Rangers’ Lemieux Awaits Player Safety Hearing for Hit on Avs’ Donskoi https://t.co/n03eDzTGt9 pic.twitter.com/nJRjpulAYb
In the final minutes of Wednesday night’s overtime loss to the Colorado Rockies, New York Rangers forward Brendan Lemieux was penalized for a hit on Joonas Donskoi. Now, he faces a suspension.
The hit by Brendan Lemieux was lost in the furor surround the suspension of the NHL season. If the season was still going, Lemieux’s actions would be the talk of the New York Rangers and their fans.
Today, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced that after a hearing, Lemieux will be suspended.