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Will Dennis Wideman Face Discipline for Linesman Collision?

FlamesNation | January 28, 2016

Related Topics: Dennis Wideman, Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, Don Henderson, National Hockey League

The talk of the arena - and social media - following Calgary's 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators was a late second period collision between Flames defender Dennis Wideman and linesman Don Henderson.

The big question: Will Wideman face discipline from the National Hockey League for the incident?

Here's the relevant section (Section 40) of the NHL rulebook as it regards to abuse of officials:

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So there's a two-pronged test:
  1. Did Wideman intend to injure the official?
  2. Did Wideman deliberately apply physical force to the official?
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