The NHL announced that the Rangers' Brendan Lemieux will be suspended once play resumes. Credit: AP/David Zalubowski
The NHL on Friday announced it will be suspending Rangers forward Brendan Lemieux the day after it announced it was suspending its season.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety suspended Lemieux after a hearing Friday for his hit on Colorado forward Joonas Donskoi during the Rangers’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche Wednesday night. The length of the suspension was not detailed, but in announcing its ruling the league said “the precise parameters of the suspension will be determined and announced once resumption of play guidelines have been established.