The KHL Disciplinary Committee has reviewed an episode from the 57th minute of Monday’s match in Khabarovsk between Amur and Severstal Cherepovets, in which visiting forward Igor Radulov was handed a minor plus misconduct penalty (2+10 minutes) for checking to the head and neck area.
After studying the incident, the Committee found the Severstal man guilty of the more serious offense of injuring an opponent by checking to the head and neck area, for which Radulov receives a major plus game misconduct penalty (5+20 minutes), a fine, and a two-game suspension.
