San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane suspended 3 games
San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane was suspended three games without pay for the physical abuse of an official during Sunday’s preseason game against the Golden Knights, the NHL announced Tuesday.
Evander Kane of the @SanJoseSharks has been suspended three games under Rule 40.4. https://t.co/QjwA8pvnff pic.twitter.com/WhfnPVJmKd
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 1, 2019
The punishment means Kane will miss Wednesday’s and Friday’s games with the Knights. He also will forfeit $112,903.23 of salary.
Kane received a 10-minute game misconduct and 10-minute abuse of officials penalty with 7:09 to play Sunday at T-Mobile Arena. Kane was jostling with Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland by the Knights’ bench when linesman Kiel Murchison separated them. They skated out to center ice when Kane swung his stick and hit Engelland and Murchison. Kane then circled back around by the blue line and Murchison brought him to the ground before he could get closer to Engelland.
Kane shoved Murchison as he got up.
The NHL rulebook states a player “who deliberately applies physical force to an official solely for the purpose of getting free of such an official during or immediately following an altercation shall be suspended for not less than three (3) games.”
“It’s an automatic rule,” Knights left wing Max Pacioretty said. “In the heat of the moment, you (have to) always control your emotions. It doesn’t make him any different player in my eyes. He’s an emotional player, and that’s a reason he’s had a lot of success. It just is what it is.”
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