Walker suspended for Elbowing
Dundee forward receives suspension
On Friday night in Kirkcaldy, Stars forward #56 Johnny Walker made an illegal hit on Flyers forward Kyle Osterberg using his elbow.
As the video shows, teams are lined up for a center-ice faceoff following the Stars’ fifth goal. Osterberg is set on his left wing, with Walker coming into position. Stars win the faceoff and Walker spins in front of Osterberg in an attempt to take away his skating lane. Osterberg attempts to skate directly past Walker, who raises his left arm and extends his elbow into Osterberg's head, knocking him to the ice. This is elbowing.
It is important to note that on this play Osterberg is not in possession of the puck and ineligible to be hit. While Walker is entitled to hold his ice, with Osterberg skating past him, instead of keeping his elbow tucked tightly to his chest or body, he extends it up and away from his chest, driving it directly into the head of Osterberg. What causes this play to rise to the level of supplementary discipline is Walker's significant extension of his elbow upwards and the direct head contact combined with the force of the blow on a non-puck carrier.
To Summarise:
Effective immediately Dundee Stars #56 Johnny Walker is fined and suspended for three games.
Dundee were informed of this suspension at 19:11 on Saturday 11 November.
