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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Golden Knights' Nicolas Roy Will Have A Hearing For His Cross-Checking Penalty In Game 2
Edmonton Oilers center Trent Frederic (21) is helped off the ice after taking a cross check to his face from Vegas Golden Knights center Nicolas Roy (not pictured) during an overtime period of game two of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images Vegas Golden Knights forward will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety for his cross-check on Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic. The 28-year-old was assessed a five-minute major and ejected for the infraction. The penalty occurred in overtime when Roy attempted to cross-check the puck out of the air, missing and hitting Frederic in the face. Frederic was knocked to the ground and was left bleeding. Advertisement The five-minute major was Roy's second penalty of the game. His first was a two-minute minor for high-sticking in the second period. Roy has never been suspended during his career, but the NHL has attempted to crack down on their discipline for cross-checking infractions, which involve contact to the face, albeit they've been fairly inconsistent. Viktor Arvidsson was the culprit of a dangerous trip on veteran defenseman Brayden McNabb, but the Department of Player Safety has confirmed that he won't face any supplemental discipline. If the NHL feels Roy deserves a suspension, the Golden Knights could be without two contributing forwards, those being Roy and Pavel Dorofeyev. The team travels to Edmonton for Game 3, with puck drop set for 6:00 PM PST on Saturday. Stay updated with the most interesting Golden Knights stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favourites on Google News to never miss a story.
Ottawa Citizen
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Todd: Resilient young Canadiens need to shake off gut-punch of a loss
It was a lousy way to lose. Article content Bad bounces. Puck luck. A mistake or two, because hockey is a game of mistakes. A comeback, a lead lost. Article content And bad refereeing, worse refereeing, terrible refereeing. Article content Tom Wilson freely exercising his licence to create mayhem without consequences. Article content Among many other things, how do you send Josh Anderson off for a face-to-face hit on Wilson but not punish Wilson for an almost identical hit, except that his was delivered to David Savard's back? Article content Article content How does Wilson get away with a hit in the general direction of the head that not only leaves Alexandre Carrier stunned and wobbly but also leads to the goal that shifts the momentum? Jeff Gorton has seen this movie before — the plot never changes. Article content Article content How does Alexander Ovechkin, who looks like he's paid in poutine, get away with hits that would earn ordinary humans an in-person hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety? Article content These very young Canadiens are, if nothing else, resilient. As someone said on social media, 'they're as relentless as my mother-in-law trying to find out how much money I make.' Article content Article content Don't write them off. Remember they were down three games to one against the mighty Leafs in 2021 and we know how that one turned out. Article content Win or lose Wednesday, the Canadiens have been playing with house money since the first puck was dropped in Game 1. They were not supposed to be here at all, yet every game in the series so far could have gone either way and Friday's Game 3 was an exercise in total dominance in every way — hits, shots, goals. They may lose this series yet but there is no question they belong, they can go toe-to-toe with the best team in the conference. Article content The Fab Five on the power play — Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Lane Hutson and 19-year-old Ivan Demidov — is as promising a bunch as you will find in the game. Swap a forward for Kaiden Guhle 5-on-5 and the same goes.
Edmonton Journal
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Todd: Resilient young Canadiens need to shake off gut-punch of a loss
Article content How does Wilson get away with a hit in the general direction of the head that not only leaves Alexandre Carrier stunned and wobbly but also leads to the goal that shifts the momentum? Jeff Gorton has seen this movie before — the plot never changes. How does Alexander Ovechkin, who looks like he's paid in poutine, get away with hits that would earn ordinary humans an in-person hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety? All in all, a witch's brew of a loss, on a night when the splendid rookie Ivan Demidov picked up two assists in his sixth game in the NHL. Shake it off, move on. These very young Canadiens are, if nothing else, resilient. As someone said on social media, 'they're as relentless as my mother-in-law trying to find out how much money I make.'
Calgary Herald
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Todd: Resilient young Canadiens need to shake off gut-punch of a loss
Article content Article content Bad bounces. Puck luck. A mistake or two, because hockey is a game of mistakes. A comeback, a lead lost. Article content And bad refereeing, worse refereeing, terrible refereeing. Article content Tom Wilson freely exercising his licence to create mayhem without consequences. Article content Among many other things, how do you send Josh Anderson off for a face-to-face hit on Wilson but not punish Wilson for an almost identical hit, except that his was delivered to David Savard's back? Article content Article content How does Wilson get away with a hit in the general direction of the head that not only leaves Alexandre Carrier stunned and wobbly but also leads to the goal that shifts the momentum? Jeff Gorton has seen this movie before — the plot never changes. Article content Article content How does Alexander Ovechkin, who looks like he's paid in poutine, get away with hits that would earn ordinary humans an in-person hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety? Article content All in all, a witch's brew of a loss, on a night when the splendid rookie Ivan Demidov picked up two assists in his sixth game in the NHL. Article content These very young Canadiens are, if nothing else, resilient. As someone said on social media, 'they're as relentless as my mother-in-law trying to find out how much money I make.' Article content Article content Don't write them off. Remember they were down three games to one against the mighty Leafs in 2021 and we know how that one turned out. Article content Win or lose Wednesday, the Canadiens have been playing with house money since the first puck was dropped in Game 1. They were not supposed to be here at all, yet every game in the series so far could have gone either way and Friday's Game 3 was an exercise in total dominance in every way — hits, shots, goals. They may lose this series yet but there is no question they belong, they can go toe-to-toe with the best team in the conference. Article content The Fab Five on the power play — Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Lane Hutson and 19-year-old Ivan Demidov — is as promising a bunch as you will find in the game. Swap a forward for Kaiden Guhle 5-on-5 and the same goes.
New York Times
14-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Flames' Connor Zary suspended 2 games for elbowing Canucks' Elias Pettersson
Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary has been suspended for two games by the NHL's Department of Player Safety for elbowing Vancouver Canucks defenceman Elias Pettersson, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Thursday. The incident occurred Wednesday night during the first period of the Flames-Canucks game at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Pettersson had just knocked down Flames forward Nazem Kadri with a bodycheck before Zary elbowed the defenceman in the head. Zary was penalized for interference. Pettersson left after the hit and did not return to the game. Calgary's Connor Zary has been suspended for two games for elbowing against Vancouver's Elias Pettersson. — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) March 13, 2025 This is the first suspension in Zary's NHL career. Before Thursday's announcement, the league had not disciplined him before. The Saskatoon native has 12 goals and 24 points in 49 NHL games this year, and 26 goals and 58 points through 112 career games. Zary is eligible to return against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The Canucks (30-24-11) defeated the Flames (30-23-11) 4-3 in a shootout, as both teams continue to vie for playoff spots in the Western Conference.
