Player jumps off the bench to drop the gloves to protect his captain
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Sam Hutch
December 17, 2022 (6:34 PM)
The ECHL is called the jungle for a reason, game in and game out, wild things tend to happen. In a game yesterday that saw the Adirondack Thunder go up against the Newfoundland Growlers, things got intense.
After a illegal hit to the head of Thunder Captain Shane Harper, Forward Shawn Weller jumped off the bench looking for a fight and standing up for Harper, taking on Growlers' Chris Martenet
On one hand, I appreciate that someone would be willing to stand up for their captain, but on the other hand, coming off the bench only leaves your team down a man in the long run.
Today, the punishments for the incident were announced. Weller has been suspended for 6 games for leaving the bench to stand up for Harper and Thunder head coach Peter MacArthur has been suspended 1 game for being the coach of the player who left the bench.
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DECEMBRE 17 | 58 ANSWERS Player jumps off the bench to drop the gloves to protect his captain Do you like this time of hockey? |
Yes | 33 | 56.9 % |
No | 7 | 12.1 % |
Love it! | 16 | 27.6 % |
Hate it! | 2 | 3.4 % |
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