“Weakest call ever” – Fans react as Quinn Hughes gets EJECTED following hit on Josh Norris in Canucks-Senators game

Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes was ejected from the game on Saturday night after he cross-checked Josh Norris behind the net.

“Weakest call ever” – Fans react as Quinn Hughes gets EJECTED following hit on Josh Norris in Canucks-Senators game

Quinn Hughes and Josh Norris [Image via NY Times/The Hockey News/X]

On Saturday night, Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes was ejected from the game against the Ottawa Senators. This came after he landed a back check on Josh Norris, which left the Sens player with a cut on his face.

The incident took place in the first period when the game was still scoreless. With less than eight minutes remaining, the two stars found themselves locked in a battle for the puck behind the Canucks net.

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During this moment, Hughes would push Norris along the boards. This saw Norris hit his face on the boardings and suffer a cut which led to him leaving the game.

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For his part in this, Hughes was given a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct. His ejection from this game left many people surprised.

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman would later react to this incident. In a post on X, the insider claimed that he does not believe this check from Hughes deserved an ejection. He added that officials were “adamant” as Norris had suffered a cut on his face.

I didn’t think this was deserving of a game misconduct, but on-ice officials were adamant this was a major because Norris was cut on face. And, as per rule 41.5, a boarding major resulting “in an injury to the face or head of an opponent” means an automatic game misconduct

Elliotte Friedman on X

Norris would later return to the action. He and his team eventually ended up losing this game 4-3 despite a late surge of goals from Claude Giroux and Tim Stutzle.

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Fans react to Quinn Hughes getting ejected after hit on Josh Norris

Fans on social media were left surprised when Quinn Hughes received a game misconduct for his hit on Josh Norris. Several of them would take to their social media account to raise their voice against this matter.

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Quinn Hughes (L) and Josh Norris (R) [Image via NHL/CBC]

Several users on X showered their support to Hughes after he was removed from the game. They would call out the NHL and its rules while criticizing this decision. One fan wrote, “Weakest call ever” while another wrote, “weakest 5min major in league history” while reacting to this. Check out them and some more reactions from X below:

Hughes and Norris are reported to be good friends. The duo have played together for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and were even teammates while playing college hockey for University of Michigan.

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While he might not have intended to hurt his ‘close friend’, Hughes could hear from the NHL Department of Player Safety for this illegal check. The Canucks would be hoping that’s not the case as a hearing could lead to further suspension for their captain.