Bruins Defenseman Suspended Six Games for Slashing Incident
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy received a six-game suspension for the start of next season following a slashing incident in the playoffs. The NHL Department of Player Safety announced the decision after an in-person hearing. The suspension stems from an event during a first-round playoff game on May 1.
espn.comBoston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been suspended for the first six games of next season for slashing an opponent. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the ruling on Tuesday after holding an in-person hearing at league headquarters in New York the previous day.
The format of the hearing gave the senior vice president of player safety the option to suspend McAvoy for six or more games. McAvoy was ejected from the game for a retaliatory two-handed slash to the right arm of the opposing player. The slash came seconds after that player tripped McAvoy and sent him crashing into the boards.
The league described the trip as dangerous and said it was penalized. The incident occurred with under two minutes remaining in the series-clinching victory by the opposing team in the first round of the playoffs on May 1. At that point the Bruins were on the verge of elimination.
This is McAvoy’s third career suspension.
Safety conducted the hearing in person rather than by video or phone. That procedural choice expanded the possible length of the suspension beyond what a remote hearing would have allowed. The suspension will be served at the beginning of the upcoming NHL season. No further appeals or modifications to the length were mentioned in the announcement.
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