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Brett Connolly Suspended Four Games

December 19, 2021 at 6:43 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 5 Comments

The verdict is in for Blackhawks winger Brett Connolly.  The Department of Player Safety announced (video link) that they have issued him a four-game suspension for his interference incident on Stars winger Tanner Kero on Saturday.

In the video, it was noted that Connolly tried to argue that it was more of a collision than an intentional body check.  However, while the league acknowledged that it wasn’t a full-force collision, it was still a suspendable offense:

It is important to note that Kero was never in possession of the puck on this play and therefore is not eligible to be checked in any manner.  Fully aware of Kero’s presence and, with a substantial amount of time to change his path, avoid the contact entirely, move toward the wall to seal off the boards, or do more to minimize the impact on Kero, Connolly braces himself for impact and skates directly through his opponent.  And because Kero is never close to being in possession of the puck, he is in no way braced for contact, making him substantially more vulnerable. 

In the ruling, the league also acknowledged Kero’s injury as a factor but also that Connolly had no prior history of any fines or suspensions.  He will forfeit $70K in salary as a result of the suspension which, as always, goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

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  1. TheXrayDave

    5 months ago

    Double it. Sick of this crap…

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    • MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

      5 months ago

      @TheXrayDave – I second that vote.

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  2. Rick jay

    5 months ago

    But TROJAN RUBBER TROUBAGOT NOTHING FOR HITTING JUJAR KAIRA AND NEXT NIGHT DID SAME HIT AGAIN NO SUSPENSION BS

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    • Palehosed85

      5 months ago

      Agreed. This is such BS. Brett didn’t even mean to do what he did and, it was his first offense. I get that it was a dangerous and bad hit, but considering that DoPS did zilch to Trouba, who actually DID have malicious intentions on both hits, it’s just plain absurd. I’m not saying that he shouldn’t get a game or two, but the fact that Trouba walks free only serves to galvanize actual goons.

      It’s going to take a player getting killed for them to actually be consistent. Then again, DoPS is run by many of the same Neanderthals that authored some of the most egregious moments in the game, so we should never expect them to get it.

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  3. parx

    5 months ago

    Trouba makes an unnecessary hit on jujhar, shoulder directly on his chin while moving up, not even a fine, Brett deserves to be suspended, but how inconsistent are these, and why has it been like this since 1492?

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