US EditionJets' Stanley, Flames' Beecher Face NHL Player Safety Hearings for Roughing
Logan Stanley and John Beecher face NHL hearings after separate punches during games, with Beecher suspended one game and losing $4,687.50 in pay, league officials said.
- On Jan. 4, 2026, the NHL's department of player safety scheduled Sunday hearings for Winnipeg Jets defenceman Logan Stanley and Calgary Flames forward John Beecher over separate roughing incidents.
- At 13:15 of the first period, Beecher's blow landed while linesmen were separating players, catching Michael McCarron off-guard and dropping him.
- At 12:07 of the second, Stanley struck an unsuspecting Brady Tkachuk 12:07 into the second period of the Jets' 4-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, drawing a roughing minor and illegal equipment minor.
- A few hours later, the NHL suspended Beecher for one game without pay, costing him US$4,687.50, and he later fought Nic Hague and left the game injured.
- The Predators were furious and officials issued two-minute fighting minors and 10-minute misconducts after the clashes, and Nicolas Hague later fought Beecher on Jan. 3, 2026.
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John Beecher facing suspension for sucker punch on Michael McCarron.
There seems to be an epidemic of sucker punches in the National Hockey League, at least that is what you would think if you had tuned in to NHL games for the very first time on Saturday night.The NHL's Department of Player Safety has announced not one but two potential suspensions related to the act of sucker punching after Saturday night with Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley delivering a sucker punch to Ottawa Senators' captain Brady Tkac…
Flames' John Beecher To Have Player Safety Hearing
Calgary Flames forward John Beecher will have a hearing today for roughing Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron during last night’s contest, the Department of Player Safety announced. Beecher is now facing the prospect of a suspension after a play that occurred in the later portion of the first period of last night’s Predators victory. As a scrum between the Predators and Flames began to die down, and officials attempted to separate Beec…
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