Sutton suspended for eight this time

Posted: 1:00 AM CST Monday, Dec. 12, 2011

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.

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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.