Oilers forward Evander Kane will face a hearing on Sunday from the NHL's Department of Player Safety for his hit from behind on Colorado centre Nazem Kadri.
The Oilers are down 3-0 in the series, with Kane "He's out — he'll be out for the series at least, if not longer. The hearing raises the possibility of him being suspended for Game 4 on Monday night.
The Colorado Avalanche are already without their starting goalie due to injury, and then lost another top player on Saturday night in their Game 3 win over ...
*Game 5 – June 8: Oilers at Avalanche, TBD (TNT, SN, CBC, TVAS) There was also this play involving Nathan MacKinnon and Leon Draisaitl. “You’re taught from a young age that you don’t do that. “I was just trying get a bump on him. “It puts him in headfirst from behind, 8 feet off the boards. “The hit is the most dangerous play in hockey,” Bednar said.
The Edmonton Oilers are now a game away from having their season come to an end as they trail the Avalanche 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals after ...
I was just trying get a bump on him. “The hit is the most dangerous play in hockey. “I was just coming around on the backcheck.
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – The NHL will hold a hearing with controversial Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane, presumably today, for his cross-check from behind ...
As I said last night, I don’t think the incident was as bad as many have made it out – with the proviso that 1. I know he likes to reverse hit and I was just trying to get a bump on him, and that’s really all I did. Kane is a repeat offender and Kadri was injured and out for the rest of this series and maybe longer.
There was a “karma!” reaction to the injury suffered by Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri Saturday night. But just because you don't like Kadri's ...
A suspension that wound up being in double-digits in games played would not only hurt the suspended player in the pocketbook, but it would hurt his team. Now, don’t take that to mean we expect a lengthy suspension from the DOPS. Given its past punishments, we’ve been conditioned to be disappointed by the length of suspensions. But just because you don’t like Kadri’s history as an antagonist who crosses the line far too often, that doesn’t justify what Edmonton Oilers winger Evander Kane did to Kadri in Game 3 of the Western Conference final.
Evander Kane got a five-minute major but stayed in the game after his hit on Nazem Kadri. He could be suspended for it.
Once again, Kane wasn't happy with the NHL and called out the department of player safety for "picking and choosing" their targets in a tweet. The NHL banned him for "conduct detrimental to the league" after he faked his COVID-19 vaccination card. The forward showed some contrition and apologized to the Sharks in a statement. He remained unsigned for a couple of weeks before the Oilers picked him up in late January. Kane was restrained by an on-ice official after a spat he had with Deryk Engelland in the third period of the contest with Vegas leading 5-1. He missed practice with the Sabres after attending the NBA All-Star Game, and the team opted to suspend him for one game as a result. "It's something that never should have happened," Kane said of the suspension. He stayed down after the hit and Kane was whistled for a penalty. As such, Kane is meeting with the NHL on Sunday to discuss potential discipline. Meanwhile, Kane was whistled for a five-minute major but wasn't ejected from the contest. He has already been ruled out for the rest of the series and could be out longer, per coach Jared Bednar. The Oilers winger was chasing Kadri in his defensive zone and attempted to prevent him from getting to the puck.
Kadri will miss the remainder of the Western Conference final due to the incident and Kane had a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Sunday.
Lightning's Ondrej Palat scores game-winning goal, defeating Rangers in Game 3 of Eastern Conference final Kane received a five-minute major for boarding. The Avalanche center was slow to get off the ice before going to the dressing room.
Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane has been suspended one game by the NHL's Department of Player Safety for his hit from behind on Colorado Avalanche ...
The Oilers will now be without Kane down 3-0 in the series and facing elimination on Monday. "He's out — he'll be out for the series at least, if not longer. Puck went wide, kind of dribbled into the corner.
Oilers' Evander Kane will miss Game 4 of the Western Conference finals after getting a one-game suspension for his hit on Avalanche's Nazem Kadri.
He had 39 points (22 goals, 17 assists) in 43 games during the regular season. (Kane) puts him in headfirst from behind, eight feet from the boards. “This shove is delivered at a dangerous distance from the boards while the two players are traveling at speed and causes an injury.”
The Edmonton Oilers already need to reverse-sweep the Colorado Avalanche in order to keep their season alive, and they now might have to accomplish that ...
This hit and a potential upcoming suspension could end Kane’s season on a decidedly sour note before a very important summer. Kane has also previously criticized the Department of Player Safety for its decisions, and it remains to be seen the effect Kane’s prior actions will have on this upcoming decision. A nearby official immediately called for a penalty, and Kane was assessed a five-minute major for boarding.