RAFFI TORRES RUMORS & GOSSIP

Coyotes' Torres to appeal 25-game ban

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Coyotes forward Raffi Torres, his agent, Eustace King, and the NHL Players Association announced Thursday that they will appeal the length of his 25-game suspension for a hit on Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. The Coyotes declined comment on the process until the season has concluded. King offered little...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  29 days ago

Coyotes quiet on Torres' ban; Hanzal doubtful

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A three-day delay didnt help Raffi Torres cause. In a move that some would say was long overdue, the NHL came down hard on the Coyotes forward Saturday, suspending him 25 games for an open-ice hit on Chicagos Marian Hossa at 11:42 of the first period in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series Tuesday at the United Center. It is the third-longest...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  April 21, 2012

Coyotes' Torres gets 25-game ban from NHL

The NHL announced Saturday morning that Coyotes forward Raffi Torres has been suspended 25 games for his hit to the head of Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa in Game 3 of their first-round series last Tuesday. Torres had a face-to-face meeting with league disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan at the NHL's office in New York on Friday -- a meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday but...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  April 21, 2012
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Torres gets 25 games for Hossa hit

Raffi Torres has reportedly been suspended for 25 games as a result of his brutal hit on Marian Hossa. That will almost certainly force him to miss the entire postseason.

Via Rant Sports  |  April 21, 2012

NHL suspends Raffi Torres 25 games

The NHL has suspended Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres 25 games for his hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round series. Torres had his disciplinary hearing with the NHL on Friday in New York. After the hit, Torres was suspended indefinitely until the ruling was issued Saturday. Torres left his feet on a late open-ice...
Via Fox Sports  |  April 21, 2012

Raffi Torres banned for hit on Hossa

Phoenix Coyote winger Raffi Torres has been suspended indefinitely, pending a hearing, by the NHL for his hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Marion Hossa during Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinal series. Torres will mis Game 4 on Thursday.  Hossa has also been ruled out for Game 4 and no timetable is set for his return. The hearing will take place at the NHL's New...
Via Sports-Glory  |  April 18, 2012

Raffi Torres suspended indefinitely

Via NESN.com  |  April 18, 2012

Torres suspended indefinitely; hearing on Friday

CHICAGO -- Forward Raffi Torres has been suspended indefinitely, pending an in-person hearing on Friday, the NHLs Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday. The hearing, which had been planned for Wednesday, was deferred at the request of the player and the National Hockey League Players' Association. The hearing will be convened at the NHL's New York office for a...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  April 18, 2012

Marian Hossa stretchered off after Raffi Torres hit, Phoenix announcer calls it a clean play (Video)

At first glance, it may have looked like the hit Raffi Torres threw on Marian Hossa Tuesday night was clean. Watching it on TV during game speed made it tough to judge, but after seeing the replay it’s clear that Torres did a number of illegal things. As you can hear in the call in the video above, former player and current Coyotes analyst Tyson Nash disagrees that the play...
Via Larry Brown Sports  |  April 18, 2012
HEAD HUNTING

Hossa taken off on stretcher after Torres' hit

Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa left on a stretcher in the first period of Tuesday’s Western Conference quarterfinal Game 3 between Chicago and the Phoenix Coyotes. Hossa was on the receiving end of a brutal hit in the neutral zone by Coyotes gritty forward Raffi Torres, who left his feet and made contact with Hossa’s head. The hit...
Via Cosby Sweaters  |  April 17, 2012
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