Luleå fullback Oscar Engsund has been suspended for four matches due to a knee tackle.
He thus misses the CHL Final on Saturday.
Engsund must also fine SEK 20,625.
In the match against Lexand last Thursday, Engsund treated Lexand’s Ashton Carter rudely. Engsund received a match penalty for the incident and had to leave the ice. So did Carter, whose condition remains unconfirmed.
In the ensuing five-on-four match, Leksand scored two goals and laid the foundation for an away win.
But it didn’t stop with Lulia’s misery with the loss.
Engsund was reported to the disciplinary board, which has now reached a verdict.
“The sequence of the film supports the information in the report. The Board found that it was investigated that Oskar Engsund was guilty of kneeling. The offense must result in suspension. The duration of the suspension is fixed for a period deemed to correspond to four matches. In this assessment, the Board took into account that it A case of relapse (Disciplinary Board Decision of January 20, 2023, Case No. D-SIF-016016). He also has to pay a fine in the amount stipulated in the decision. There are no particular reasons to allow suspension to exclude the playing of the international team or otherwise to postpone the first day of suspension.” .
In making its judgment, the Commission took into account the following key factors in particular:
The maneuver is performed with the knee towards the opposing player
high risk of infection
It is a matter of setback
Now Engsund has been suspended for four games, including Saturday’s CHL Final against Tappara. Commentary limited to February 25th. Engsund will also miss next week’s games in the SHL.