Suspension likely to be handed out after dirty hit laid
The NHL is officially back in action as opening night hit on Wednesday, and the suspensions and hearing through the NHL player safety are already coming in steadily.
Darnell Nurse, alongside three other NHL players have been fined and or suspended in less than one week of the regular season starting, but now another player might be added to the list..
That player being Philadelphia Flyers Owen Tippett, who threw a dangerous hit towards a New Jersey Devils player, which could have ended his career, or seriously hospitalize him if things went slightly differently.
Check out the hit below.
Owen Tippett was assessed a two-minute minor penalty for boarding, should the NHL look further into this?
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Should the NHL suspend Owen Tippett |
Yes | 24 | 28.6 % |
No | 60 | 71.4 % |
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