Story Summary
Mikkelin Jukurit‘s Justin Addamo received a 5+20-minute penalty and was ejected after a hit on Pelicans‘ Michal Jordán at 40:29 of Friday’s Liiga game in Mikkeli. The referees reached their decision following video review. Jordán remained seated on the bench for treatment, and the score was 1-1 when the penalty was assessed.
Key Facts
- Player penalised: Justin Addamo (Mikkelin Jukurit).
- Penalty: 5+20 minutes, resulting in Addamo’s ejection.
- Struck player: Michal Jordán (Pelicans).
- Time of incident: 40:29 of the game.
- Decision process: penalty confirmed after video review.
- Immediate aftermath: Jordán remained seated on the bench to be treated.
- Score at time of call: 1-1.
- Location: Mikkeli.
- The ejection was the first of Friday’s Liiga action in Mikkeli.
IHM Discussion
The officials used video review before assessing the 5+20-minute penalty on Addamo. The incident description says Addamo caught Jordán unexpectedly in the upper body before falling to the ice while holding his face. Jordán remained seated on the bench for treatment. With the score at 1-1, Addamo’s ejection left Jukurit without him for the remainder of the game.
Why It Matters
The video review underlined the officials’ close scrutiny of a hit described as involving the upper body and head area. Addamo’s ejection affected Jukurit’s personnel for the rest of a tied game, while Jordán required treatment on the bench.