Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher gets five-game suspension for…
For putting an unauthorized check on New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech’s head, forward Brendan Gallagher of the Montreal Canadiens has been given a five-game suspension. Following a disciplinary phone hearing with Gallagher—who was given a match penalty and expelled for striking Pelech in the head with his right elbow midway through the third period of the clubs’ game on Thursday night—the NHL announced the ban on Friday. Pelech, who has a history of concussions, did not come back.
In a video released by the league’s department of player safety, Gallagher made hard, direct contact with Pelech’s head, flinging his elbow upward, while he had the opportunity to avoid doing so. Pelech was hurt during the play, according to the footage. In his twelfth season, 34-year-old Gallagher had already received a fine in his previous profession. It was his first time being suspended. In addition to missing games against Dallas, St. Louis, Anaheim, Pittsburgh, and Washington that are positioned between the All-Star break and Pittsburgh, he will forfeit $169,271 in compensation. Gallagher can make his comeback against the New York Rangers on February 15.
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