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"Ugly" NHL incidents 06-07 season
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A look at some ugly moments in the NHL this season:
-On Wednesday night, Rangers tough guy Colton Orr KO'd Flyers enforcer Todd Fedoruk, who went to hospital after being taken off the ice on a stretcher;
-Last Saturday night, Nashville winger Jordin Tootoo levelled Dallas star Mike Modano with a clean and hard hit. When Stephane Robidas came in to protect the Stars captain, Tootoo turned and socked him with no warning, knocking the defenceman out cold. The NHL suspended him five games;
-On March 8, Simon took a vicious stick swing at the face of Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg, earning himself a 25-game suspension. The Islanders winger was retaliating after a borderline hit from Hollweg;
-On March 2, New Jersey's Cam Janssen hammered Toronto's Tomas Kaberle with a late hit. The star Maple Leafs defenceman sustained a severe concussion and Janssen was suspended three games;
-On Feb. 22, a hit by Ottawa's Chris Neil levelled Buffalo star Chris Drury, who sustained a severe concussion. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, angered by the hit, sent out tough guys Andrew Peters, Patrick Kaleta and Adam Mair to rough up Senators skilled players Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza and Mike Comrie. A mini-brawl ensued that featured Ottawa goalie Ray Emery first taking on Sabres goalie Martin Biron and then Peters. The brawl lasted five minutes and led to 100 minutes in penalties. No suspensions are handed out but Ruff was fined US$10,000;
-On Feb. 10, Emery slashed Maxim Lapierre in the face after the Montreal centre crashed his crease. Emery was suspended three games;
-On Feb. 10, Toronto winger Kris Newbury was carted off the ice on a stretcher after a fight with Ronald Petrovicky. The Pittsburgh forward caught Newbury with a hard punch, and the Leafs winger's helmet came off. When Newbury fell back, he struck his head on the ice and was knocked cold. He sustained a severe concussion;
-On Dec. 30, Orr cross-checked Washington star Alexander Ovechkin in the head and was suspended five games. Earlier in the game, Capitals tough guy Donald Brashear punched Rangers defenceman Aaron Ward in the face and got a one-game suspension for it;
-On Dec. 21, Nashville winger Scott Nichol sucker-punched Jaroslav Spacek from behind, the Buffalo defenceman crumbling to the ice. Nichol was suspended nine games;
-On Dec. 7, St. Louis forward Dallas Drake delivered a hit to the head to Detroit defenceman Brett Lebda. He got two games;
-On Nov. 22, a mini-brawl between Atlanta and Washington saw Brashear suspended for three games after beating up non-tough guy Vitaly Vishnevski.
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