'My Face Hurts': Scheifele After Video Hints Not a Sucker Punch

Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele admitted that his “face hurts” after taking a punch from Jamie Benn in the Game 5 win by the Jets over the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Benn was fined $5,000 by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for what many are calling a sucker punch.

Scheifele spoke with the media on Friday and said it was hard for him to understand what was going on and why Benn laid him out, dropping him to the ice with a punch that Scheifele seemingly didn’t expect. “There’s not much I can really say in this situation.” He added, “I think that money goes toward the retired players fund, so that’s great.”

When asked when the last time he was hit like that, Scheifele admitted that he’s not much of a fighter and his arms were pinned to his side and he wasn’t expecting it. “It definitely didn’t feel good,” he said.

Maybe Not a Sucker Punch by Benn?

Despite Scheifele suggesting he wasn’t expecting it, perhaps he should have. A video making the rounds on social media Friday hints that Scheifele might not have been entirely innocent.