Longest NHL Suspension Handed to Simon

In news from Toronto, the League lowered the hammer on New York Islanders forward Chris Simon today, suspending him for 30 games, without pay, for deliberately kicking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jarrko Ruutu in the third period of the game on December 15, 2007. Simon will be eligible to return on February 21, 2008 against the Tampa BayLightning. The sentence is the longest suspension in NHL history for an on-ice incident. In handing down the deservedly stiff ruling, NHL Senior Executive ................