Wild defenseman suspended 1 game for hit on Coyotes’ Conor Garland
Mar 17, 2021, 8:16 PM
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Minnesota Wild defenseman Carson Soucy was suspended one game by the NHL on Wednesday for his hit on Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland Tuesday.
In the mid-first period, Garland moved toward the boards from the center to make a play on the puck. Soucy was arriving with only one intention in mind.
Conor Garland gets hit hard on the boards 😅 pic.twitter.com/OYVRZXanPZ
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Soucy’s rough hit where he left his skates sent Garland down, where he stayed for a bit before going to the bench. Garland, of course, would stay in the game.
Soucy was given a five-minute major and the NHL’s review the following day deemed it worthy of a one-game suspension due to charging.
The one-game paycheck Soucy misses out on adds up to over $23,000 which the league will donate to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
Arizona went on to lose the game 3-0 and had a record of 0-3 in the three-game trip in Minnesota.