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The NHL announced today that it handed Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Duncan Keith a five game suspension after elbowing Daniel Sedin during a game against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012.
Brendan Shanahan, Senior Vice President of Player Safety and Hockey Operations, explained that the hit was a violation of Rule 45: Elbowing — “… the use of an extended elbow in a manner that may or may not cause injury.”
Keith will also lose $149,688.15 USD, which will be given to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
Shanahan mentioned that the decision was based on the fact the elbowing was made not out of retaliation to an earlier hit from Sedin and that Keith had never been suspended in 7 previous NHL seasons.
Source: NHL
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