Slovenia Forward Ziga Jeglic Swings Skate Toward Opponent's Neck

Hockey isn't a sport for the faint of heart.

Slovenia forward Ziga Jeglic nearly decapitated his opponent, Switzerland forward Thomas Rufenacht, with his skate at the 2017 IIHF World Championships. Adding insult to injury, the IIHF only slapped Jeglic with a two-game suspension for the incident.

The IIHF explained its rationale for the suspension:

"Based on all facts ascertained, the Disciplinary Panel determined that while Jeglic indicated that his only intention was to enter the bench as fast as possible, he intentionally and forcefully extended his leg in the direction of Rufenacht, risking to hit him in a vulnerable and dangerous position and so endangered the health of his opponent. Jeglic would have had space to change further away or pull his leg over the board in a different way. There is a clear swinging motion with his skate directed to the neck and head area of Rufenacht."

One can only imagine how long the suspension would have been had Jeglic seriously injured Rufenacht.