Jake DeBrusk feels the wrath of NHL Player Safety

The hammer of justice falls on Jake DeBrusk.

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Published on June 1, 2021 at 8:55 a.m.

Jake DeBrusk feels the wrath of NHL Player Safety — Photo Credit: Zuma Press

Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for cross-checking New York Islanders forward Scott Mayfield.

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Boston’s Jake DeBrusk has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Cross-checking NY Islanders’ Scott Mayfield.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) June 1, 2021

The play transpired right in from of the Bruins' net and went unpenalized on the ice. Here's the play in question:

Mayfield very slow to get up after being cross-checked in the back of the head by DeBrusk. No penalty called on the play pic.twitter.com/8v2PrQP5VM
— NHL Safety Watch (@NHLSafetyWatch) June 1, 2021