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Michigan State hockey participant sued by opponent over harm suffered on the ice

By Editorial Board Published December 16, 2024 3 Min Read
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Michigan State hockey participant sued by opponent over harm suffered on the ice

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Michigan State College hockey participant has been sued by a former opponent for accidents suffered on the ice.

Kathleen Droba, a former participant with Adrian Faculty’s girls’s hockey crew, filed the lawsuit in September in opposition to former MSU defender Sydney Crawford. It was moved to federal court docket earlier this month.

Droba claims an unlawful hit from Crawford throughout a recreation on Feb. 19, 2023, has brought about her severe long-term points.

In accordance with the lawsuit, Droba was positioned close to the Spartans’ internet when Crawford checked her to the ice.

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“(Crawford) continued to skate towards (Droba) and, without warning, recklessly and/or carelessly and violently struck (Droba) with the force of her entire body, causing (Droba) to strike the surface of the ice with great force and lose consciousness,” the lawsuit reads.

The hit additionally allegedly brought about compression fractures in two of Droba’s vertebrae.

Bodychecking is just not allowed within the American Collegiate Hockey Affiliation. In accordance with a field rating from the MSU crew web site, Crawford was assessed a 5-minute main penalty and a recreation misconduct for the hit.

Dobra’s attorneys argue the hit went above and past any incidental motion in a bodily recreation.

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“The bodycheck by (Crawford) was not attributable to participation in the ongoing athletic contest, as there was no play on the puck, and such action is clearly and expressly outside of the rules of play,” the lawsuit reads.

Almost two years later, Droba claims she nonetheless experiences persistent complications, vertigo, bowel/bladder management points and an general decreased high quality of life, all of which may result in potential lack of revenue.

Neither Michigan State College nor the MSU crew are named as defendants within the lawsuit. Droba, who now lives in Pennsylvania, has requested for $25,000 and any further prices and curiosity that the court docket might deem applicable.

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