PWHL Hands New York’s Taylor Girard a Four-Game Ban for Leaving Bench in Post-Buzzer Scrum

Overview

• Girard jumped off the bench at the final horn of New York’s 2-1 win over Montreal in Washington, D.C., and knocked defender Maggie Flaherty to the ice.
• The Player Safety Committee applied Rule 72.10’s automatic suspension for the first player to leave the bench during an altercation.
• The four-game ban is the longest in the PWHL’s three-year history, surpassing the previous high of two games issued to Seattle’s Aneta Tejralova.
• Eight players received 10-minute misconducts in the incident, with Girard assessed an additional 20 minutes and now leading the league with 30 penalty minutes.
• The altercation occurred during a Takeover Tour game at Capital One Arena that drew 17,228 fans, a U.S. record for professional women’s hockey attendance.