According to CSN Chicago’s Tracey Myers, there will be no disciplinary hearing for Kings forward Dustin Penner after last night’s apparent elbow/forearm to the head of Chicago’s Dave Bolland.
Apparently the league did review the play, which didn’t result in a penalty on the ice.
It’s not clear why the league chose to give Penner a pass. That Bolland wasn’t injured was likely a factor. Perhaps the league felt it was a penalty, but not an offense that rose to the level of supplemental discipline. Or, for you cynical types, maybe it was an even-up no-call after Bolland’s hit that hurt Mike Richards in Game 1.
Update:
Penner/Bolland: A reflex forearm prior to a collision. Not predatory. Not retaliatory. No history. No Supplemental Discipline.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) June 7, 2013
Here’s the play in full: