Close call - Michael McCarron cut by skate to the neck

[ijuka]

I still don't understand how the culture is to not wear neck guards.

 

[HighNote]

That's it, it's time for mandatory chain mail armor.

 

[Terry Yake]

when have players been chirped for wearing neck guards?

 

[WhatTheDuck]

He's both having a rough go, and lucky as hell. Both these incidents could have been much worse

 

[1989]

He's both having a rough go, and lucky as hell. Both these incidents could have been much worse

Hope he didn't get any more hurt but also not a smart idea to climb over the half wall if he does have an injury to that area he might not feel fully yet from the adrenaline.

Bad luck comes in threes, so wonder what the next mishap will be,

 

[Elvs]

You just spent a whole ass paragraph creating a conspiracy when you could've just said you don't know how physics works.

Please give us your physics masterlesson and explain to us how, after being hit, Bichel's leg doesn't start accelerating upwards immediately, but rather in the middle of the movement?

I don't think Bichsel had any intent to hit him on neck with his skate, but definately there's a conversation to be had with players, starting from a very young age, to always try keep your skates down. That and also neck protectors becoming mandatory.

 

[Score08]

That high leg sweep is pretty goofy and looks completely intentional.

 

[kingsholygrail]

That wasn't an accident. Player safety should be on this. There's no reason to be lifting your leg like that.

 

[5 Minute Major]

At least this one wasn’t a karate kick…..at least not with the blade of a boot leading the way.

 

[MoneyManny]

If i told some of you guys what could happen when you cross the street, you'd stay home forever.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Please give us your physics masterlesson and explain to us how, after being hit, Bichel's leg doesn't start accelerating upwards immediately, but rather in the middle of the movement?

After Zapruder’ing the video a few times, here’s what I think happened:

- McCarron shoves Bichel in a way that causes his torso to move forward, which shifts his balance to his left leg. That left leg becomes a short of fulcrum, with his body pivoting over the top of it.

- Take a moment to stand up and plant your left leg, using it as a fulcrum. Now lean forward. Note what happens to your right leg.

- To this point, it’s all ordinary hockey physics. But a split-second later, Bichel’s forward momentum causes his left leg to de-plant from the ice. There is no longer a fulcrum to serve as a center of balance. He’s now in “rag doll” mode, flying through the air. As a result, that right leg experiences a slight upward change in angle and velocity.

- Due to the torsion still happening with his torso, Bichel’s skate glances ever so slightly against McCarron’s elbow, rides up his arm, and follows the arc over his shoulder. This isn’t because of upward momentum, but rather a twisting/sideways momentum which causes the skate to find a leftward path of least resistance.

- By the time the skate reaches the top of McCarron’s shoulder, gravity has taken hold and begin to pull Bichel’s upper body sharply downward, which carries the skate in a sudden downward motion across the side of McCarron’s neck.

It’s a weird sequence but I do think it’s explainable in terms of pure physics, with no engagement on Bichel’s part:

1) Fulcrum stage - leg up
2) Rag doll stage - leg floating/twisting to the side
3) Gravity stage - leg down