New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe was suspended eight games for boarding and elbowing Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen during Friday’s game, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.
Matt Rempe gets tossed for this hit on Miro Heiskanen in his 1st game back up with the Rangers 😬 pic.twitter.com/uvVAxvILJd
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) December 21, 2024
“This hit is a violation of both the boarding and the elbowing rules,” player safety said in its explanation. “It is important to note that for an extended period of time and during the entire lead-up to this hit, Rempe sees nothing but Heiskanen’s back. Rempe is in complete control of how this play develops, and it is Rempe’s responsibility, in this situation, to avoid the contact, change the angle such that he does not hit a defenseless player directly from behind, or at very least, minimize the force of an imminent collision.”
This marks the second suspension of Rempe’s 22-game NHL career, which began last season. He was handed a four-game ban in 2023-24 for an elbow to the head of New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler…