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Flyers Forward Gets 25 Games
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Published: October 13, 2007
VOORHEES, N.J. - Philadelphia forward Jesse Boulerice was suspended 25 games by the NHL on Friday for striking Vancouver's Ryan Kesler across the face with his stick, the longest single-season ban in league history.
The suspension was handed down by NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell after a hearing in Toronto.
'This was more than a careless and reckless play,' Campbell said. 'It was senseless.'
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren anticipated the league's action.
Campbell said there would be a 'whole heap of problems' had Kesler been seriously injured.
'If there was an injury, we'd be dealing with more than we have to deal with today,' he said. 'I'd have to say Jesse is fortunate he didn't cause an injury.'
In 1998, Boulerice was suspended for one year by the Ontario Hockey League for violent stick-swinging.
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