<a href='https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/347969/casper-gillberg' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Casper Gillberg</a> illegally threw a referee into the boards during a game in Sweden, where the official broke his arm. Police have now charged the player. This incident has been a big talking point across the hockey sphere. In November 2023, the Swedish player Casper Gillberg slammed a referee into the boards during a game, after which the official suffered a broken arm. Recently, authorities upped the ante by pressing criminal charges against him. A suspension had been handed down to Gillberg through the remainder of 2023 and all of 2024. That has <a href='https://www.bladeofsteel.com/nhl/news/police-file-charges-against-hockey-player-for-incident-involving-referee' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>since been extended</a> until the end of May 2025. Now, according to Expressen.se, Gillberg is facing assault charges. Prosecutors are looking for a fine of nearly $3,000 USD. The 22-year-old says he's innocent, his lawyer citing it was self-defense, but the video clearly proves otherwise. <q>We get down to the corner and I have in my head that I'm going to tackle this player and win the puck so we can attack instead. But instead he turns around, and as I continue down towards the crease I see the referee approaching and out of pure instinct or wanting to protect myself, I put my hands up and push off in pure self-defense or instinct. - Casper Gillberg</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/AlbinJo14336080/status/1726353407349280839'> </a></blockquote></div> Details concerning when exactly the trial started are still muffled. Casper Gillberg had a brief minor league stint in North America with the NAHL's Corpus Christi IceRays during the 2021-22 season, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=369118495478058&id=100071397307898' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>returning to Sweden</a> to further his career before this incident occurred.