Sharks' Evander Kane lands 3-game suspension for abuse of official
San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane received a three-game suspension for violating Rule 40.4 (Physical Abuse of Officials), the NHL announced Tuesday.
The incident took place during a preseason contest versus the Golden Knights on Sunday, when Kane appeared to strike a linesman with his stick before getting tangled up with the same official later in the sequence while engaging with defenseman Deryk Engelland.
Evander Kane gets ejected in his last preseason game for "abuse of officials." pic.twitter.com/OAKcqPWf2I
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) September 30, 2019
The ejection came with an automatic three-game suspension, which the Sharks can appeal, TSN's Darren Dreger noted.
If the three-gamer holds up, Kane will miss the Sharks’ first two regular-season contests against, of course, the Golden Knights, plus the team’s third game against Anaheim.
Kane, who is slotted on San Jose’s second line and No. 2 power-play unit, put up 30 tallies and 56 points for the Sharks last season.
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