Rasmus Andersson’s appeal was not accepted.
Calgary Flames’ Swedish defenseman For Rasmus Andersson the four-match suspension given remains unchanged.
Andersson tackled Columbus in the NHL arena last week Patrik Laineta to the head when there were only a few seconds left in the match. Laine was injured and is sidelined from his team’s games for the time being.
Andersson received a four-game suspension from NHL discipline, which Calgary and Andersson appealed.
Now the NHL is telling on their website league commissioner by Gary Bettman who kept Andersson’s ban unchanged. In addition, Andersson will lose 94,000 dollars (about 88,000 euros) from his salary during the suspension.
The Blue Jackets said on their website on Tuesday that they placed Laine on the injured list due to an upper body injury. Columbus invited a Russian from the AHL Dmitri Voronkov to replace Finnish.
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