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Player Safety Examines Rule 48 -- Illegal Check to Head

Following recent rulings and confusion regarding Rule 48, the Department of Player Safety explains how they review hits that involves contact to the head

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Rust suspended three games

Bryan Rust suspended three games for illegal check to the head

Stanley suspended one game

Logan Stanley suspended one game for roughing

Beecher suspended one game

John Beecher suspended one game for roughing

McMann suspended one game

Bobby McMann suspended one game for high-sticking

Rantanen fined for embellishment

Rantanen fined $2,000 for embellishment

Cousins fined for embellishment

Cousins fined $2,000 for embellishment

Drouin suspended one game

Jonathan Drouin suspended one game for cross-checking

Ekblad suspended 2 playoff games

Ekblad suspended 2 playoff games for elbowing

Hagel suspended 1 playoff game

Hagel suspended 1 playoff game for interference

Puljujarvi suspended two games

Puljujarvi suspended two games for an illegal check to the head

Nurse suspended one game

Nurse suspended one game for cross-checking

Zary suspended two games

Zary suspended two games for elbowing

Zegras suspended three games

Zegras suspended three games for interference

Hartman suspended 10 games

Wild forward, Ryan Hartman suspended 10 games for roughing

Lilleberg suspended two games

Lilleberg suspended two games for interference

Sundqvist fined for embellishment

Sundqvist fined $2,000 for embellishment

McDavid suspended three games

McDavid suspended three games for cross-checking

Myers suspended three games

Myers suspended three games for cross-checking

Tsyplakov suspended three games

Tsyplakov suspended three games for illegal check to the head

Hamilton fined for embellishment

Hamilton fined $2,000 for embellishment

L'Heureux suspended three games

L'Heureux suspended three games for slew-footing

Rempe suspended eight games

Rempe suspended eight games for boarding and elbowing

Norris fined for embellishment

Norris fined $2,000 for embellishment

Skinner fined for Embellishment

Jeff Skinner fined for Embellishment

Meier suspended one game

Meier suspended one game for cross-checking

Player Safety Examines Rule 48 -- Illegal Check to Head

The Department of Player Safety discusses intent of Rule 48 -- Illegal Check to the Head

Reaves suspended five games

Reaves suspended five games for an illegal check to the head

Jeannot suspended three games

Jeannot suspended three games for an illegal check to the head