Tyson Barrie, left, against the Minnesota Wild (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post)
LOS ANGELES — The NHL’s Saturday night announcement that Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie was suspended for three games for his Friday night hit on the Ducks’ Simon Despres at Anaheim Friday was a bit surprising.
The surprise wasn’t that he was suspended, but that it was three games.
That seems a little steep for a first-time offender, so to speak.
The NHL announcement:
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie has been suspended for three games, without pay, for charging and interference against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Despres during NHL Game No. 63 in Anaheim on Friday, Oct. 16, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.
The incident occurred at 11:30 of the second period.
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Barrie will forfeit $41,935.47. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
For a full explanation of the decision, complete with video, please click on the following link:
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=60&id=849437&lang=en.Terry Frei: tfrei@denverpost.com or
