A New Brunswick school district is reviewing its hockey program after a teenaged girl checked and injured another who had just scored the winning goal in a game.

Marie-Claude Bernard, 15, remains in intensive care with a lacerated spleen more than a week after the incident.

Bernard was injured at the end of a game between her high school team from Dalhousie, about 100 kilometres northwest of Bathurst, and a team from a high school in Shippagan, about 100 kilometres east of Bathurst.

A referee calls a penalty on the Shippagan player who cross-checked Dalhousie player Marie-Claude Bernard. (Radio-Canada)

Video footage shot by her coach's daughter shows Bernard raising her arms in victory after scoring a goal to win the game in double overtime.

Then an 18-year-old girl from the Shippagan team skates over and hits Bernard in the stomach with her hockey stick.

Marie-Claude Bernard remains in intensive care with a lacerated spleen more than a week after the incident. (Radio-Canada)

'I'm just looking at everything my daughter's losing'

Doctors have told Bernard's family that she won't be able to take part in any physical activity for three months.

The injured teen's father, Luc Bernard, told CBC News it was a senseless hit.

The injured teen's father, Luc Bernard, says there was no point to the hit. (Radio-Canada)

"I'm just looking at everything my daughter's losing," he said.

If the opposing player had hit his daughter in an attempt to stop her from scoring, he added, "it wouldn't be right, but I would understand."

School district still mulling decision

School officials are still trying to figure out what to do about the actions of the player who hit Bernard, said Philip Chiasson, director of education for the Acadian Peninsula school district.

"We did talk to the parents so that they could be well informed about what had happened."

Chiasson said the district will review the high school hockey program in light of Bernard's injury.

"They are school activities. I'd like to believe that once a student is out and representing the school, that there are certain responsibilities," he said. "We should be promoting fair play."

After the hit, Bernard wasn't allowed to eat for four days because hospital staff wanted to keep her prepared in case emergency surgery was necessary.

Her family hopes she'll be able to leave intensive care sometime on Monday.

The spleen is a gland that acts as a blood filter and reservoir.

Bernard's team went on to win the provincial women's hockey championships in Miramichi on the weekend, dedicating their win to their injured teammate.