Kane facing potential 10 game suspension after attacking referee

In case you missed it last night, San Jose Sharks forward was ejected from his team’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights for “abuse of an official” after getting into an altercation of sorts with a linesman. 

Kane and Vegas Golden Knights pugilist Deryk Engelland were mixing it up along the boards when a linesman stepped in to separate the two during the course of play, Kane ended up getting taken down by the referee after the play ended.

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First question… what are you thinking, Evander Kane?

Second question… what are you thinking, ref?

Just stupidity all around. You never touch an official. Ever. Period.

Having said that, this referee acts like he’s Ryan Reaves coming to Engelland’s defense. What is he doing?

Kane had plenty to say about the altercation after the game saying, “I get kicked out of the game for getting jumped from behind by a referee. I’ve never seen a ref take five strides. If you look at his face, he’s getting all this power and he’s trying to drive me into the ice, which is what he did. That’s unbelievable.”

”Talk about abuse of an official? How about abuse of a player? It’s an absolute joke.”

“I was just skating up the ice. Minding my own business, and next thing you know, I get driven into the ice by one of the officials,” Kane said. “I wasn’t even engaged with one of their players. Explain that to me, how I get kicked out of the game for that. Baffling.”
 
Incredibly, Kane could be looking at a potential 10 game suspension as a result of this matter as the league has an automatic 10 game penalty for abuse of an official. 

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Sit tight, hockey fans. I have a feeling Kane will have a LOT more to say about this before everything is said and done.

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