Seattle Kraken Forward to Have Hearing

Michael DeRosa Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Seattle Kraken

You know it is officially hockey season when an NHL Player Safety hearing is set. Seattle Kraken forward Jacob Melanson is the player set to have one for "Interference/Illegal Check to the Head" on Edmonton Oilers forward James Hamblin.

Seattle’s Jacob Melanson will have a hearing today for Interference/Illegal Check to the Head on Edmonton’s James Hamblin.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) September 27, 2022

Jacob Melanson with a dangerous hit to the head on James Hamblin. Hamblin was slow to get up I hope he’s okay. pic.twitter.com/0gSrJrl6Oa
— Dyl (@dhockey13) September 27, 2022

As you can see in the video above, Hamblin has the puck but dumps it into the offensive zone before the play occurs. From there, Melanson throws a blindside hit to the head of Hamblin. This resulted in Melanson receiving a match penalty.

It will be intriguing to see if Melanson's hit results in a suspension for the 19-year-old forward. What do you think, readers? Is this hit worthy of a suspension? Let us know in the comments.

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