Breaking: NHL suspends forward for sucker punch.

NHL Player Safety hands down a suspension before the week-end.

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Breaking: NHL suspends forward for sucker punch.

The National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety has handed down a suspension.

According to an official release from NHL Player Safety, Anaheim Ducks forward Nick Ritchie has been suspended two games for a sucker punch that he delivered to Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Michal Rozsival.

The league highlighted the sucker punch, the injury to Rozsival, and Ritchie's complete lack of history with Player Safety as contributing factors to their decision to give Ritchie two games.

Here is a full breaking down of their decision.

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