VANCOUVER - Vancouver Canuck defenceman Kevin Bieksa will not be suspended for his part in a late-game melee Thursday night against the Nashville Predators.
Bieksa was slapped with an instigator penalty in the final minute of the Canucks' 6-2 victory over Nashville and National Hockey League rules call for an automatic one-game suspension for instigating a fight in the final five minutes. However, the league does review each incident and, in Bieksa's case, ruled the suspension wasn't warranted.
Nashville forward Jordin Tootoo avoided suspension as well for his late-game major boarding penalty that injured Canuck defenceman Aaron Miller. Tootoo also drove his stick into the face of Canuck rookie Luc Bourdon following the hit in Miller.
(From the Vancouver Sun)
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