The Coyotes center will have a hearing with the league's department of player safety on Monday for a hit he laid in Saturday's game against the Oilers.
In the first period, at 13:42, Hanzal hit Oilers defenseman Jeff Petry along the boards and his forearm caught the head of Petry. Hanzal's feet also left the ice, and was whistled for a two-minute charging penalty on the play. Petry remained in the game.
The league will look into the charging call and it will also find any other infractions committed on the play.
Hanzal is slim with discipline history. In the 2012 playoffs, he was suspended one game for boarding Kings captain Dustin Brown. And since it falls within the 18 months, it makes Hanzal a repeat offender.
I didn't see this play, but obviously anything to the head, as well as leaping up to hit a player, definitely warrants a suspension. And since he is a repeat offender, I could look anywhere between three to five games. Again, I didn't see the hit but if he is called for an in-person hearing, I would make it five. Other than that, between three to five. He'll have to sit, no doubt. It just depends on what Brendan Shanahan will give to him.
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