NEWS: Rosehill banned for one game by DOPS
NEXT HOME GAME: It’s Battle of the M8 THIS SATURDAY when the Edinburgh Capitals visit Braehead Arena (7:00pm face-off), sponsored by DIZZYFISH. Tickets are already selling fast. Tickets can be purchased NOW via TICKETMASTER, by calling 0844 499 1700 or direct at the Braehead Arena box office.
The Elite League Department of Player Safety has completed its review of the match penalty for head-butting, assessed on Braehead Clan’s Jay Rosehill at 9:33 of the third period during the game between Coventry Blaze and Braehead Clan on Sunday 19th March 2017.
Using the video footage and the referee’s report, the on-ice decision has been upheld and the match penalty stands.
RULE 142 – HEAD-BUTTING
DEFINITION: A player who uses his head, with or without his helmet on, to strike an opponent.
- A player who either attempts to head-butt or succeeds in head-butting an opponent will be assessed a match penalty.
A match penalty is an automatic one game ban and this has not been increased by the Department of Player Safety so Jay Rosehill will miss the following game: –
Saturday 25th March 2017 Braehead Clan v Edinburgh Capitals.
