By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

November 09, 2024

NEW YORK — Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot has been suspended for three games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser during NHL Game No. 218 in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 7, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced Friday, November 8th, 2024.

The incident occurred at 10:36 of the first period. Jeannot was assessed a match penalty.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Jeannot will forfeit $41,640.63. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

Canucks reporters responded:

three games is pretty much what I expected from DoPS. Completely avoidable head shots should warrant more. Wasn’t an accident. Wasn’t a ‘hockey play’ gone wrong. It was a predatory choice. But league chooses to play down head injuries at every turn. So three games it is

Jeff Patterson x.com

It is what it is. Intent plus injury should have meant more to the DOPS.

Ben Kuzma x.com

Sources: nhl.com, x.com