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The CCHA suspended Lake Superior freshman forward Matt Wheeler for FOUR GAMES as a result of a spearing incident at a game against Western Michigan.

http://ccha.collegesports.com/sports/m- ... 05aaj.html

Wowl I don't remember the CCHA ever doing this before. Does anyone else? Must have been pretty bad!!!!

Falcon Fanatic wrote: I don't remember the CCHA ever doing this before. Does anyone else? Must have been pretty bad!!!!

Spearing is always an ugly thing to see...but what kind of a goon/bonehead would do it when his team's leading 9-0.

I've never seen Spearing... what does it entail?

Taking the end of your stick (the top part) and essentially ramming into someone, hence the spearing. It's a dangerous and dirty cheap shot that is meant to injure someone 99.9% of the time, hell 100% of the time.

I figured that, but just wondered. Dirty playing...

Guy must have went to the scUM/tOSU school of Goonery.

BGDrew wrote:Guy must have went to the scUM/tOSU school of Goonery.

But he must have failed the 100 level course "Goonography" if he never got a recruiting invite from either of those...vaunted...programs.

Failing Goonography is like getting 2nd place in the Special Olympics.

FalconFiesta50 wrote:Taking the end of your stick (the top part) and essentially ramming into someone, hence the spearing. It's a dangerous and dirty cheap shot that is meant to injure someone 99.9% of the time, hell 100% of the time.

Not to get too technical, but that is actually butt-ending. Spearing is using the blade of your stick, but, yeah, same thing.

Last time I remember spearing being called on a BG player was a few years when Ryan Murphy got called against Michigoon. He got checked into the boards in front of the UM bench and a player on the bench grabbed his stick. Referee was looking right at him as he tried to skate away and was held back by his stick. After a few tugs on the stick he pushed on the stick and hit the guy in the throat. Guy on the bench did a heck of an acting job because he was laughing about it before Murphy was even to the penalty box.

pdt1081 wrote:

FalconFiesta50 wrote:Taking the end of your stick (the top part) and essentially ramming into someone, hence the spearing. It's a dangerous and dirty cheap shot that is meant to injure someone 99.9% of the time, hell 100% of the time.

Not to get too technical, but that is actually butt-ending. Spearing is using the blade of your stick, but, yeah, same thing.

Last time I remember spearing being called on a BG player was a few years when Ryan Murphy got called against Michigoon. He got checked into the boards in front of the UM bench and a player on the bench grabbed his stick. Referee was looking right at him as he tried to skate away and was held back by his stick. After a few tugs on the stick he pushed on the stick and hit the guy in the throat. Guy on the bench did a heck of an acting job because he was laughing about it before Murphy was even to the penalty box.

Huh, you'd think after playing all your child hood that you'd know the difference. I guess I didn't play dirty enough, always thought they were the same thing! Thanks for the correction.

FalconFiesta50 wrote: Huh, you'd think after playing all your child hood that you'd know the difference. I guess I didn't play dirty enough, always thought they were the same thing! Thanks for the correction.

I've seen both called. Spearing is actually worse in my opinion because it's more blatant. Butt-ending happens almost every game but is easily concealable and not very obvious. Watch how players get held back when trying to enter the offensive zone with the puck. Many times the defending player will put his top hand into the chest of the other player. Before he does this, he will move his hand down an little bit so his stick is jammed into the chest of the other player.