Sutton suspended for eight this time
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$1 per week for 24 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.75/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Winnipeg Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*$1 will be added to your next bill. After your 4 weeks access is complete your rate will increase by $0.00 a X percent off the regular rate.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 12/12/2011 (5044 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers defenceman Andy Sutton has been suspended eight games for an illegal hit. The six-foot-six Sutton was punished for an incident from Wednesday’s game against Carolina when he jumped while throwing a bodycheck on Alexei Ponikarovsky. He left the Hurricanes winger woozy on the play.
“While we acknowledge that on many big body checks a hitter’s feet may at times come off the ice to a certain degree, we felt the degree in which Sutton’s skates come off the ice is excessive,” NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan said in a video statement.
Sutton has already served a five-game sentence this season for a high hit.
