Canucks' Gudbranson to have hearing for boarding Bruins' Vatrano
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Vancouver Canucks blue-liner Erik Gudbranson will have a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety regarding his hit from behind on Boston Bruins pivot Frank Vatrano.
Here is a clip of the play in question:
Here is Gudbranson's hit on Vatrano... #NHL #Canucks #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/9Zq4GLiHYT
— NHL News feed (@NHLNews_PR) October 19, 2017
Gudbranson was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct on the play. As for Vatrano, he left the contest for a short time, but was later seen on the Bruins' bench.
No official update on his status was provided at the time.
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