HOCKEY
New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe has been suspended four games for elbowing New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in the head.
The NHL’s department of player safety announced the ban after a disciplinary hearing Tuesday, handing the well-known rookie his first suspension 10 games into his career.
Rempe, 21, had taken the league by storm by fighting four times since being called up from the minors. He delivered a couple of borderline hits, and that rough play combined with fisticuffs gave him 54 penalty minutes — just below his total ice time of 56:28.
Then came the hit on Siegenthaler on Monday night, which drew a five-minute major and a game misconduct. The league, in a video explaining its rationale for suspending four games, said Rempe flared his left elbow up and out in dangerous fashion in order to make contact rather than missing completely.
Siegenthaler was injured on the play and did not return.
Rempe forfeits $17,083 in salary as part of the suspension. He’ll miss games at Carolina, Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh and at home against the New York Islanders before being eligible to come back March 19 against Winnipeg.
• The Nashville Predators will be without defenseman Dante Fabbro for two to three weeks because of an upper-body injury.
The Predators updated Fabbro’s injury status as they
The NHL’s department of player safety announced the ban after a disciplinary hearing Tuesday, handing the well-known rookie his first suspension 10 games into his career.
Rempe, 21, had taken the league by storm by fighting four times since being called up from the minors. He delivered a couple of borderline hits, and that rough play combined with fisticuffs gave him 54 penalty minutes — just below his total ice time of 56:28.
Then came the hit on Siegenthaler on Monday night, which drew a five-minute major and a game misconduct. The league, in a video explaining its rationale for suspending four games, said Rempe flared his left elbow up and out in dangerous fashion in order to make contact rather than missing completely.
Siegenthaler was injured on the play and did not return.
Rempe forfeits $17,083 in salary as part of the suspension. He’ll miss games at Carolina, Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh and at home against the New York Islanders before being eligible to come back March 19 against Winnipeg.
• The Nashville Predators will be without defenseman Dante Fabbro for two to three weeks because of an upper-body injury.
The Predators updated Fabbro’s injury status as they recalled Spencer Stastney from their AHL Milwaukee affiliate.
Fabbro was hurt Sunday in a 4-3 overtime loss at Minnesota, playing just six shifts over 3 minutes, 8 seconds. He signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract at the NHL trade deadline for the 2024-25 season.
COLLEGES
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Clemson fired women’s basketball coach Amanda Butler after six seasons and just one NCAA Tournament appearance.
Butler went 81-106 in her six seasons, including 32-75 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers were 12-19 and 5-13 in the ACC this year.
Their lone NCAA appearance came in Butler’s first season, in 2019. It was Clemson’s first March Madness appearance in 17 years and she was named ACC coach of the year for the accomplishment.
The NHL’s department of player safety announced the ban after a disciplinary hearing Tuesday, handing the well-known rookie his first suspension 10 games into his career.
Rempe, 21, had taken the league by storm by fighting four times since being called up from the minors. He delivered a couple of borderline hits, and that rough play combined with fisticuffs gave him 54 penalty minutes — just below his total ice time of 56:28.
Then came the hit on Siegenthaler on Monday night, which drew a five-minute major and a game misconduct. The league, in a video explaining its rationale for suspending four games, said Rempe flared his left elbow up and out in dangerous fashion in order to make contact rather than missing completely.
Siegenthaler was injured on the play and did not return.
Rempe forfeits $17,083 in salary as part of the suspension. He’ll miss games at Carolina, Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh and at home against the New York Islanders before being eligible to come back March 19 against Winnipeg.
• The Nashville Predators will be without defenseman Dante Fabbro for two to three weeks because of an upper-body injury.
The Predators updated Fabbro’s injury status as they recalled Spencer Stastney from their AHL Milwaukee affiliate.
Fabbro was hurt Sunday in a 4-3 overtime loss at Minnesota, playing just six shifts over 3 minutes, 8 seconds. He signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract at the NHL trade deadline for the 2024-25 season.
COLLEGES
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Clemson fired women’s basketball coach Amanda Butler after six seasons and just one NCAA Tournament appearance.
Butler went 81-106 in her six seasons, including 32-75 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers were 12-19 and 5-13 in the ACC this year.
Their lone NCAA appearance came in Butler’s first season, in 2019. It was Clemson’s first March Madness appearance in 17 years and she was named ACC coach of the year for the accomplishment.
New York Rangers enforcer Matt Rempe has been suspended for four games by the NHL for elbowing New Jersey Devils defender Jonas Siegenthaler in the face.
Rempe’s first suspension comes 10 games into his NHL career, having only made his big-league debut last month during an outdoor game against the New York Islanders.
Due to Rempe not having an in-person hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety, the maximum suspension he could be given would have been five games.
Four games for a first NHL suspension is still a high amount. Rempe was assessed a game misconduct for the elbow during Monday’s clash.
Siegenthaler did not return to the game after taking the elbow to the face and was helped off the ice by the team’s trainer. No update on his health has been made available.
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