Lemieux Gets 5 Games for Tkachuk Snack

[The Comish]

https://www.nhl.com/news/kings-brend...ng/c-328492132

"NEW YORK -- Los Angeles Kings forward Brendan Lemieux has been suspended for five games, without pay, for biting Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk during NHL Game No. 325 in Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 27, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 13:51 of the third period. Lemieux was assessed a match penalty.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Lemieux will forfeit $38,750.00. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund."

[saucelife90]

Should have been more.

[Axeman33]

Should have been more.

More than any other biting incident in the leagues history.

[saucelife90]

More than any other biting incident in the leagues history.

The league was too lenient on the other incidents as well

[Blues_fan1000]

More than any other biting incident in the leagues history.

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2021/11/...ng-in-the-nhl/

interesting enough, seems there is a family history of biting!

May 22, 1986 – Claude Lemieux

A melee broke out after the Montreal Canadiens claimed a 1-0 victory over the Calgary Flames in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. During the post-whistle brawl, referee Andy van Hellemond handed out 122 minutes in penalties. Of course, those were mostly ceremonial, as the game had already concluded, and none would carry over into Game 5. The NHL stepped in and levied a total of $42,000 in fines, including penalties to the teams, coaches, and all players involved. They opted not to suspend anyone for their actions. That included Canadiens forward Claude Lemieux, who bit down on the finger of Calgary’s Jim Peplinski

I don’t know if I bit Peplinski or not,” Lemieux said. “But I think I broke a tooth. When you’re fighting, anything can happen. It might have been a stick I bit.”

Peplinski showed his bloody finger to referee Denis Morel, offering some evidence for a penalty call. “I didn’t know they allowed cannibalism in the NHL,” said Peplinski, who later received a tetanus shot.

[The Comish]

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2021/11/...ng-in-the-nhl/

interesting enough, seems there is a family history of biting!

May 22, 1986 – Claude Lemieux

A melee broke out after the Montreal Canadiens claimed a 1-0 victory over the Calgary Flames in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. During the post-whistle brawl, referee Andy van Hellemond handed out 122 minutes in penalties. Of course, those were mostly ceremonial, as the game had already concluded, and none would carry over into Game 5. The NHL stepped in and levied a total of $42,000 in fines, including penalties to the teams, coaches, and all players involved. They opted not to suspend anyone for their actions. That included Canadiens forward Claude Lemieux, who bit down on the finger of Calgary’s Jim Peplinski

I don’t know if I bit Peplinski or not,” Lemieux said. “But I think I broke a tooth. When you’re fighting, anything can happen. It might have been a stick I bit.”

Peplinski showed his bloody finger to referee Denis Morel, offering some evidence for a penalty call. “I didn’t know they allowed cannibalism in the NHL,” said Peplinski, who later received a tetanus shot.

Would have been crazy if Claude Lemieux had bitten Keith Tkachuk!! lol

[Invictus]

Ouch Charlie!

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[Moses]

“5 games for distinct biting motion. This, is not a hockey play.”

[stevegamer]

Clearly he needs to have his remaining teeth punched out, so biting is less of an option. I would've given him more than 5. Can we take the family lineage into account? I want to say yes.,

[Moses]

I have few thoughts.

1/ if someone puts their fingers or hand in my mouth during a fight I think I would bite them. Can’t speak to this from experience but… Don’t want to get bitten, don’t put your fingers in my mouth. Pretty simple.

2/ a biting suspension should be much much longer than 5 games.

[Invictus]

1/ if someone puts their fingers or hand in my mouth during a fight I think I would bite them. Can’t speak to this from experience but… Don’t want to get bitten, don’t put your fingers in my mouth. Pretty simple.

Ya kind of the same.
I hate things in or around my mouth. Dentist is a pain for me as I'm fighting the dentist / fighting the urge to fight the dentist (with my mouth).
If someone sticks their hand in my mouth I am more than likely going to clamp down in defense.
If I'm in a fight though my mouth isn't gaping open. It's shut for better structural integrity.

[2014olympicgold]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YNaQlGV9lI

I don't know how many people have seen this, but it's pretty jokes breakdown.

I also find it funny that the league can't say for sure Brady was bit twice, but JomBoy found the 2 bites. Just you can't pin when the 1st bite happens but you see the hand free of bite marks, then have bite marks.