Kärppie forward Nick Ritchie was banned for eight games for violently punching TPS forward Markus Nurme.
The disciplinary delegation of the Ice Hockey Championship League has processed the TPS-Kärpät match placed for disciplinary processing on Thursday By Nick Ritchie the situation.
Ritchie, who played in the first chain of the Kärppis, burned out at the end of the second set in Turku. Ritchie was nervous for some reason Markus Nurme and during a break in the game started hitting the opponent lying on the ice with his gloves in the neck and head area several times from behind.
Even after the linesman intervened, Ritchie hit the rising Nurme in the head once. The disciplinary delegation concluded that Ritchie was guilty of unilateral aggression, intentional and non-spontaneous violence.
Ritchie’s activities are in no way related to hockey. The disciplinary delegation also considered the fact that Ritchie hit Nurmea on the neck with the ice he had knocked down as a factor that could increase the duration of the ban.
The Canadian’s violence also received international attention. He can play next time on January 24 against SaiPa in Kisapuisto.
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