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NHL Suspends Maple LeafsBobby McMann One Game for High-Sticking Lightning’s Oliver Bjorkstrand

The ruling follows a Player Safety review that found he forcefully lowered his stick onto Bjorkstrand’s head in a post-whistle scrum.

Overview

  • Player Safety announced the one-game suspension on Tuesday after holding a same-day hearing.
  • The department said McMann was in full control of his stick and struck the head with sufficient force to warrant supplemental discipline, noting he has no prior history.
  • The ban sidelines McMann for Toronto’s next game on Thursday against the San Jose Sharks.
  • The incident occurred in the third period after Gage Goncalves received a five-minute major and game misconduct for kneeing Dakota Mermis, which set off a center-ice scrum.
  • McMann was assessed a match penalty and ejected on the play, and there was no announced hearing for Goncalves at the time of the earlier reports.