Jonathan Drouin suspended one game for cross-checking
Thursday night in Pittsburgh, Islanders
forward Jonathan Duan was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct for cross-checking
Penguins forward Connor Der. As the video shows, a gathering of players develops at the Penguins
net front after the whistle is blown to stop play. Druan and Derer come together and exchange
light stick work with Druan slashing Der and Derer shoving Dru in return. Then Druan raises
his stick with both hands and delivers a high forceful blow with the stick that makes direct
contact with Derer’s head causing him to fall to the ice. This is cross-checking. It is important
to note that while sticks occasionally ride up an opponent’s body or equipment and land higher than
intended during a netfront battle, this is not such a case. In this instance, play is stopped
and there is no hockey purpose for Dru’s cross check. While we have heard Dru’s assertion that
he does not intend to strike Der in this manner, players are responsible for their sticks
at all times. Druan is in control of his stick and chooses to raise it to an unacceptable
height to deliver a blow that lands directly on his opponent’s face with sufficient force to
merit supplemental discipline. To summarize, this is cross-checking. In his 608 game NHL
career, Druan has been fined once previously for cross-checking. The Department of Player
Safety has suspended Jonathan Druent for one game.
New York Islanders forward Jonathan Drouin is suspended one game for cross-checking against Penguins forward Connor Dewar
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