In the match between Salavat Yulaev from Ufa and Traktor (Chelyabinsk), four fights took place in a few minutes. In one of them, American forward Buddy Robinson sent defender Grigory Panin onto the ice with a single shot.
Last Saturday, March 2, during the Gagarin Cup (Continental Hockey League play-offs), Ufa’s Salavat Yulaev hosted Chelyabinsk’s Traktor at home and equalized the score on the best level thanks to a 4:1 victory. four series – 1:1. Match TV reports this.
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The third period of the match was determined by the determination of personal scores: four fights in a few minutes. In one of them, American forward Buddy (Charles) Robinson sent Salavat defender Grigory Panin to the ice with a single shot.
After the match, the head coach of the Chelyabinsk club, Alexei Zavarukhin, called the actions of the American hockey player self-defense.
Initially, the KHL SDK decided to disqualify the hockey player, but later limited itself to a fine.
Former Traktor director Andrei Balandin believes that Robinson should apologize to Panin for the blow he received in the face during the game. According to him, Panin was not ready for a fight. Before the blow, Robinson suddenly dropped his gloves and struck.
“He’s a North American and he should know the rules of the fight,” Balandin said, explaining that first the hockey players come to an agreement, then they take off their gloves and the referees give them a place to work things out. And only after that comes the fight.
Former Sochi defender Nikita Shchitov spoke about the brawl. The experienced defender of the club believes that the “boomerang law” works in Ufa.
“On the one hand, he quickly dropped his gloves and tackled Panin,” Shchitov explained. Robinson rolled back a little, indicating that he wanted to take off the glove, but Panin rolled towards him.
“You should have expected a fight and just taken care of your health,” he added.
At the same time, he described Panin as an experienced, tough player who had enough cases in his career when he overpowered his opponents with rough techniques that were not in accordance with the rules.
“Two years ago he injured Traktor’s Lukas Sedlak. Maybe the boomerang law worked here and he responded. Sooner or later it happens,” he recalled.
Buddy Robinson – former NHL player
32-year-old Robinson has been defending the colors of Russian Traktor since September last year, his contract continues until the end of the 2023-24 season. In his professional NHL career, he played for the Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
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