We all expected something to come of McAvoy’s hit on Josh Anderson last night, and now it’s here. NHL Player Safety has handed out a one game suspension to Charlie McAvoy.
Boston’s Charlie McAvoy has been suspended for one game for an Illegal Check to the Head on Columbus’ Josh Anderson. https://t.co/17QswFLyfI
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) May 7, 2019
The PA’s reasoning is as follows (paraphrased, see the link in the tweet for more):
- Head was the main point of contact when it was avoidable, while taking into account that Anderson’s Body/Shoulder does take some brunt of the force.