Merchant Bruins forward suspended 3 games for Canuck on short notice – Campbell River Mirror
Bruins forward Marchand suspended 3 games for Canuck
This is the seventh suspension of Marchand’s career
The NHL suspended Bruins forward Brad Marchand for three games on Monday in favor of Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson in Boston’s 3-2 victory a day earlier.
This is the seventh suspension of Marchand’s career. He will lose about $ 92,000 in salary.
Late in the first period of Sunday night’s game, both players were chasing the puck as Marchand punched Ekman-Larsson high and at the same time kicked the legs of the Canucks defenseman beneath him. No penalties were imposed at the time.
“What takes this game to the level of extra discipline,” the NHL Player Safety Department said in a video on Monday, “is Marchand’s use of his upper and lower body to take Ekman-Larsson to the ice in a dangerous fashion and speed at which players move towards the boards.
Marchand’s story, which includes a two-game kicking suspension in 2015, also played a role.
-The Associated Press
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