Tuesday night, Zdeno Chara almost decapitated Max Pacioretty. It’s a clip that’s been seen thousands of times here on this site and by NHL fans all around the globe.
As an avid hockey fan, I’ve certainly seen worse hits. I was front and center for the Claude Lemieux cheap shot on the Red Wings Kris Draper that left him with a wired jaw for the better part of six months.
Admittedly though, the Chara hit was even scarier because of the center ice glass divider. It was so scary and nasty in fact that Montreal fans used the 911 operating system to report the hit to the proper authorities.
The complaints were mainly coming in on Wednesday, said Montreal police Constable Olivier Lapointe, and have died down considerably since then.
Police are reminding the public that 911 should only be used in emergencies.
Lapointe did not say how many calls were received.
Listen, I love our neighbors to the north. I find their accents and use of the word “eh”, adorable. But I’m guessing those police officers in those funny mountie hats have better things to do than to answer your angry phone call about Chara.
Actually, I lied, they don’t have better things to do. It appears Quebec’s director of criminal and penal prosecutions, Louis Dionne has opened an investigation. Chara, you may escape the reach of the NHL, but you won’t escape the long arm of the Canadian judicial system. Guessing those 911 callers deserve some credit now eh?
Montrealers call 911 to “report” Pacioretty hit [Montreal Gazette]
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