Rempe returns, gets ejected for elbow

[Brewin Flames]

 

[Brewin Flames]

Rangers' Matt Rempe to get hearing after elbowing defenseman

New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe has been offered an in-person hearing with the NHL's department of player safety after a game misconduct for elbowing Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen on Friday night.

 

Rempe is considered a repeat offender by the department. He was suspended four games last season for elbowing New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in March.

The hearing is set to be held Sunday over Zoom.

The NHL offers a player and his representatives an in-person hearing when a suspension could be six or more games, which would make it eligible for appeal to a neutral arbitrator after a first appeal to commissioner Gary Bettman.

 

 

At 7:13 of the third period, Heiskanen played the puck with his back to Rempe. The Rangers forward skated in, raised his arm and drove Heiskanen's head into the glass, causing the Dallas defenseman to fall to the ice and the players to come together in a skirmish.

 

Rempe was given a major penalty and a game misconduct for elbowing, forcing the Rangers to kill off a five-minute major penalty with a 2-1 lead in the third. New York won the game 3-1. Heiskanen finished the game for Dallas.

 

This was Rempe's first game for the Rangers since Nov. 25, having been recently recalled from AHL Hartford. He earned 17 penalty minutes in 5:32 of ice time, registering one shot on goal and zero points.

 

Rempe became a sensation in 17 regular-season and 11 playoff games last season for the Rangers thanks to his size (6-foot-9), big hits and energetic fights. He earned 71 penalty minutes in 17 games but also the adoration of Rangers fans, who chanted his name at home games despite him averaging 5:37 per game.

 

He said before the season that he had spent the summer perfecting his overall hockey skills rather than just his fighting prowess, doing 1½ months of power skating drills in preparation for this season. But Rempe has appeared in just five games for New York, failing to register a point in earning 24 penalty minutes. He had three goals and two assists in 18 games with AHL Hartford.

[Brewin Flames]

Got an 8 game suspension

 

 

Rempe of Rangers suspended 8 games for boarding, elbowing

Forward received major penalty, misconduct for play against Stars defenseman Heiskanen on Friday

 

ByNHL Public Relations

@PR_NHL

3:59 PM

NEW YORK -- New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe has been suspended for eight games, without pay, for boarding and elbowing Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen during NHL Game No. 525 in Dallas on Friday, Dec. 20, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

 

The incident occurred at 7:09 the third period. Rempe was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for elbowing.

 

Rempe is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, will forfeit $80,000.00. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

Edited December 22, 2024 by Brewin Flames

[Math]

Not enough IMO. At least, the teams playing the Rangers during his suspension will avoid severe injuries caused by this goon and maybe Laviolette (or his successor) will notice that having that kind of player in the League doesn't benefit anyone.

[Jimtown guy]

This dude is worthless. 22 games with one goal and one assist. Yes he's not there to score obviously but all he is doing is hurting his own team not to mention opposing players. On top of that he's a terrible fighter to boot