For how long would someone be suspended in the NHL for this incident?

[48g90a138pts]

Yesterday it was announced that this incident led to a 17-game suspension with the police involved.

"Danish player Kristian Jensen got suspended 17 games for this today and was also charged by the police. The victim, Lucas Bjerre Rasmussen got a broken bone in his face and a serious concussion from it."

As the title says, how many games would the player get in the NHL if he did something similar?

Here's the video from YouTube. The gif just isn't enough to go by. Definitely a brutal thing to do.



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As for the NHL punishment idk. Probably pretty harsh but fair whomever did it. The league has laid down some pretty long suspensions for brutal stuff and I'd think they would here too. The injured players helmet came off and Jensen punched his head into the ice. That's just terrible. It would be a lengthy suspension for sure.

 

[LaVal]

Bertuzzi with 20 games and McSorely with 23 games for their incidents I feel are the closest examples we have to something of this level. However that was 15 and 19 years ago and both those suspensions would likely be twice as long in today's NHL.

 

[sabremike]

I never knew Mario Yamasaki was a hockey referee.

 

[Number8]

For a first timer it would be a game or two.
For someone like Torres or Cooke it would be more than 17 games.

Not a chance in hell does a first timer get a game or two for that.

NHL would let the hammer drop on any player for that. Hard.

 

[GodPucker]

George Parros would probably have trouble with this one with the way he looks at things..Suspension or no suspension..?hmmm

I would kick this guy out of the league permanently.

 

[Panthaz89]

5 for fighting and a game misconduct for being the aggressor. Possibly no suspension.

Getting the police involved is absurd

the guy punched the dude in head on the ground it would be lucky if he didn't get assault charges if that was in the NHL.

 

[RegDunlop]

Absolute garbage

But the guy getting taken down's teammates should be suspended by doing FA

 

[DL44]

Gloved punch as well... purely gutless.

Gms... not even gonna guess... a lot more than 17 in the NHL cuz the exposure would so much more extreme... optics are horrible... gloves punch, skull into the ice... broken orbital bone... guy would be roasted greater than Bertuzzi's (fake) 1 yr suspension.

 

[Chainshot]

Depends on who perpetrated it
If someone like Wilson probably a 20+ a "star" probably 5

Depending on the star, it might even be a PP for his team.

 

[Canes]

Kinda hard to figure out where Bettman's wheel of justice would land but I'd assume he would be suspended at least half the season, reduced to 10 games if he were on a popular team.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Known POS Alexandre Burrows was suspended 10 games for doing something similar to Taylor Hall in 2018. He even threw a knee at Hall's head.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Easily 20+ games. Probably around 40 in all honesty.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Known POS Alexandre Burrows was suspended 10 games for doing something similar to Taylor Hall in 2018. He even threw a knee at Hall's head.

He probably would've gotten more had Hall not charged him during the play.

 

[TheNumber4]

Known POS Alexandre Burrows was suspended 10 games for doing something similar to Taylor Hall in 2018. He even threw a knee at Hall's head.

Never saw this. Knees in that position aren't even legal in the UFC lol.

 

[TheNumber4]

How has the Bertuzzi incident not been posted yet?



Bertuzzi was suspended like 20 games, charged by police, and sued.

 

[Goalie guy]

Better question is why his goalie the only team mate coming to help him?

 

[Mickey Marner]

2-41 depending on suspension history and the value of the leprechaun dollar. If he had punched him anywhere but the head, nothing.

 

[AvsFanJosh]

Should be done for the entire season, and then some.

 

[sinDer]

What about the goalie who almost skate over the throat if his teammate?

I always find it very stupid when a thing like that happens, players around are trying to venge their teammate who's hurt on the ice, but don't give a shi* about him at the same while skating over him

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

I look at that clip and see something similar to the Bertuzzi incident. A bit different but close enough.

Thats the barometer for this i think.

 

[Dicky113]

Depends if he gets injured or not.


Didn’t Montreal police look into the Chara hit?

No. 10,000 fans called the police.

The police did not look into it obviously

 

[Nino33]

No. 10,000 fans called the police.

The police did not look into it obviously

Globe and Mail, ESPN and Sportsnet articles all indicate the police did look into it chara hit police involved - Google Search

 

[holy]

I agree with the flogging him with books option.

 

[Chips]

No. 10,000 fans called the police.

The police did not look into it obviously

There were people thinking it was intentional, so with the injuries being severe theoretically that police can get involved if they thought something was intentional causing harm away from actual play. I didn’t think they actually moved to charge for the Chara hit, but I thought I remember reading that they did look into it, rather than completely ignore it from the start.

That incident in the OP, if the guy gets really hurt could and probably should get looked at. Anyone who attacks an unsuspecting and or defenseless player should be punished harshly (and definitely should be vulnerable to civil suits), and that they don’t always is a serious tarnish on league.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Knowing the NHL, it'd probably depend heavily on who did it, to whom he did it, and whether that guy was injured. It should be a lengthy suspension regardless of any of the above, but the DOPS is clown shoes so