Capitals' Wilson to have hearing for hit on Blues' Thomas
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Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson will have a hearing Saturday for his interference hit on St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas on Friday night, NHL Player Safety announced.
Here is the incident:
The Tom Wilson is intensifying pic.twitter.com/3BJayH8YxU
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) September 23, 2017
Wilson was not assessed a minor penalty on the play, but proceeded to drop the gloves with Blues forward Dmitrij Jaskin afterward. It did not end well for Jaskin.
Tom Wilson's fight was slightly one-sided pic.twitter.com/fDQBFTLbie
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) September 23, 2017
This will be George Parros' first hearing as the head of the Department of Player Safety.
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