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Oct 21, 2023 | 6:33 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has suspended Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson for 4 video games with out pay for charging Columbus Blue Jackets ahead Patrik Laine.
Andersson will lose almost $95,000 in pay, and that money will go to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
In the video explaining the reasoning behind the suspension introduced Saturday, the NHL stated the power of the hit on Friday night time and the actual fact the sport was out of attain on the time “combined to elevate this hit to the level of supplemental discipline.”
The hit occurred with seconds left within the Flames’ 3-1 loss. Andersson was assessed a significant penalty and sport misconduct for elbowing through the sport.