Department of Player Safety Archives

Wagner suffers upper-body injury on Karlsson hit, does not return

Jon RosenDecember 22, 20180 Comments

During Los Angeles' 3-2 overtime win at San Jose on Saturday, forward Austin Wagner was was woozy and in pain after this second period Erik Karlsson hit: Erik Karlsson's hit on Austin Wagner..... 💥 pic.twitter.com/cIRfPxgHJp— Robert Söderlind (@HockeyWebCast) December 22, 2018 ... Full Story

Dustin Brown suspended one game for kneeing Mikhail Sergachev

Josh CooperFebruary 11, 20180 Comments

Fines and Suspensions1 min read

The NHL's Department of Player Safety has suspended forward Dustin Brown one game for kneeing Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev. The play that led to the suspension happened at the 14:27 mark of the second period in their Saturday game at Amalie Arena. Brown received a five-minute ... Full Story

Dustin Brown to have hearing with Dept. Player Safety

Josh CooperFebruary 11, 20180 Comments

Fines and Suspensions1 min read

Forward Dustin Brown will have a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Sunday for his kneeing penalty on Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev in their game Sunday. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/962756806320754688 The play happened at the 14:27 mark of the second ... Full Story

Dustin Brown faces hearing today with Dept. Player Safety

PumperNichollJanuary 19, 20180 Comments

Morning Skate NotesNHL Player Safety1 min read

Dustin Brown will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety later today for cross-checking Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz during last night's game. Los Angeles’ Dustin Brown will have a hearing today for cross-checking Pittsburgh’s Justin Schultz. — NHL Player Safety... Full Story

January 14: Brodzinski up; Lewis maintenance; two for Cogliano; Muzzin; more

Jon RosenJanuary 14, 20180 Comments

InjuriesNHL Player SafetyPractice notesVideo5 min read

Good afternoon, Insiders. The Kings on Sunday skated at Toyota Sports Center, where forwards were color coded as such: Gray: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Blue: Pearson-Kempe-Toffoli Yellow: Andreoff-Shore-Brodzinski Purple: Gaborik-Clifford-Mitchell-Jokinen Notes! -Trevor Lewis, who weathered a... Full Story

December 11 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenDecember 11, 20160 Comments

NHL Player SafetyPractice Quotes4 min read

On Drew Doughty’s absence from practice: He was out early. Just precaution – three or four guys are banged up. Want to make sure they’re ready for Buffalo. He’ll be fine. On concussion protocol working the way it was designed to yesterday: We were shown a video in training camp – coaches, play... Full Story

December 11 practice notes; Borowiecki suspended (+ video)

Jon RosenDecember 11, 20160 Comments

Fines and SuspensionsNHL Player SafetyPractice notes2 min read

Good afternoon, Insiders. The Kings held their final practice at Toyota Sports Center before a quick jaunt to Buffalo, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Boston, Columbus, Nashville and Dallas, and in doing so were grouped together in lines that were definitely not the lines you should expect to see on Tuesday. T... Full Story

Gilbert suspended three games; Sutter disagreed with need for hearing

Jon RosenNovember 3, 20160 Comments

Fines and SuspensionsNHL NewsNHL Player SafetyVideo3 min read

Kings defenseman Tom Gilbert has been suspended three games for his unpenalized second period hit on Anaheim's Nick Ritchie, the NHL announced on Thursday. Gilbert, who will surrender $23,333.34 to the Players Emergency Fund because of the suspension, will miss home games against Pittsburgh and Calg... Full Story

Pearson suspended for Frozen Fury, first two regular season games

Jon RosenOctober 5, 20160 Comments

Fines and SuspensionsNHL Player SafetyPractice QuotesVideo2 min read

Tanner Pearson has been suspended for the Kings' two remaining preseason games, plus the first two games of the regular season, for a hit on Edmonton's Brandon Davidson that makes Davidson's head "the main point of contact on a hit where such contact was avoidable," according to a video shared by th... Full Story

Disciplinary hearing coming for Pearson

Jon RosenOctober 3, 20160 Comments

InjuriesNHL Player SafetyVideo1 min read

As reported earlier by LA Kings Insider, Tanner Pearson faces a hearing with the Department of Player Safety for his shoulder-to-head hit on Edmonton's Brandon Davidson, which resulted in a checking to the head major penalty and game misconduct in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Oilers in Vernon, B.C. The ... Full Story

Lucic suspended one game, won’t play vs Sharks

Jon RosenJanuary 24, 20160 Comments

Fines and SuspensionsNHL NewsVideo1 min read

Per the Department of Player Safety, Milan Lucic has been suspended one game for delivering a "punch to the head of an unsuspecting opponent." This is the third one-game suspension of Lucic's career, and as noted this morning, the gloved blow to Kevin Connauton's head shares several character... Full Story

Lucic to receive hearing for Connauton “suckerpunch”

Jon RosenJanuary 24, 20160 Comments

Fines and Suspensions1 min read

As announced by the Department of Player Safety this morning, Milan Lucic will receive a hearing today for the "roughing/sucker punch" on Arizona's Kevin Connauton from the third period of Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes. Per Lisa Dillman of the Times, that hearing is scheduled to take pl... Full Story

Muzzin assessed match penalty in overtime win

Jon RosenDecember 26, 20150 Comments

Fines and Suspensions3 min read

At 13:20 of the third period of Los Angeles' 4-3 overtime win over the Arizona Coyotes, Jake Muzzin was assessed a match penalty following a violent collision with Boyd Gordon in which the Coyote center's head frighteningly whipped back after heavy contact from the defenseman's backside. Muzzin m... Full Story