Bruising forward for the New York Rangers, Matt Rempe has been suspended four games for elbowing by the Department of Player Safety, according to an announcement. It will mark the first time that Rempe has been suspended in the NHL throughout his career, as he has only played in a total of 10 games for the Rangers up to this point.
During the play in question, towards the end of the second period in New York’s Monday night game against the New Jersey Devils, Rempe attempted to drive Devils’ defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler into the boards near the penalty box, and his elbow came into contact with Siegenthaler’s head. Rempe was assessed an elbowing and game misconduct on the play by the game’s on-ice officials.
This morning, Rempe did partake in a phone hearing with the Department of Player Safety, which would have ultimately ended up in a maximum of a five-game suspension. With this suspension, Rempe will continue to add to his reputation as a modern-day enforcer, as he has also racked up a total of 54 penalty minutes in his young career.
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- Getting down to business in the front office, the Vancouver Canucks announce they have extended and promoted Ryan Johnson to Assistant General Manager. Johnson will retain his role as General Manager of the Abbotsford Canucks, but he was previously serving as Special Assistant to the General Manager at the NHL level. In the same announcement, the team has also extended Cammi Granato and Émilie Castonguay in their current roles as Assistant General Managers.
- Senior Digital Content Manager for the Florida Panthers, Jameson Olive, reports that forward Evan Rodrigues will miss tonight’s game with an undisclosed injury. It will be Rodrigues’ first missed game of the 2023-24 NHL season as he has found new life in his current role with the Panthers. Signing with the organization as an unrestricted free agent last offseason, Rodrigues has scored 10 goals and 36 points in 65 games for Florida this year.
Rempe did what should be called Messier . He did this kind of cheapshot regularly.
Rempe is only going to miss about 16 total minutes of work. He’s fun to watch.
Can’t wait until April 3rd at MSG…
Rempe is going to need to develop his offensive game if he expects to have a lengthy NHL career.
Van’s front office is doing great since the revamp
Rodrigues took a slapper to the heel against Calgary. I’m shocked he isn’t in a cast.
Was kind of intrigued by what Rempe brings, but he’s starting to become a sideshow.
The kid helped win the game on the game winning goal by blocking out the goalie – same game he got tossed in. He’s a plus on the plus minus while on the ice. He keeps heads up when he’s on and creates a presence so others don’t take advantage of the NYR scorers. All while averaging 5 minutes a game. He’s not a side show, he’s an equalizer to any teams who have enforcers of their own. And he’s taken some of that burden off of Truba.