Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas is back in the news for another questionable hit -- this time on Boston Bruins prospect forward Austin Czarnik during Saturday’s exhibition game.
The hit occurred early in the third period. Gudas was given a minor penalty for boarding on the play.
However, according to CSN New England, citing an anonymous source, the league is reviewing the hit.
Late hit by Gudas here, hope Czarnik is okay! pic.twitter.com/dLzF3IuIZl
— Broad Street Hockey (@BroadStHockey) October 8, 2016
“I just looked at [the hit]. There’s no update on [Czarnik]. We saw the shoulder to the head. Somehow he seems to have a knack of getting himself in trouble every game. I didn’t like the hit personally,” said Bruins coach Claude Julien, as per CSNNE.com.
“I thought it was a little bit late, and a shoulder to the head. It’s disappointing. Here’s a young player [in Czarnik] having a good camp and really playing well, and then he ends up with a hit like that in the last few minutes.”
Earlier this week, Gudas, who has a history with the league’s Department of Player Safety and suspensions, was ejected for boarding Jimmy Vesey, however in that case, he avoided supplemental discipline.
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