{"id":154648,"date":"2022-12-11T13:06:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T13:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jamie-oleksiak-suspended-three-games-by-nhl-for-head-hit-on-alex-alexeyev\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T13:06:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T13:06:11","slug":"jamie-oleksiak-suspended-three-games-by-nhl-for-head-hit-on-alex-alexeyev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jamie-oleksiak-suspended-three-games-by-nhl-for-head-hit-on-alex-alexeyev\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Oleksiak suspended three games by NHL for head hit on Alex Alexeyev"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced that Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak<\/strong> has been suspended three games for his illegal check to the head of Alex Alexeyev<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The hit knocked Alexeyev out of the game with an upper-body injury after he registered his first NHL point in the second period.<\/p>\n

During the game, Oleksiak was issued a five-minute major for an illegal check to the head and was ejected for the match penalty.<\/p>\n

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Seattle’s Jamie Oleksiak has been suspended for three games for an Illegal Check to the Head on Washington’s Alexander Alexeyev. https:\/\/t.co\/hHOVdqNCQD<\/p>\n

\u2014 NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Oleksiak nailed Alexeyev in the defensive zone as the Russian defenseman made a play on the puck on the goal line.<\/p>\n