During the semifinal game in the 2006 World Championships in Riga, Latvia, against Canada, Hannula cross-checked the Canadian player Sidney Crosby to the neck and head area when Crosby was celebrating a goal he just had scored.
Under semifinalen i VM 2006 i Riga, Lettland, mot Kanada cross-checkade Hannula den kanadensiske spelaren Sidney Crosby mot nacken och huvudet när Crosby firade ett mål han precis gjort.