Yesterday, in the game between the Manitoba Moose and the Laval Rocket, there was a bit of a skirmish. After the regular 60 minutes, in a game that the Rocket won with a score of 6-2, tempers flared.
Brady Keeper and Nikita Chibrikov are at the heart of the story.
Jayden Struble, who was then on his team’s bench, jumped into the fray to play the role of a policeman. He threw punches and defended his teammates, which is noble from a team’s point of view…
But a guy can’t jump into the brawl to fight when he was on the bench.
That’s why he’s been suspended for the next three games of the Laval Rocket. So he won’t be able to play today (10:30 AM, Winnipeg time) nor on Wednesday and Friday.
Jeff Malot (Moose) gets a one-game suspension as well.
The sanction seems severe at first glance, except that the brawl occurred after the end-of-game buzzer, and Struble was coming off the bench. The League has no choice but to be strict under such circumstances.— Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) November 13, 2023
So this week, one of the Rocket’s good defenders won’t be available. Without him and without Gustav Lindstrom, who was called up by the CH, two key defenders will not play this morning.
Lucky for the Laval Rocket to have depth on the blue line…
It should also be noted that today’s goalie will be Strauss Mann.
Unsurprisingly, it’s Strauss Mann who will start for the Rocket this morning (11:30) against the Manitoba Moose. Struck with cramps yesterday, Jakub Dobes had not been able to complete the game. He will be Mann’s backup today, so no worries.— Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) November 13, 2023
In Quick News
– Good crowds for the Rocket.
5 ECHL teams have average attendance above 7400 which is higher than 25 AHL teams. Top 5 in both leagues:ECHL (Low 1584, Ave. 4515) 9767 JAX 8217 FW 7568 TOL 7475 TUL 7430 ORLAHL (Low 2186, Ave. 5625) 8948 San Diego 8913 Cleveland 8481 Hershey 8448 Coachella Valley 8328 Laval— ECHL Stats (@EchlStats) November 13, 2023
– A name to watch out for, this year.
Quentin Miller is having a solid year for the Remparts. Here was one of his 52 saves in a 4-1 loss to Rouyn-Noranda. I am taking a closer look at his play, and will post a video article later. pic.twitter.com/Ny0DteyjHW— Grant McCagg (@grantmccagg) November 13, 2023
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