Banned for 26 games?

BlackCats101 · Post by **BlackCats101** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:33 pm

Whilst managing in Sweden I got a news report that Wade Belak of the Maple Leafs was banned for 26 NHL games for violent behaviour. According to the game report he shoved the ref after a decision went against him. Isn't a 26 game ban a bit excessive?

hluraven · Post by **hluraven** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:44 pm

Quarter of a season for shoving an official seems about right. You just cannot do that in any sport. Its the same ban as Di Canio got in football for shoving a ref (10 games = quarter of a season).

Given in the NHL (IIRC) you get an automatic ban for criticizing the refs at all, you're going to get a lot more for assaulting one.

BlackCats101 · Post by **BlackCats101** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:58 pm

I agree that in most sports touching the official let alone pushing him is bang out of order. But the game of hockey is physical, and Belak may just have pushed the ref aside to go to the penalty box quicker

, and he is now out for a quarter of the season?

Systemfel · Post by **Systemfel** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:03 pm

Belak getting a suspension would be a huge loss for the Leafs...

munky · Post by **munky** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:44 pm

Systemfel wrote:Belak getting a suspension would be a huge gain for the Leafs...

Fixed.

Post by **archibalduk** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:49 pm

I tried quickly Googling for any incidents where a player has hit a ref but couldn't find anything. I did, however, find an incident in 1999 in American football where Orlando Brown was banned indefinately for pushing over a ref.

Post by **Minstrel** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:24 pm

I've seen similar bans handed down in the game for a few ECHL players for the same thing; the lesson here I guess is keep your hands off the zebras!

Post by **E5150_ca** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:01 pm

If only Belak could get suspended that long in real life...

handzus · Post by **handzus** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:38 am

my players don't really get banned, but there are a LOT of 10 minute misconducts handed out for criticizing penalties. Almost 1 a game, to be honest.

Post by **Minstrel** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:41 am

True, the game really does hand out a tremendously large amount of 10 minute misconducts for unsportsmanlike due to arguing with the refs... if you look through all the boxes for a full day's worth of games it's seldom a game goes by without at least one being called.

hluraven · Post by **hluraven** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:41 pm

Must be a UK developer thing because at least one a game seems standard over here IRL.