The Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand lost it during Saturday afternoon's game against the Philadelphia Flyers and suffered the consequences.
He received a two-minute penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct for lashing out on a referee who didn't call a hit he received from Erik Johnson.
Brad Marchand gets a two-minute penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct after completely losing it at the bench.
Flyers' Erik Johnson landed a big hit on Brad Marchand and after he returned to the bench, was furious that no penalty was called on the play.
Watch how it went down here:
"Brad Marchand takes a dangerous knee on knee hit from Erik Johnson, chews out the refs for not calling anything, and gets 2 minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct.
As Jack says in the clip, this type of hit ends careers. Don't blame Marchand for losing his cool here."
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"Brad Marchand receives an unsportsmanlike penalty for voicing his displeasure with Erik Johnson's hit"
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Many hockey players got injured with that type of knee-on-knee collision. Johnson should've known better. Marchand, despite being one of the most controversial players in the league, is well respected in the hockey community. At this point, a long-term injury would put the rest of his career in jeopardy.
More to come.
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