NHL suspends Georges Laraque for 5 games
The National Hockey League handed Montreal Canadiens tough guy Georges Laraque a five-game suspension for his knee-on-knee collision with Red Wings defenceman Niklas Kronwall on Saturday night.
Laraque had a chance to tell the league his side of the story at a hearing with league disciplinarian Colin Campbell earlier in the day. Laraque waived his right to an in-person hearing and instead of flying to New York, he spoke to Campbell over the phone. Because the meeting was still considered an in-person hearing by the NHL, the league had the right to hand down five or more games.
Kronwall had to be helped from the ice following the hit and was not able to put any weight on his left knee.
The Red Wings expect Kronwall to miss at least a month of time after an MRI on Sunday revealed a significant sprain of the medial collateral ligament in Kronwall’s left knee.
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