O’Brien Suspended For Hitting Avery
November 5, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL, News, suspension
Shane O’Brien strikes again. He’s hot-tempered and I think he gets into more penalty trouble than he should and this is no exception. The NHL has suspended the Vancouver Canucks defenceman after his stick made contact with New York Rangers player, Sean Avery, while they were both seated on the bench.
image: TSN
A melee had broken out between the teams and it was just one of many scrums that happened as a result but you, obviously, cannot hit someone while you’re on the bench. O’Brien will miss Thursday’s game at Minnesota but will be eligible to return on Friday at Dallas.
Here’s a video of the chaos:
