NHL notebook: Kings F Lucic suspended for incident versus Coyotes
By The Sports Xchange
Los Angeles Kings winger Milan Lucic was suspended one game without pay for roughing Arizona Coyotes defenseman Kevin Connauton on Saturday.
Lucic was assessed a roughing minor and game misconduct for slashing and then sucker-punching Connauton, who also slashed Lucic in the goal-mouth altercation.
Lucic did himself no favors postgame by publicly criticizing referee Brad Meier for throwing him out of the game.
"I mean, if I don't react, I don't think he even calls a penalty," Lucic said. "Same guy -- Brad Meier. I think this is the fourth time he's kicked me out of a game. It's always the same thing with him. It's if guys can take liberties on me and it's not a penalty. If I do something, then I'm automatically kicked out of the game. It's just unfortunate that it is that way with him, and I've just got to move on and not get frustrated by the referees in the game."
Lucic will forfeit $32,258.06 to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund because of the suspension.
---The Detroit Red Wings recalled left winger Eric Tangradi and defenseman Nick Jensen from Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League on Sunday.
The Red Wings also assigned center Joakim Andersson to their AHL affiliate.
Tangradi, 26, leads Grand Rapids with 31 points (16 goals, 15 assists) in 36 games and is tied for fifth in the AHL with 16 goals. The 6-foot-4, 233-pounder has played 143 games in the NHL since 2009-10 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens. Jensen, 25, was originally drafted by the Red Wings in the fifth round in 2009 and has spent the past three seasons with the Griffins, totaling 44 points (eight goals, 36 assists) and 38 penalty minutes in 159 games.
---The Arizona Coyotes recalled forward Christian Thomas from the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.
Thomas, 23, has recorded seven points (three goals, four assists) in 15 games with Springfield. He has one goal and two assists in 26 career NHL games between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens.
---The Edmonton Oilers assigned defensemen Brad Hunt and Griffin Reinhart and right winger Zack Kassian to the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League.
Hunt, 27 appeared in seven games with the Oilers, posting two penalty minutes. Reinhart, 21, has recorded one assist and eight penalty minutes in 13 games with the Oilers this season. Kassian, 25, has one goal, one assist and 18 penalty minutes in six games with the Oilers this season.
By The Sports Xchange
Los Angeles Kings winger Milan Lucic was suspended one game without pay for roughing Arizona Coyotes defenseman Kevin Connauton on Saturday.
Lucic was assessed a roughing minor and game misconduct for slashing and then sucker-punching Connauton, who also slashed Lucic in the goal-mouth altercation.
Lucic did himself no favors postgame by publicly criticizing referee Brad Meier for throwing him out of the game.
"I mean, if I don't react, I don't think he even calls a penalty," Lucic said. "Same guy -- Brad Meier. I think this is the fourth time he's kicked me out of a game. It's always the same thing with him. It's if guys can take liberties on me and it's not a penalty. If I do something, then I'm automatically kicked out of the game. It's just unfortunate that it is that way with him, and I've just got to move on and not get frustrated by the referees in the game."
Lucic will forfeit $32,258.06 to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund because of the suspension.
---The Detroit Red Wings recalled left winger Eric Tangradi and defenseman Nick Jensen from Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League on Sunday.
The Red Wings also assigned center Joakim Andersson to their AHL affiliate.
Tangradi, 26, leads Grand Rapids with 31 points (16 goals, 15 assists) in 36 games and is tied for fifth in the AHL with 16 goals. The 6-foot-4, 233-pounder has played 143 games in the NHL since 2009-10 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens. Jensen, 25, was originally drafted by the Red Wings in the fifth round in 2009 and has spent the past three seasons with the Griffins, totaling 44 points (eight goals, 36 assists) and 38 penalty minutes in 159 games.
---The Arizona Coyotes recalled forward Christian Thomas from the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.
Thomas, 23, has recorded seven points (three goals, four assists) in 15 games with Springfield. He has one goal and two assists in 26 career NHL games between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens.
---The Edmonton Oilers assigned defensemen Brad Hunt and Griffin Reinhart and right winger Zack Kassian to the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League.
Hunt, 27 appeared in seven games with the Oilers, posting two penalty minutes. Reinhart, 21, has recorded one assist and eight penalty minutes in 13 games with the Oilers this season. Kassian, 25, has one goal, one assist and 18 penalty minutes in six games with the Oilers this season.
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