http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0waePHWjVGYPens forward Matt Cooke has been suspended for the remainder of the regular season (10 games) and the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for delivering an elbow to the head of New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh in NHL game #1080 yesterday, the National Hockey League announced today. Cooke will forfeit $219,512.20 in salary.
"Mr. Cooke, a repeat offender, directly and unnecessarily targeted the head of an opponent who was in an unsuspecting and vulnerable position," said NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell. "This isn't the first time this season that we have had to address dangerous behavior on the ice by Mr. Cooke, and his conduct requires an appropriately harsh response."
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=556768Matt Cooke was back at it last week, I seriously hate this guy. He has no respect for the game or any of his opponents, it's a shame because he's a pretty good player but he doesn't know when to hold himself back. The suspension is a good one, but I could have seen it gone even further. However him missing a playoff series is a pretty big deal, it hurts a team to lose any player going into the playoffs, especially when he is on a team that is already deep in injury trouble.
