Blackhawks Forward Carcillo Suspended for Cross Checking
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(CHICAGO, Ill.) — Chicago Blackhawks perennial troublemaker Daniel Carcillo has been suspended six games by the NHL for cross checking.
Carcillo took his stick to the arm to Jets forward Mathieu Perrault, while he wasn’t looking, during the second period of Friday night’s game against Winnipeg.
The NHL Department of player safety classified Carcillo as a repeat offender. Carcillo has had eleven prior incidents, according to the NHL, including three stick related infractions.
Normally, cross checking is punished with an in-game penalty, but according to the NHL, supplemental discipline was required with Carcillo because the play was already whistled dead, Perrault was not expecting to be hit after the whistle had blown and was injured as a result. Finally, Carcillo, “hit Perrault in an unprotected spot on his arm; below the shoulder pad and above the elbow pad.”
Carcillo will be eligible to return when Chicago plays the Minnesota Wild on February 3. The Blackhawks will then play the Jets in their next game on the 6th.
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