There was contact by the blocker on the play, so I would assume the official ruled he was blocked into the contact that was made. Either way, E&H should have had better punt coverage, no one to blame but themselves. They really should have kicked away from the guy, bad coaching decision just to give them a chance to return the punt.
Lots of crying by the E&H coach in the Bristol paper today. Take responsibility coach, teach your young men something besides laying blame on someone else.