The apple doesn’t fall far from the broader family tree, it seems, when it comes to the NHL’s Bertuzzi clan.
Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi, nephew of infamous former NHLer Todd Bertuzzi, earned himself a two-game ban following an altercation during Detroit’s matchup against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday evening.
Bertuzzi was awarded the ban for what was deemed both roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct, following his delivery of an uppercut punch to Colorado forward Matt Calvert’s jaw while Calvert was being held back against the benches by Red Wings teammate Dylan Larkin.
Calvert was initially driven into the boards by veteran Detroit blue liner Mike Green — and once he was pinned along the half-wall by the Detroit bench, Larkin, Michael Rasmussen, and Bertuzzi all grabbed Calvert’s stick and held him there.