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OHL Suspends SteelheadsLuke Dragusica for Rest of 2025–26 After Head Slash

The league labeled the stick to the head a weaponized act with mandatory programs plus a reinstatement review.

Overview

  • The Department of Player Safety said the play was the deliberate use of a stick as a weapon to an opponent’s head.
  • Officials reached the ruling after a review that used video, game reports, interviews and submissions from both clubs.
  • The sanction requires education, counseling and community service plus an appearance before a Reinstatement Panel to seek 2026–27 eligibility.
  • Dragusica received a match penalty and was ejected on Nov. 14 after slashing Brady Blaseg, then cross-checking him while he was down.
  • Blaseg left that game but returned for the next one; Erie’s Brett Hammond later received a one-game suspension for a hit from behind on Blaseg.