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Strange Night In The NHL
by Paul on 11/30/09 at 10:56 PM ET
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from Ken Campbell of The Hockey News,
Although the NHL rulebook does not specifically stipulate a fine or suspension for kneeing, supplementary discipline can be applied at the discretion of the commissioner.
And you’d have to think that’s exactly what will happen, given that Georges Laraque of the Montreal Canadiens recently received a five-game suspension for his knee-on-knee hit that injured Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall. One big difference was that Gleason came back to play the rest of the game (Kronwall’s out for at least a month), while Ovechkin looked to take the worse of the hit, leaving the game and not returning.
Ovechkin also received a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding last week when he drilled Patrick Kaleta of the Buffalo Sabres head-first into the boards. Ovechkin did not receive supplementary discipline for that hit, but likely won’t be that lucky this time around.
Although NHL vice-president and director of hockey operations Colin Campbell would not say whether Ovechkin will face a hearing, he did say that Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard will not be suspended for hitting his own goalie, Tomas Vokoun, with a two-handed baseball swing in the Panthers 3-2 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers.
“It will be on every sports highlight show for the next week,” Campbell said. “If that’s not enough of a punishment…”
more Ovechkin and Vokoun talk…
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talk… as in talking (writing) about them.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 12/01/09 at 06:03 AM ET
JAWS cheap shotting someone isn’t strange, It’s par for the course, Karma can be a MEAN BITCH at times !!
Posted by Evilpens on 12/01/09 at 08:23 AM ET
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ovechkin and voukoun talk? Didnt see them make any comments anywhere in the article.
Posted by Luongo-is-my-hero on 12/01/09 at 05:54 AM ET