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Kris Letang bitten by a Flyer?

Found October 08, 2009 on Post Game Heroes: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Kris Letang,  Scott Hartnell
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Penguins,  Philadelphia Flyers

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…from the Post-Gazette Penguins accuse Hartnell of biting Letang Thursday, October 08, 2009 By Dave Molinari, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PHILADELPHIA — The Penguins are accusing Philadelphia winger Scott Hartnell of biting Penguins defenseman Kris Letang on the right ring finger during a scrum with less than two seconds left in the Penguins’ 5-4 victory at the Wachovia Center tonight. Letang, whose [...]
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Kris Letang's Finger Gets in the Way of Scott Hartnell's Teeth

Via The Sporting Blog  |  October 09, 2009
The Penguins and Flyers don't exactly exchange Christmas cards, but can't we expect some sense of decorum? By that I mean can we expect that players won't haul off and bite each other in the first month of the season? In that scuffle in the video above, the Penguins are alleging that Philadelphia's Scott Hartnell bit Kris Letang. You can see Letang make a run for...

Flyers player won't be suspended for biting Letang

Via Post-Gazette  |  October 09, 2009
Philadelphia winger Scott Hartnell, who had a phone hearing with NHL officials today, will not be suspended for allegedly biting defenseman Kris Letang's right ring finger during a scrum late in the Penguins' 5-4 victory over the Flyers at the Wachovia Center Thursday night.

The End Of The Penguins/Flyers Game Tonight

Via Kuklas Korner  |  October 08, 2009
Then in the post-game, Kris Letang asked what happened and he states “go ask Hartnell”. Watch that video below…

Hartnell / Letang – Ruutu / Peters — No Difference, So Why the Different Outcomes?

Via Sports Blog Net  |  October 10, 2009
Hartnell denied biting Letang, but told reporters: "A lot of stuff happens on the bottom of the pile. He had his hands in my face doing the facewash and we're rolling around. I can't say what happened."Scott Hartnell and his agent, Allen Walsh, attended a disciplinary hearing yesterday morning for the incident that occurred between him and Kris Letang at the end of Thursday night...

Penguins accuse Hartnell of biting Letang

Via Post-Gazette  |  October 08, 2009
The Penguins are accusing Philadelphia winger Scott Hartnell of biting Penguins defenseman Kris Letang on the right ring finger during a scrum with less than two seconds left in the Penguins' 5-4 victory at the Wachovia Center tonight.

Penguins Notebook: Letang fine; no punishment for Hartnell

Via Post-Gazette  |  October 09, 2009
Kris Letang expects to be in his team's lineup tonight. So, for that matter, does Scott Hartnell.

Letang says Hartnell bit him, and Hartnell ‘can’t say what happened’

Via Kuklas Korner  |  October 09, 2009
From ESPN’s Pierre Lebrun: The Flyers-Penguins rivalry is one of the best in hockey. And tonight’s 5-4 win by Pittsburgh was another dandy. But there’s good, hard-nosed, vicious, physical hockey, and then there’s just plain idiotic. If it is indeed true that Scott Hartnell bit Kris Letang’s finger with just seconds remaining in Thursday...

NO DISCIPLINE FOR HARTNELL

Via Mondesi's House  |  October 09, 2009
If last night's actions by Scott Hartnell set any precedent, then the Penguins are allowed to bite the fingers of opponents with no fear of discipline from the Garage League (sometimes known as the NHL). Witness:Sources told cable sports network TSN that referees Eric Furlatt and Dean Morton along with linesmen Don Henderson and Jean Morin did not see the alleged incident and as...

Puck Previews: Flames look to stay unbeaten; Hartnell escapes punishment

Via Puck Daddy  |  October 09, 2009
Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished.Preview: Florida Panthers (1-1-0) at Carolina Hurricanes (1-2-0), 7 p.m. EST. The Cats play their first game in North America tonight after returning home from Helsinki after splitting...

No Action Taken On Hartnell

Via Kuklas Korner  |  October 09, 2009
via Bob McKenzie’s Twitter, No suspension or fine for Scott Hartnell.

Source: NHL chooses not to suspend Flyers' Scott Hartnell for allegedly biting Penguins' Kris Letang

Via ESPN  |  October 09, 2009
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Flyers' Hartnell avoids fine, suspension

Via Forecaster  |  October 09, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers winger Scott Hartnell will not be disciplined by the NHL for allegedly biting the right ring finger of Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Kris Letang late in Thursday night's game, CBCSports.ca has learned.

Investigation Day

Via Kuklas Korner  |  October 09, 2009
from Sportsnet, Colin Campbell, the NHL’s senior executive vice-president of hockey operations, told sportsnet.ca that the league is looking into the comments. “The League disagrees with Pat Quinn’s post-game comments and his characterization of the Souray-Iginla collision,” Campbell said in an e-mail. “I have had preliminary discussions with...
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