Dennis Wideman will receive a 20 game suspension for his hit on lineman Don Henderson
After hours of hearings yesterday with Dennis Wideman and linesman Don Henderson, the NHL has come down with it's ruling according to TSN's Bob McKenzie:
Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 the Fan added this:
Here’s the league’s explanation on the Wideman suspension. #Flames pic.twitter.com/xix1ZvjUxm
— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) February 3, 2016
Prior to the ruling, most pundits around the league thought Dennis Wideman would get something between 10-20 and the NHL decided to go with the latter end of those numbers.