On Sunday (Feb. 23), the Anaheim Geese took on the Detroit Purple Wings the place the Purple Wings took house the 2 factors choosing up a 5-4 win in time beyond regulation. Within the recreation, ahead Trevor Zegras tossed a late hit towards Purple Wings’ ahead Michael Rasmussen, who didn’t return to the sport due to an injury from the hit. On Monday (Feb. 24) morning, it was introduced that Zegras was going to have a listening to with the division of participant security due to the hit.
Anaheim’s Trevor Zegras could have a listening to at this time for interference towards Detroit’s Michael Rasmussen.
— NHL Participant Security (@NHLPlayerSafety) February 24, 2025
Zegras, who’s 23 years outdated, has by no means been suspended earlier than. He has been fined for slashing and has confronted his justifiable share of criticism from followers for a few of his antics on the ice, however he has a fairly clear report. He has performed 34 video games this season scoring seven targets and including 9 assists for 16 factors. All through his profession, he has scored 62 targets and added 108 assists for 170 factors by way of 245 video games which comes out to a 0.69 points-per-game common.
The expectation is the information will come later at this time, however both method, it appears as if he’s going to face the primary suspension of his profession, which will probably be an enormous blow to the Geese.
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