CASE: Multiple Misconducts: Cross checking |
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Commissioner's Rulings
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2003-04 Season (O.C. Art I, Sec 14, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) RULING: The player who jumped in received a one game suspension for a game misconduct in the last 10 minutes of the third period and an additional one game suspension for it being his fourth misconduct of the season. The player who was injured received a two game suspension for his match penalty. The Commissioner ruled that no additional suspension was necessary for the actions resulting in the gross misconduct. The player who performed the crosscheck was immediately suspended indefinitely. The player ultimately was given a 6 game suspension on the basis that the act constituted an aggravating circumstance (act of instigation, using a stick as a weapon to inflict a blow to the head, act taken place at the end of a game, and during a playoff series where his team was losing). |