Following last weekend’s action, the England Ice Hockey Department of Player Safety (DOPS) have issued the following sanctions:
- Jake Stedman (Invicta Mustangs) | 3 game suspension – Fighting
- Additional comments: Punched a downed opponent, fighting an unwilling combatant and recklessly endangered the opponent. Fighting took place after the final buzzer.
- Jake Stedman (Invicta Mustangs) | 2 game suspension – Hitting threshold of 10 penalty points
- Jake Stedman (Invicta Mustangs) | 1 game suspension – High sticking
Total: 6 game suspension for Jake Stedman.
- Luka Ferrara (Peterborough Phantoms | 3 game suspension – Checking from behind
- Additional comments: Opponent was placed in a vulnerable position and recklessly endangered.
- Calumn Perella-Fox (Solent Devils) | 1 game suspension – Illegal check to the head
- Additional comments: Point of contact was a fist to the back of the head. Opposition player was unable to defend himself.
- Matthew Keeley (Billingham Buccaneers) | 3 game suspension – Checking from behind
- Additional comments: Player was unaware of impending hit, left in a vulnerable position and unable to protect himself.
- Simon Geldart (Billingham Buccaneers) | 1 game suspension – Slashing
- Additional comments: Aggressive two-handed slash, delivered with force at the end of the game.
- Joshua Freeman (Lee Valley Lions) | 2 game suspension after DRS review – Checking from behind
- Additional comments: Checking from behind used excessive force when the player’s number was clearly visible. Player recklessly endangered his opponent, who was in a vulnerable position.
- Joshua Freeman (Lee Valley Lions) | 2 game suspension – Hitting threshold of 10 penalty points
Total: 4 game suspension for Joshua Freeman.
- Taylor Romeo (Peterborough Phantoms NIHL 2) | 1 game suspension after DRS review – Cross-checking
- Edward Gibson (Invicta Mustangs) | 3 game suspension after DRS review – Checking from behind
- Additional comments: The player was unaware of the hit. An injury was sustained and supported by an injury report form.
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