Brendan Lemieux Suspended 2 Stanley Cup Qualifying Games

Although the NHL had paused play back in March, the Department of Player Safety was still busy. New York Rangers forward Brendan Lemieux laid a questionable hit on Colorado Avalanche forward Joonas Donskoi. The league decided to delay its decision until the league resumed play.

Brendan Lemieux has been suspended for 2 games for interference for a hit back in March. He will miss 2 Stanley Cup Qualifying games as the Rangers take on the Carolina Hurricanes.

NY Rangers’ Brendan Lemieux has been suspended for two Stanley Cup Qualifying games for interference on Colorado’s Joonas Donskoi. https://t.co/H3C0ZFD4f1
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) July 20, 2020