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Tuesday, December 1, 1998
Buffalo's Ray suspended four games
NEW YORK (CP) -- Buffalo Sabres right-winger Rob Ray was suspended for four games and fined $1,000 by the NHL on Monday for "slew-footing" Florida Panthers left-winger Alex Hicks in a game Saturday.The incident occurred at 8:12 of the third period, when Ray knocked Hicks backward onto the ice by kicking his feet out from under him. Ray was assessed a match penalty for deliberately attempting to injure his opponent.
Ray served one game of the suspension Sunday prior to a hearing conducted by NHL director of hockey operations Colin Campbell. Ray is to miss home games against Florida tonight and Philadelphia on Friday, and a road game against Nashville on Saturday. Ray also forfeits $15,625 of his annual salary.
NHL suspensions this season:
October9: Anaheim defenceman Ruslan Salei suspended for five games for "slew-footing" Phoenix foward Daniel Briere. Also fined $1,000 US.
14: Colorado winger Keith Jones, two games and $1,000 fine for a check to the head of Buffalo forward Curtis Brown.
15: Buffalo defenceman Richard Smehlik, one game and $1,000 fine for high-sticking Colorado forward Valeri Kamensky.
19: Montreal winger Turner Stevenson, two games and $1,000 fine for elbow to the face of Buffalo forward Dixon Ward.
21: Boston forward Rob DiMaio, two games and $1,000 fine for elbow to the face of Phoenix forward Dallas Drake.
23: Nashville winger Denny Lambert, four games and $1,000 fine for slashing Detroit winger Kirk Maltby.
29: Montreal defenceman Dave Manson, three games and $1,000 fine for elbowing Boston forward P.J. Axelsson.
November
5: Buffalo winger Matthew Barnaby, four games and $1,000 fine for blow to the head of Boston forward P.J. Axelsson.
10: New Jersey centre Bobby Holik, two games and $1,000 fine for "slew-footing" Florida defenceman Paul Laus.
12: Tampa defenceman Enrico Ciccone, one game and $1,000 fine for elbowing New York Rangers centre.
13: Edmonton defenceman Sean Brown, three games and $1,000 fine for high-sticking Ottawa winger Daniel Alfredsson.
14: Chicago forward Reid Simpson, two games and $1,000 fine for throwing a water bottle at a fan.
18: Florida winger Peter Worrell, three games and $1,000 fine for elbowing Pittsburgh winger Alexei Morozov.
19: Tampa Bay winger Andrei Nazarov, seven games and $1,000 fine for cross-checking Colorado defenceman Cam Russell.
20: Washington winger Richard Zednik, four games and $1,000 fine for high-sticking Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Daniil Markov.
23: Los Angeles forward Matt Johnson, 12 games for sucker-punching New York Rangers defenceman Jeff Beukeboom.
December
1: Buffalo right-winger Rob Ray, four games and $1,000 fine for "slew-footing" Florida left-winger Alex Hicks.
