ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK. Edvin Hammerlund has not been flagged for audit.
Referee Björn Wettergren explains why Djurgårdsbacken is not in danger of being shut down.
– it is judged to be a very sticky negligence or cross-checking, but more than he receives it he pushes wildly through the motion of cross-checking, he says.
Edvin Hammarlund got two minutes to cross-check with Oscar Pettersson in Modo.
After that, the players and managers at Modo thought there would be a disciplinary committee report and Edvin Hammarlund himself thought he would get a match penalty.
Later on Wednesday evening, it became clear that there would be no further action.
– The referees then thought it could have been five minutes plus misconduct in the match (match penalty). I agree with that. Just like all the other cases in the border country, he went to the reference group and their assessment is that it’s not violent enough to make a report, says Bjorn Wettergren.
Then they have to surrender.
Christopher Volkstrand, who was the main referee with Daniel Wiesner, admitted afterwards that it should have been a penalty.
Among those who raged against the situation and the referee’s assessment was Peter “Phopa” Forsberg in the stands.
– Why don’t they take a five and review the review? There must be at least three matches. Too bad if not reported. Then they have to give up, says ‘Foppa’
Djurgården won their match 5:7 in the Hockeyallsvenskan final in Örnsköldsvik.
Modu leads the series 3-2 in matches and Game 6 will be played at Hovet in Stockholm on Friday night.