NEW YORK (AP) — New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe was suspended for eight games by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Sunday for walking into and elbowing Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen on Friday night.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe was suspended for eight games by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Sunday for walking into and elbowing Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen on Friday night.
Rempe had an in-person hearing Sunday via Zoom, instead of a phone call, allowing senior vice president of player safety George Parros and his department to suspend Rempe for six or more games.
Rempe, a 6-foot-1 forward, became popular in his rookie year with the Rangers last season as he battled some of the toughest players in the league, but he was sent off twice and also handed a four-year suspension matches due to an elbow against the goalkeeper. head of Jonas Siegenthaler from New Jersey.
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