Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson faces a hearing from NHL Player Safety following a hit in Friday night’s game against the Boston Bruins that sent Brandon Carlo to a Boston area hospital.Wilson smashed Carlo’s head into the glass with 90 seconds left in the first period.No penalty was called.”Washington’s Tom Wilson has been offered an in-person hearing via Zoom for Boarding Boston’s Brandon Carlo,” NHL Player Safety said Saturday. “Date and time TBD.”Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said Carlo went to a hospital in an ambulance. Asked if it was a concussion, Cassidy said: “You can probably make your own call on that, considering the hit was directly to his head.”“Defenseless player, predatory hit from a player that’s done that before,” Cassidy said. “I don’t know why they didn’t call it on the ice. It’s out of our hands after that, we’ve just got to play hockey.”During his eight-year career with the Capitals, Wilson has been one of the most penalized — and most suspended — players in the NHL. He is 10th among active players for penalty minutes, trailing only those who have been in the league five or more years longer than him.He was not made available for comment after the game.
Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson faces a hearing from NHL Player Safety following a hit in Friday night’s game against the Boston Bruins that sent Brandon Carlo to a Boston area hospital.
Wilson smashed Carlo’s head into the glass with 90 seconds left in the first period.
No penalty was called.
“Washington’s Tom Wilson has been offered an in-person hearing via Zoom for Boarding Boston’s Brandon Carlo,” NHL Player Safety said Saturday. “Date and time TBD.”
Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said Carlo went to a hospital in an ambulance. Asked if it was a concussion, Cassidy said: “You can probably make your own call on that, considering the hit was directly to his head.”
“Defenseless player, predatory hit from a player that’s done that before,” Cassidy said. “I don’t know why they didn’t call it on the ice. It’s out of our hands after that, we’ve just got to play hockey.”
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During his eight-year career with the Capitals, Wilson has been one of the most penalized — and most suspended — players in the NHL. He is 10th among active players for penalty minutes, trailing only those who have been in the league five or more years longer than him.
He was not made available for comment after the game.
