Illegal Check News Today

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced that Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon has been suspended three games for an illegal check to the head. Dillon, who had a phone hearing with the league on Wednesday, committed the infraction against Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari. The former Capitals defenseman nailed Acciari with a blatant hit…

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced that Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher is suspended five games for an illegal check to the head against Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech. Gallagher had a phone hearing with the league on Friday. Gallagher nailed Pelech with an open-ice hit to the head in Montreal's 4-3 win over the Islanders…

Nico Hischier’s impending return and Jacob Trouba’s headshot on Tomas Nosek has got me thinking about NHL discipline for headshots. The NHL’s post-game discipline is a mess caused by the league, the player’s union, and the referees.

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been suspended four games by the NHL for an illegal check to the head of Florida’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

Boston Bruins defenceman Charlie McAvoy has been suspended four games for an illegal check to the head on Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the Florida Panthers.

Sometimes you’re fortunate enough to lick into your opponents being worse for a game (or 4)…

Corey Perry and Taylor Raddysh have done more in different ways than many expected early this season.

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Boston Bruins defenceman Charlie McAvoy will have a hearing Tuesday for an illegal check to the head/interference on Florida Panthers defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been suspended four games by the NHL for an illegal check to the head of Florida's Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the ban Tuesday, saying after a disciplinary hearing that McAvoy made Ekman-Larsson's head the principle point of content on a hit in which head contact was avoidable. McAvoy hit Ekman-Larsson in the head with his left shoulder midway through the third period of the teams’ gam...