NHL hands Senators forward Hodgson a two-game suspension for boarding
Hodgson will forfeit US$8,762.88 and the money goes to the players' emergency assistance fund, the NHL said.
- On Friday, the NHL's Department of Player Safety suspended Ottawa Senators forward Hayden Hodgson for two games following a boarding incident involving Los Angeles Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke.
- During Thursday's game, the 30-year-old Hodgson drove Clarke's head into the glass from several strides away, resulting in a major penalty and game misconduct.
- Hodgson will forfeit $8,763 in salary due to the suspension, adding to a disciplinary record that includes 20 games worth of suspensions in the American Hockey League over the past five seasons.
- The forward will miss games Saturday at San Jose and Sunday at Anaheim, remaining eligible to return to the Senators lineup Wednesday against Buffalo.
- To bolster their lineup while Hodgson serves his suspension, the Senators recalled wingers Xavier Bourgault and Philip Tomasino from Belleville of the AHL.
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NHL hands Senators forward Hodgson a two-game suspension for boarding
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators forward Hayden Hodgson has been given a two-game suspension for boarding, the NHL's department of player safety said Friday.
Senators' Hayden Hodgson Suspended Two Games
Ottawa Senators forward Hayden Hodgson was suspended for two games after a hearing with the NHL DoPS today for his hit on LA Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke. This was first reported by Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen. That injury came at 11:15 of the second period, following a dump-in by the Kings’ Thursday night opponent, the Ottawa Senators. Hodgson, speeding into the opposite corner of his zone entry at 21 mph, according to the game broad…
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Hayden Hodgson will be watching the next two games from the press box. The Ottawa Senators forward has been suspended for two games for boarding, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Friday. The punishment comes after Hodgson received a game misconduct and major penalty for boarding Los Angeles Kings defenceman Brandt Clarke on Thursday […]
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