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NHL Suspends Maple LeafsBobby McMann One Game for High-Stick on Lightning’s Oliver Bjorkstrand

Player Safety said McMann was in full control of his stick and struck Bjorkstrand’s head with sufficient force to merit supplemental discipline.

Overview

  • McMann will sit out Toronto’s home game Thursday against the San Jose Sharks and is eligible to return Saturday versus the Edmonton Oilers.
  • He will forfeit $7,031.25 in salary to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund as part of the suspension.
  • The incident stemmed from a third-period scrum after Gage Goncalves was penalized for kneeing Dakota Mermis, and McMann was given a match penalty and ejected.
  • The Department of Player Safety cited McMann’s lack of prior supplemental discipline as a factor in limiting the ban to one game.
  • Bjorkstrand played shifts after the play and was back for Tampa Bay’s next game, and Goncalves had not been referred for a supplemental hearing as of the latest reports.