear. But I think this is even worse than that. That was a stick to the helmet. This was a full force, flying elbow to the head. What a mother ****er.

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wow...what the hell was this guy thinking, he pretty much ran at him from the other side of the ice and put an elbow straight to his head.

Now i like cormier and all but this is too brutaal, he almost KILLED a guy with one of these hits thats he always seems to take. This guy HAS to get a Very long suspension with a hefty fine as well. OR get expelled from the league or professional hockey as a whole. these hits just dont make sense to me?

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"By the age of 18, the average American has witnessed 200,000 acts of violence on television, most of them occurring during Game 1 of the NHL playoff series."

It was like the WWE, but in real life.

That has no place on the ice. None. He lines him up from across the rink.

Disgusting.

Mikael Tam is out of danger and is in stable condition at the hospital. He suffered a broken jaw and a concussion.

and lost a few chicklets...

There is a very good chance Patrice Cormier will receive a suspension for the rest of the season and playoffs.

Apparently, Patrice Cormier had a smile on his face after the hit.

Quote from Patrick Roy about the incident:

Patrice Cormier has just been suspended indefinitely.

If he plays an NHL game i will go to Mars.

Oh my god!!!!