New York Rangers forward Brendan Lemieux has been suspended for two games of the upcoming play-in round for a late hit on Colorado Avalanche winger Joonas Donskoi on March 11, the league announced Monday.
Just an unbelievably dirty hit by Brendan Lemieux. Awful pic.twitter.com/6fntzFI1Hm
— Fitz (@FitzGSN_) March 12, 2020
The Department of Player Safety already held a hearing with Lemieux on March 13, but a verdict was never announced due to the uncertainty regarding the league returning to play.
While Lemieux will miss the first two games of New York's qualifying-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, he'll be eligible to participate in the Rangers' exhibition contest on July 29.
The 24-year-old has been suspended once before in his career.
