Defenseman banned for being aggressor against Panthers forward Cousins
Gudbranson suspended one game for acting as aggressor
NEW YORK —<\/strong> Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Erik Gudbranson<\/a> has been suspended for one game, without pay, for violating Rule 46.2 (Aggressor) during an altercation with Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins<\/a>\u00a0during NHL Game No. 420 in Columbus on Sunday, Dec. 10, the National Hockey League\u2019s Department of Player Safety announced today.
The incident occurred at 6:46 of the third period. Gudbranson received a minor penalty and a 10-minute misconduct for instigating, a major penalty for fighting, and a game misconduct.
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Gudbranson will forfeit $20,833.33. The money goes to the Players\u2019 Emergency Assistance Fund.<\/p>\n

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Defenseman banned for being aggressor against Panthers forward Cousins Gudbranson suspended one game for acting as aggressorNEW YORK — Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Erik Gudbranson has been suspended for one game, without pay, for violating Rule 46.2 (Aggressor) during an altercation with Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins\u00a0during NHL Game No. 420 in Columbus on Sunday, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n