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Ice hockey is known in North America not only as an aggressive game, but as a sport where fights between the players and the opponents is a completely normative thing.
However, recently the hockey fans are in an uproar after a "dirty hit", which came after a controversial move.
It was when Toronto Maple Leafs player Morgan Reilly hit Ottawa player Ridley Greig in the head with 5 seconds left after the latter scored against an empty net.
Ottawa's victory was already assured, and Greig could only pass the time, or score calmly as usual - but Greig chose to bomb the net with demonstrable joy to close the game, in response his opponent pounced on him with a blow to the head, while also using his stick and taking him down to the ice .
As a result, Riley was suspended for five games after being punished by the league's disciplinary committee, but was protected by his teammates, as well as many in the hockey league.
"I think it was decent," said the striker's coach, while Toronto's captain claimed that "we didn't like to see what Greig did in front of the open goal, so we decided to defend the honor of our house."
Even Ottawa player Josh Norris said that "I liked the move, but if I was on the other side, I probably would have reacted the same way."
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Toronto Maple Leafs player Morgan Riley headbutted Ottawa player Ridley Greig/GettyImages Chris Tanouye
Tonight, after the storm, Greig returned home to a standing ovation, admitting he "didn't think it would go this far... I've been trying to stay offline for the last couple of days, everyone has an opinion on it. They're probably going to love it or hate it. It's not Doesn't matter to me."
The league's player safety department that removed Riley wrote: "In short, this is not a hockey game. It is a deliberate and forceful blow to the opponent's head, using the stick as a weapon to reward the opponent long after a goal has been scored."
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