Release from 21.10.2023

One game suspension for Fabian Dellagiacoma

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Fabian Dellagiacoma of the HC Meran/o Pircher was suspended for one game due to an incident deemed as Boarding, IIHF Rule 41. The 20-year-old defender will therefore miss Saturday´s home game against HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice.

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Fabian Dellagiacoma (#24) of HC Meran/o Pircher, time 05:50, made contact with an opponent deemed as Boarding, IIHF Rule 41. Based on the video evidence, it is determined the incident to be worthy of supplementary discipline - Category 1 – ‘Careless’ – insufficient attention or thought to avoid harm or error. Liable to happen as a consequence of, by intending to affect an opponent through a reactionary or accidental motion or the incident is deemed careless causing negligence.

Thursday night, October 19th, in Meran, Meran D'Man #24 Fabian Dellagiacoma was involved in an incident, deemed as Boarding on Gherdeina Forward #12 Giacomo Alessio, resulting in an apparent injury and a 5-minute major penalty plus game-misconduct being assessed.

As the video shows, Alessio as a left-handed player receives a pass from a teammate out of his D'Zone on his stick-side, which he has close to the boards. Right at the moment he receives the pass he is turning, facing the boards and located at a dangerous distance from the boards. At the same time he receives a push directly from behind from Dellagiacoma causing Alessio being thrown into the boards violently.

This is boarding.

It is important to note, this is not the case of a player, who knows that he is going to be checked, turning right before impact. This is a case of a player receiving a puck, trying to continue play and being thrown into the boards violently by an opposing player. If Dellagiacoma wants to make a hit on this play he has to make sure, he is not loading up on the off side of Alessio neither is he allowed to hit a player who has his back already exposed, which means, he has to alter, minimize or avoid the hit in total.

Effective immediately, the Alps Hockey League Department of Player Safety has suspended Fabian
Dellagiacoma for 1 game.

To summarize:

  • This is boarding
  • Directly into back numbers
  • Dangerous distance from the boards


Previous suspensions:
none

Next game Fabian Dellagiacoma (#24) of HC Meran/o Pircher is allowed to play:
26.10.2023 Rittner Buam SkyAlps vs. HC Meran/o Pircher

DOPS provided the following video: