Flyers' Hartnell fined $5,000 for spear on Hurricanes' Bellemore
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The NHL has fined Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Hartnell for his spear on Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Bellemore on Sunday night.
Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Hartnell has been fined $5,000 for spearing Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Bellemore
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Hartnell told media after the game that he expected the league to look at the incident, "Obviously, it wasn't the smartest thing to do, especially going into the playoffs. Definitely, I didn't try to hurt the guy, definitely, it wasn't very hard [the spear], anyway."
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