Referee Steve Kozari Stretchered Off Ice After A Scary Collision With Hayden Fleury

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[@Jens95]

Video with one replay angle has been uploaded. My apologies. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXilZqSojN6NgpYsi=UnFFW2YUxvyoScXQ -Alyssa Hope

[@ripelcannon]

Quality > Quantity

[@jessewahwah]

Thanks for the actual clip. Appreciated.

[@KylePakenham3620]

all good lol, keep up the good work!

[@charge416]

Those rare moments when the entire arena abruptly goes dead silent, like all the air and life in the building was sucked out, such a mix of awe and anxiety

[@JessyDarko]

I was there and this is an accurate description of what happened.

[@UrPullinOrUrFoolin]

A lot of complaining on this post I’d like to see everyone go try to be a NHL referee give the man the respect he deserves

[@jmachatch6696]

Prayers right now for the man.

[@chrisd2p2]

Its surprising it doesnt happen more often. Saya alot about how good of skaters and athletes refs need to be.

[@Meece11]

They are giving them the exact respect that they deserve

[@seventen7232]

Ya hate to see someone get injured! Was a hard hit with the ice for both. I have had a couple hard head hits on the ice. Took 3 years to get right.

[@thinkingjack]

That ref won’t let you see his nuts so no need to white knight. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@brettcarson5818]

Shoutout to the mascot for distracting the kids from the scene on the ice.

[@jii-ro7083]

Was about to say this. Great job from the mascot

[@McPasta56]

good ole IceBurgh

[@wildcatmateo]

underrated comment.

[@jruler44]

I was at this game today. He took quite a big hit. Wishing him the best with a speedy recovery. Prayers for him 🙏

[@Leafsdude_]

The one and only thing that the NHL does better than any other league in any other sport in the world is medical response. So many individuals on the ice should no longer be with us numerous times over through the years and yet still only one has. That's impressive and worth celebrating.

[@AJEDDY97]

And it's *IMMEDIATE* medical response, too. Like, it is SO fast, and that's why we're so lucky that these guys are still with us.

[@Leafsdude_]

@@AJEDDY97 Yup. It's just not as fast in so many other leagues. I don't doubt for a second that guys like Cherepanov, Zholtok, maybe even Johnson might still be here if their incidents happened in the NHL.

[@user-ts8ss9cj1p]

I think the nature of the nhl requires the best of the best for immediate response situations and it seems they have them

[@gamersens2363]

I believe the NHL requires paramedics in the building for the entire game for severe injuries just like this. But I’m not 100% sure.

[@dekdawg21]

​@@gamersens2363think you're right, wasn't there an issue within the past year where a game was canceled or delayed because they didn't have emts?

[@mikelow4374]

respect to both teams for coming off the benches like that.. First time I've ever seen in 40 years of watching nhl

[@blank-dr2kx]

Yea agree that’s why I love this sport the respect levels and shows of humanity are endless love the game!

[@joelzand3594]

Great respect from both teams to come off the bench and salute Kozari was he left the ice.

[@matthewanderson9754]

Can we also give a thumbs up for the EMS and trainers for this instant reactions...

[@Wayf4rer]

Broadcast showed Kozari was skating through the neutral zone and hit heads with Fleury. Kozari got knocked out and Fleury got cut.

[@derpdiggler7413]

officials are supposed to have awareness, his incompetence is a liability

[@RoughRaiders13]

Oh stfu. I guess according to you there should never be a car accident in the world either. Moron........ You're the only liability here​@@derpdiggler7413

[@Wayf4rer]

@@derpdiggler7413 Alright don't be dramatic, hockey is a fast game and guys get hurt all the time.

[@derpdiggler7413]

@@Wayf4rer which is why his incompetence is a liability, sorry if that concept triggers you please don't get hysterical.

[@derpdiggler7413]

@@Wayf4rer these are (supposed to be) professionals, not the JV team

[@KevinCantWait08]

Very nice of players from both teams to come out like that, as he’s being taken out on the stretcher.❤️

[@christopherworks400]

one of the few time the whole stadium actually carried about what happened to the ref.

[@blank-dr2kx]

Not really.

[@tonychen3368]

This happened so fast that nobody knows what exactly happened behind the play, Hayden’s cut and the referee is out cold, this is beyond scary to me 😱 a very unfortunate accident.

[@ronpeacock9939]

T's and P's to Steve. We forget just how vulnerable the officials on the ice really are.

[@theturtlechasingthedragon2885]

I’m not a very big Crosby fan, but seeing his reaction and immediately jumped out to help trainer get there faster was awesome

[@blank-dr2kx]

Can we just put the collision to one side for a moment and just acknowledge how classy the game is that we all love. A great show of respect from both teams, with out refs the game would cease to run. We all know officiating in any sport is tough but to be on the ice with these guys at full speed and flying pucks (and fists!)

[@Konradical007]

Can’t even see what happened

[@ripelcannon]

If the video was 2 minutes longer it would have showed exactly what happened. I'm sure someone else will have the full scene, she probably just wanted to get it you asap

[@ripelcannon]

​@Jens95 that's not true. I watched the replay during the live game.

[@ripelcannon]

Alyssa deleting her comment because it makes the channel look bad.. sheesh. Oh well, Sportsnet probably will have the better video up soon.

[@tylerlangford740]

They took a while to show what happened. Hopefully someone uploads a longer video. I accidentally hit the back button instead of rewind and lost it.

[@Ravetar101]

for real this is a terrible upload lol

[@robertmcnearny9222]

Is there any actual video of the collision?

[@outonthetiles]

Glad he’s ok.

[@WeAreLight05]

PIT trainer comes out immediately before the ref a even get there. Goes straight to the ref on the ice. Mainly b/c they know he has no padding like the hockey player. Credit.

[@JessyDarko]

I was at this game and it was tense. This happened so fast, but it felt like it was in slow motion.

[@markhoward3803]

Hockey fans are the best!!!! Thank you for standing and clapping when the ref started moving his arms!! See you at the Stanley Cup Finals!!!!

[@DamageLLC]

Of course they don’t show the actual incident 🤦‍♂️

[@coltsfan69]

Any updates on his condition?

[@regularguy3665]

When someone is face down motionless like that it’s scary no matter who it is

[@damienchance3153]

Dam..no replay ???

[@justinhunt8409]

God damn that was a car wreck

[@laurafox2883]

Hopefully both injured recover completely!

[@AutumnFalls89]

Is there any footage of the hit? I haven't actually seen what happened to the poor ref.

[@ripelcannon]

That was a fast upload

[@McPasta56]

right.. didn’t even get the replay

[@HippieP629]

Damn =( I really hope he is or will be ok

[@siegzeon1071]

Hope he's alright 🙏

[@ssg558]

I read that he's in the hospital for observation, but is moving all extremities and should make a full recovery

[@ink3d_ff]

Sick video, didn’t even show the collision

[@affegaming4722]

Did the game Finnish with just 1 official and 2 linesmen or did they stop it?

[@Broke_Banana]

Steve Kozaris is my uncle

[@Broke_Banana]

Hope your ok❤

[@nycoolj3]

And yo mama is a stripper

[@user-jp3jo3oq3x]

Дяде Степе здоровья.

[@gidzmobug2323]

I see that trainers from both sides went out. Usually it's the home team who takes care of the officials. Hope that the ref is all right.

[@mr.chuckleteeth4382]

Clean hit 💥

[@Bell2323]

Wow. Hope he's okay. Kinda similar to the Damar Hamlin incident, where the camera coverage stayed far away to give him his privacy as they worked on him.

[@randynBroncos]

Tampa bay just seems to not watch where they are going. The other day Stamkos ran into their own player and their teammate went after the Canadiens defenseman thinking it was him in the Montreal game

[@Conada1002]

The refs have no friggin business being in the middle of the ice. There job is to stay near and around the boards. Plain n simple.

[@tommarks3726]

I saw a father and young daughter wearing Charlestown Chiefs Hockey jerseys in front row. Greatest hockey movie ever and I have my Chiefs jersey in blue as well. lol. I'm sorry I just thought that was funny to see that. I hope the official will be ok. Best sport ever. I was actually watching this game on tv but had to leave and missed the hit. @1:22 appx.

[@Tombcleaner]

The facts is what the hell he was doing in the middle of the ice? I hope he's ok now

[@user-bf3oq1sz8g]

Why was the ref in center ice tho? Usually refs are on the side

[@davidedelman4536]

Holy crap

[@melwilson4171]

9 years ago he got a puck to the face in Boston.

[@lukewright9145]

How is he doing? We were watching the game, though situation

[@hutch1111111]

If I can hazard a guess, the home team is also responsible to provide medical assistance to the officials?

[@ll7868]

Every NHL building has an emergency medical facility and staff as well as ambulances standing by in case of emergency surgery. Home team is also responsible for providing the emergency goalie to the visiting team if they lose both to injury in the same game.

[@susanwahl6322]

I think they should have a replacement referee

[@turfmonster2244]

I'm glad he's OK, but why is he skating east to west at center ice.

[@markh4545454]

If the player was down that long that mustve been a hard collision.

[@wheelchairdynamo8618]

That’s the ref

[@markh4545454]

Yeah no shit. The player who hit him was down for a few minutes aswell. So of the player who wears protective gear is down that long, the refs got it a lot worse

[@BaconNationChannel]

Nobody was bracing for the hit. You're going to be winded at the very least after that.

[@wolfmauler]

Did anyone see what happened? 😳

[@user-oy1yq8kb2g]

That's my dad... He's okay. Just a bit shaky

[@gothard5]

Are there two different players named Fleury? This doesn’t seem like the Fleury I was thinking of.

[@JBSampson88]

There are a couple, though one is still spending time in the AHL more often than not

[@mathewdymski7905]

They should have showed him getting laid out on repeat

[@Peezster]

No replay. Fucking new NHL.

[@michaelgipson33]

He shouldn’t be in the middle of the ice. Hate to see him hurt though

[@karrylahaye1543]

Is he ok

[@ripelcannon]

He was moving his extremities as he was being stretchered off the ice. Time will tell for sure

[@derpdiggler7413]

he'll be back to swearing on hot-mics and making bs calls for bribes in no time

[@ripelcannon]

​@derpdiggler7413 youre so miserable, I feel bad for people who have to actually deal with you in real life.

[@brysonrody5034]

@@derpdiggler7413no seriously I’m gonna say it again please for the love of god do everyone a favor and play a drinking game but use bleach

[@jopodude]

SHOW. THE. REPLAY. fucks sake

[@seagullpoet]

I always liked knowing - who the refs are 😛 for decades !

[@povertyspec9651]

This will result in a 10 game suspension for Tom Wilson.

[@zero439]

Isn’t that why refs are suppose to stay on the side instead of in the way center ice, this isn’t nfl where 5hey do it on the regular

[@brysonrody5034]

No refs are supposed to just stay to the side they often rotate from side to side when the official closest to the play has to switch sides to avoid the play or get a better angle and you’re right this isn’t the nfl the officials in the NHL are athletes and they train as such this was just an unfortunate accident on both parts

[@davidibarra2471]

Not only the medical part is better than other sports but also the entertainment factor. It's faster paced it's also physical and they let them fight. Don't get me started on how boring baseball is. All the other sports are so slow compared to hockey

[@marcinmyk3973]

Good sport

[@humbertsmith8864]

The official was also given a game misconduct...crazy

[@tonychen3368]

What?! He got hit hard!

[@humbertsmith8864]

@@tonychen3368 and 2 minutes for interference...just to add insult to injury

[@user-dt7dy8yg2q]

😂😂

[@derpdiggler7413]

Good he deserves it, he knew Fleury was to his right and then skates right toward him with his head turned. He literally resisted the instinct to glance in the direction he was skating because he knew he could stage a "negligent collision" and would be treated like the victim for taking the most damage due to having less pads, it's straight up sociopathic. Here's Kozari having a little power trip slip out on hot-mic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpK3p2mirLd2gLM He is incompetent, shady, and threat to player safety and needs to be fired

[@harrisonsmith5983]

​@@derpdiggler7413 tell me you have never played hockey without telling me you never played hockey

[@irvinepoker3187]

so quiet.......lol remember when havlat got kronwalled ..havlat waking up to that crazy music playing lol wonder what was going though his head lmao

[@samsahly5274]

Penguins checking on their teammate

[@kaitlyndent9113]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@adamhenry5791]

His head actually fell off..

[@MrProccy]

yuuppp fencing position = auto stretcher

[@user-eo4wz2fz7d]

They till player's to keep their head up why doesn't the refs go by the same rule

[@Leafsdude_]

Because if they do and they miss a tripping or holding penalty, the arena goes crazy.

[@hotff50]

So I ref hockey, at a much lower level of course, high school... but I'm sure it's the same at most levels. As a ref you should NEVER be skating at center ice during the game other than dropping the puck. We are taught to skate between the face off dots and boards. When you don't, this is what can happen.

[@sizzlepopbacon7406]

Idk what system yall use where you play but the system they use in the NHL is quite different than in minor leagues. In Alberta we've only just started working with 4 officials for bantam AAA and above. The biggest difference with that, I'm sure you know is that the high referee tends to hang out at or just toward the middle of the ice from the offside dot, as they must be ready to switch the side of the ice they are on to counter their other referee escaping behind the net. From what it looks like to me, the high ref that got hit appeared to be on the board side, and thus had to cross to counter his partner whether the partner stayed or not. Also not helping his situation is that the puck changed possession just before the hit, meaning the back ref needed to pivot, further bringing him into the middle and blinding him to the player behind him. From how we run our 4 official crews out here even up to Mig AAA, Junior B, and AJHL, he didn't really do anything out of the ordinary for the system. Just wrong place wrong time. I do think the system itself deserves looking at, especially at NHL level since the low ref escapes behind the net WAY more often than I was ever taught to tho.

[@wyattandrew7838]

Someone should have kept there head up lol

[@gibbonsgomez4434]

10 min game misconduct 🙅‍♂️

[@derpdiggler7413]

There's probably a dozen cameras in there at minimum but they somehow didn't catch how the collision actually occurred It's so weird, he's not in the middle of the ice and has no reason to be then suddenly is laid out. EDIT: Kozari turns his entire body and keeps his head turned way knowing that Fleury was on his right, and then proceeds to skate right into him while refusing the basic human instinct to look in the direction he is skating. Just because he got the worst of the collision doesn't men he isn't fully responsible.

[@ripelcannon]

Yes they did, she just didn't show it in this clip.

[@derpdiggler7413]

@@ripelcannon dude had no reason to be in the middle of the ice, tf was he thinking?

[@ripelcannon]

I mean, I'm no NHL ref, but I have to assume they need to keep themselves in a position to see as much of the ice as possible. It was blindside, by both player and ref. High speed, both paying attention to the puck, not the direction they're going in. Just a tragic accident.

[@Leviweyhrich]

They 100% caught it

[@derpdiggler7413]

@@ripelcannonthere are two other officials, so he needs to be in a position where he get's blind-sided because he needs to see as much of the ice as possible? Sounds like he just sucks at his job and was somewhere he didn't need to be.

[@dinoboy16]

My parents know the aunt and uncle of the player who got hit

[@nose_fart]

ok

[@matthewsharpe8684]

Not a job I would want

[@oldskool1979]

Blind ref... what else is new....

[@RippenSXS]

You didn't even show the fuckin hit

[@leezwatz3339]

It seems the players felt OBLIGATED to approach the ref as he was being rolled out of the ice. Like, "We better pretend that we care cause it might play against us in the future". ..lol

[@seanderen5902]

Dive

[@mitchnoalll]

As much as I hate on refs, being an nhl ref is the hardest officiating job in professional sports. If you make a bad call, everyone's on you. You do a good job you did what your paid for. Hope he is going to be okay. Did not look good

[@davesracingchannel9261]

Can we please get a better video lol

[@glenngilsborg5647]

What the hell was the Tampa player looking at? He's skating forward in the direction towards the referee with lots of time to change his direction. What the hell was he looking at going forward? Shouldn't be surprised. It's Tampa Bay. They do this stuff all the time. Only difference is it's usually two other teams.

[@MattB-wz9if]

You tf like this video

[@SamuelAttias-kx2wi]

Poor referee

[@YesHiThereHello]

Every player that left the bench that wasn’t supposed to be on the ice should have been given a penalty.

[@CTB7777777]

Karma for the 2019 finals game 5 no call on the blatant trip, Kelly sutherlands got it comin next! 🤞🖕

[@nose_fart]

holy shit dude 😂

[@tommargarites2811]

As much as I'm very annoyed with the way the ref's are not doing the job that they are supposed to be doing, no one wants to see something like this happen. I hope it's not so serious as it appears to be, and the ref will be back healthy, on the ice again soon.

[@Konradical007]

Too many Refs… they are in the way during most games throughout the year

[@ripelcannon]

Yah, because this happens so often..

[@abyssshriek7631]

@@ripelcannonnot to this degree, but refs get hit literally every game (by both pucks and players)

[@ripelcannon]

@@abyssshriek7631 so what? Do you want them to play with no refs? Or maybe the refs should find a way to hover above the ice?

[@derpdiggler7413]

@@ripelcannon it happens more than it NEEDS to

[@derpdiggler7413]

@@ripelcannon you mean like cameras and review calls from Toronto?

[@jacoblamb3535]

Watching right after the clip of addison getting ejected by some ten ply idiot ref. This made me feel better even if it’s a different ref.

[@mikes7446]

Sounds dead

[@vebbros8515]

Thanks for showing what happen! Dumb video

[@j.thomas7128]

For as much crap the fans give to Refs (some of it well deserved), nobody wants to see them get hurt. Both benches clearing to salute the ref as he's stretchered off the ice. Hockey is physical, but it isn't a bloodlust sport.

[@CS97660]

Hard to feel bad for one of the worst refs in the league.

[@jasonarcher6901]

Ppl will feel the same as you when you get hit by a bus

[@AndrewH1220]

🤡☝

[@rko1487]

well trolls don't feel bad about anything maybe that's why you don't feel bad when someone gets hurt.

[@hockey_highlights_and_more]

That was for all the missed calls

[@MrPapasvhilly]

Karma for being possibly the worst ref in hockey

[@derpdiggler7413]

he was probably trying to interfere with line change and got what was coming to him, only explanation for why he just wandered into center ice for no reason

[@eddiejackson3396]

You’re an ass bro he has a serious injury that’s not even a tad bit funny

[@derpdiggler7413]

Don't try to interfere with line changes and just do your job like a professional and this kind of thing won't happen, hot-mic Steve

[@Kevin_Agapao]

NHL video people are the worst, zooming out so you can't see anything, totally missing all the action during a game, 10 seconds to late on anything exciting that happens during a game, where do they hire these clowns.

[@suckmcjones7725]

Jens so hungry for sweet, sweet views he posts videos that don't even show what happened.

[@saraschu2735]

The title reads " Ref stretchered off after collision" which is what is shown in the clip. Perhaps look up the collision to see it specifically. Not sure how the channel is greedy for posting video clips with accurate titles?

[@derpdiggler7413]

@@saraschu2735 without footage of the collision makes zero sense, the ref was in the way of a line change and not doing his job and probably has concussion now

[@jessewahwah]

@@saraschu2735 How do we know there was a collision? The title said there was a collision but the video didn't show a collision. Based on your logic the title should say "Ref Stretchered off." So try again. Read slowly. And explain how the title is "accurate?" Go ahead linguist. I'll wait.

[@saraschu2735]

@derpdiggler7413 Surely if there were cameras focused on that part of the ice, then that footage exists somewhere. What I'm confused about is why it would be necessary to include here? This video is showing the stretchering off of the ref. Not focusing on the collision itself. If the video was breaking down the collision or analyzing how it happened or where the refs should be then yes the collision should be included. But that's not the point of the video, as described in the title Edited: spelling

[@saraschu2735]

@jessewahwah are you assuming a player and a ref would be down for that long without some sort of contact or collision? What more would a clip of the collision itself add to a short video with clips focusing on the stretchering off? The first clip showing play continuing and the pan to those injured gives enough context. If you want to watch the collision, then look it up. Wouldn't add anything here anyway. It's not a breakdown or analysis of how the collision happened. Not a linguist. But words have meaning for a reason. The subject of the sentence is what the video is about. The collision is not the subject of the title. Feel free to disagree with my reasoning on not including the clip of the collision itself. Still not sure how the poster of the video is greedy for not including a clip of violent collision not necessary to the comprehension of the situation on the ice. That's my main point of contention anyway. Wouldn't they get way more clout from including the collision clip if people are so interested in seeing it? Just doesn't make sense to me that choice is out of greed or something.