LEmiEux suspEnDED For Hit on TroCHECk

The NHL has suspended Winnipeg Jets forward Brendan Lemieux two games for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck. The incident occurred in the second period of the Panthers’ 4-2 win over the Jets on Friday in Finland. Lemieux skated by Trocheck and hit him in the head after the Panthers forward passed the puck into the Winnipeg zone. Lemieux was assessed a match penalty for an illegal check to the head. Lemieux will forfeit US$9,023.30 in salary. He will be eligible to return when the Jets host the Washington Capitals on Nov. 14.