Antoine Vermette Ejected For Slashing Linesman

[JRico_32]

Oh those fowl. Tsk tsk. This happened a few days ago.



Ends up with a 10 game suspension.

www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/18702478/nhl-antoine-vermette-10-game-suspension-complicated-thing-reduced-morning-roundtable

Mod Edit: video was private, changed to new one. 

[Ikit Klaw]

What was he thinking?

[JRico_32]

Thanks for fixing the video ikit.

You know, no matter what the call is, no matter how much you disagree with a referee's decision, you never hit them. Plain and simple. Argue all you want and suffer the penalty but a physical attack is never warranted. Stupid, stupid move by Vermette.

[PLYMCO_PILGRIM]

Wow wtf was that?!?! You do NOT hit the ref with your stick, not even a "love tap".

[Ikit Klaw]

Antoine Vermette's 10-game suspension has been upheld by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

[JRico_32]

Feb 25, 2017 21:18:36 GMT Ikit Klaw said:

Antoine Vermette's 10-game suspension has been upheld by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

Good. Some more details here;

nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/02/25/antoine-vermettes-10-game-suspension-upheld-by-gary-bettman/

Hadn't realized that there were a couple more incidents in the NHL of this nature within the past 2 years. Almost as bad as being a ref in international soccer now, haha. Ok, ok, maybe not THAT bad but it's slowly starting.