((HT: TSN))Washington Capitals forward Donald Brashear ((pictured, thanks Bruce Bennett/Getty))was suspended for a total of six games by the National Hockey League for two separate incidents in Game 6 against the New York Rangers.Brashear had a hearing on Monday to discuss his exchange with New York's Colton Orr in the warm-up prior to the game and his late hit on Rangers forward Blair Betts in the first period. Brashear got one game for the incident with Orr and five additional games for his hit on Betts.The Rangers announced on Monday that Betts suffered a broken orbital bone as a result of the hit and is out indefinitely."Brashear delivered a shoulder hit to an unsuspecting player," said Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell in a release. "It is also my opinion that the hit was delivered late and targeted the head of his opponent, causing significant injury."Brashear will start serving his suspension in Game 7 and it will extend through Washington's ...
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Good, It was a cheap hit and Brashear and has no place in hockey.
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From NHL.com via Japers’ Rink:
Washington forward Donald Brashear has been suspended for six games by the National Hockey League and will miss Tuesday’s Game 7 of the Capitals’ Eastern Conference Quarterfinal round series against the New York Rangers for his action both prior to, and during, Sunday’s Game 6.
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More on the Brashear hit on Betts.
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April 27, 2009
TSN's Bob McKenzie has a follow up on the Brashear hit from yesterday's game. I think Bob is right that Brashear is going to get suspended like one poster said in the previous post this is a cheap hit and one could make the argument that there was an intent to injure by Brashear. Lets be clear Brashear has one role on the Capitals hockey team and it isn't to score goals...
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