TBLightning's Yanni Gourde has earned himself a hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety.
captain in the first period of a 6-3 Lightning victory, which resulted in him receiving a match penalty plus a Friday hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety.
Tampa Bay’s Yanni Gourde will have a hearing today for an Illegal Check to the Head on Carolina’s Jordan Staal.As you can see in the video at the top of the page, Staal was leaning forward while fending off Lightning blue-liner Ryan Callahan when Gourde made contact. Gourde, 27, has never been suspended during his NHL career so he will be considered a first-time offender.
Staal, who has a long history of documented concussions, went to his team’s locker room for assessment before returning to the game and
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