Former NHLer To Recieve Massive Suspension for Horrifying Hit to the Head
Laurent Dauphin played 92 NHL games in his career. Now playing in Europe, he has adopted a vicious side to his game. It doesn't look like it'll work out.
Dauphin Throws a Disgusting Hit to the Head of His Opponent: Major Suspension Likely
Laurent Dauphin's NHL career, split between Arizona and Montreal wasn't the most prestigious. The 2013 2nd round pick spent most of his North American time in the AHL, but with no interest from teams for an NHL contract this season, he opted to sign with Ambri-Piotta of the NL.
He was off to a very strong start, with 11 points through his first 12 games, but an incident last night might sideline him for some significant time.
In a heated section of the game between Ambri-Piotta and opposing Rapperswil-Jona, Dauphin jumped several feet to throw a hit directly into the head of his opponent Tyler Moy:
(The horror of the day comes from Laurent Dauphin)
The way Dauphin approached this hit, clearly leaving the surface of the ice very seemingly with the intent to injure will certainly see him get some games in the press box. With the NL being notorious for significant suspensions, this could be as much as 10 games.
Moy, a sixth round pick of the Nashville Predators, has spent the last several years in the NL. Hopefully he won't have any lasting effects from this truly disgusting incident.
Reddit users quickly pointed out the six suspendable elements of the hit:
- Skates leave the ice✅
- hits the neck and head ✅
- comes with tons of speed ✅
- sees only numbers ✅
- and takes him into the boards ✅
- Throws a knee with the initial blow too!
Laurent Dauphin (#9 in white) very dangerous hit in the Swiss National League
byu/buerglermeister inhockey
How long do you think Dauphin should be suspended?
As Read on Blade of Steel - Former NHLer Gets Booted From Game After Vicious, Dirty Hit
| POLL | ||
OCTOBRE 23 | 109 ANSWERS Former NHLer To Recieve Massive Suspension for Horrifying Hit to the Head How long of a suspension should Dauphin get? | ||
| 2 Games | 14 | 12.8 % |
| 4 Games | 17 | 15.6 % |
| 8 Games | 18 | 16.5 % |
| 10+ Games | 60 | 55 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chandler Stephenson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jalen Chatfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Roope Hintz | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Montour | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jaden Schwartz | - | 2 | 2 | |
| John Tavares | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jamie Benn | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Evgeny Dadonov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Yanni Gourde | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Fraser Minten | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Daniel Sprong | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||