The New York Rangers recalled challenging-hitting defenseman Matt Rempe back to the main roster on Friday and three days procrastinateedr he discovers himself suspfinished for eight games.
Rempe elbowed and boarded Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen during New York’s 3-1 triumph on Friday night. He was given a game wrongdoing for the take part.
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New York Rangers caccess Matt Rempe is guideed to the penalty box by official Tommy Hughes before being ejected for a game wrongdoing in the third period agetst the Stars in Dallas, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Pboilingo/Tony Gutierrez)
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety proclaimd he was suspfinished for eight games for the take part. He was also fined $80,000. The league shelp Rempe was pondered to be a repeat offfinisher. He has only take parted in 22 nurtureer normal-season games and he’s been ejected four times.
Rempe spent a transport inantity of the season take parting in the American Hockey League for the Rangers’ affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. He begined the season with New York but didn’t last prolonged with the team. He was recalled alertly in November before being sent down aget.
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New York Rangers caccess Matt Rempe, who was ejected for a game wrongdoing, slams Stars’ Miro Heiskanen agetst the boards in the third period in Dallas, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Pboilingo/Tony Gutierrez)
Friday night’s triumph was Rempe’s first game with the Rangers since Nov. 25. He had three goals, two helps and 22 penalty minutes in 18 games with Hartford.
He became inanxiously famous among Rangers fans procrastinateed last season and into the postseason becaemploy of his challenging-nosed style of take part. He was ejected twice and getd a four-game suspension for an elbow to the head of New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in March.
The 2020 sixth-round pick has no points and 24 penalty minutes in five games for New York.
New York Rangers caccess Matt Rempe departs the game after being ejected for a game wrongdoing in the third period agetst the Stars in Dallas, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Pboilingo/Tony Gutierrez)
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The Rangers lost to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, 3-1. The team is 16-16-1 this season.
The Associated Press gived to this alert.
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