IIHF Suspends Three Players After Vicious Hits at World Juniors
Filed under: Team USA, Team Canada, International Hockey, Junior Hockey
We’ve seen the NHL’s disciplinary system work — and not work — for a few years now.
After Tuesday’s play in the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championships, it’s time to get a look at how hockey’s international governing body hands out supplementary discipline.
During Canada’s 7-2 win over the Czech Republic, forward Zack Kassian was ejected for what the game officials termed a hit to the head of Czech defenseman Petr Senkerik.
Kassian was given a major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct that carries with it — per IIHF rules — an automatic one-game suspension. The IIHF then reviews the play and decides if further discipline is warranted.
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Source: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2010/12/29/iihf-has-disciplinary-decisions-to-make-after-vicious-hits-at-wo/