NHL Player Safety announced that David Backes will have a hearing today for an illegal check to the head on New Jersey’s Blake Coleman late in last night’s game.
This Backes hit to the head of Coleman is pretty bad. Will almost certainly be scrutinized by Player Safety. #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/ehDnz0yPlK
— Colin Beswick (@CBeswick) December 28, 2018
It’s safe to assume that Backes will be suspended for this hit, and may possibly miss the Winter Classic. Backes, who turned thirty-four in May, has been a topic of discussion all season long.