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| 10th November, 2008 - 5:34 pm |  NHL.com - Montreal forward Tom Kostopoulos has been suspended for 3 games by the NHL for a hit from behind on Toronto defenseman Mike Van Ryn in a game Saturday.
Just minutes into the game, Van Ryn chased a puck into his end. Kostopoulos came from behind and cross-checked Van Ryn face-first into the boards. Van Ryn suffered a concussion, a broken nose, and broken hand on the play. He had to be taken from the ice on a stretcher and is expected to miss a month.
"While it is my determination that Kostopoulos did not deliver a check to an unsuspecting opponent, his actions caused injuries," said NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell. [READ] |
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