Tag Archives: Suspensions

Kraken’s Jamie Oleksiak Suspended Three Games For Illegal Check to the Head on Capitals’ Alexander Alexeyev

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Della Young

Screencap: @EmeraldCityHky/Twitter The NHL Department of Player Safety announced Saturday that Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak has been suspended three games for an illegal check to the head on Washington Capitals defenseman Alexander Alexeyev during Friday’s game at Capital One … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Injuries, News, NHL, Players, Washington Capitals | Tagged Alexander Alexeyev, Della Young, Jamie Oleksiak, NHL Department of Player Safety, Seattle Kraken, Suspensions, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment

“He’ll get through it…We have his back”: Tom Wilson and Brett Connolly Show Support For Evgeny Kuznetsov After IIHF Suspension

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Michael Fleetwood

The announcement from the International Ice Hockey Federation that Capitals’ center Evgeny Kuznetsov had been suspended four years from international play lit a firestorm around the hockey world, with fans, analysts, and players reacting to the news, which Kuznetsov and … Continue reading →

Posted in News, NHL, Players, Washington Capitals | Tagged BioSteel, Brett Connolly, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Gary Bettman, IIHF, Michael Fleetwood, NHL, Suspensions, Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals | 4 Comments

An Open Letter to the NHL and its Fans Regarding the “Wilson Effect”

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

Photo: Sportsnet Capitals right wing Tom Wilson has endured his fair share of drama over the course of the 2018-19 season, from an initial 20-game suspension that ended up being reduced, to being ejected from a game for an innocent … Continue reading →