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Tommy Wingels Will Not Receive Hearing After Scott Wilson Hit

May 22, 2017 at 11:40 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 5 Comments

Though you may not have noticed it while watching the final moments of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 7-0 crushing of the Ottawa Senators yesterday, Scott Wilson left the ice with an apparent head injury after receiving a forearm/elbow from Tommy Wingels. Mike Halford of NBC’s ProHockeyTalk reports that the league will not have a hearing with Wingels following the incident, even though he served no penalty as time expired. As Pierre McGuire exclaimed on the NBC broadcast as time was running down, Wilson immediately left the ice surface and quickly headed down the tunnel. He was not present at the morning skate according to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, though it was optional and only thirteen players attended.

As the frustration of the lopsided affair boiled over Wingels clearly tries to inflict pain—though perhaps not injury—on Wilson as the Penguins’ forward just dumps the puck down the ice. It’s a dangerous play, and one that clearly had an effect on Wilson as he didn’t wait around to celebrate with teammates. Head coach Mike Sullivan reports that Wilson is “fine” but the injury outcome seems secondary when watching the hit.

The NHL Department of Player Safety has been criticized in the past for its apparent inconsistency when it comes to hits that contact the head, with this being the latest divisive case. While some may see it as a targeted head-shot with the intent to injure, others may view it as an attempt at a check that unfortunately contacted the head first. Either way it is a bit surprising that there is not at least a phone hearing scheduled, especially while the league is embroiled in a legal battle about how they handle head and brain injuries.

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  1. acarneglia

    6 years ago

    He was punished already. His team lost 7-0.

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  2. jd396

    6 years ago

    Guys have gotten hearings for less. And not gotten hearings for more.

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  3. TJECK109

    6 years ago

    NHL has zero consistency in punishment. I’m not even saying this deserved any but I saw less against Columbus that ended up in a suspension. Guess maybe if it were not an elimination game for Ottawa that it may have garnered a hearing

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    • jd396

      6 years ago

      Yeah… I don’t even really care what is and isn’t enforced as long as they just draw a line and enforce it across the board regardless of when it happens or who it happens to.

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  4. AJT3

    6 years ago

    How’s this a “hockey play” with less then a min left in a 7-0 game? And how was that Phaneuf slew foot on Crosby in a 5 nothing game a hockey play… there is 0 consistency it’s a joke… I just wonder what would have happened if the player used a homophobic language before a dirty hit

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