Former Calgary Flames winger Nick Ritchie has been suspended eight games in the Finnish league after he repeatedly punched an opponent in the head while playing for Oulun Kärpät.
The incident happened as Ritchie was battling along the boards with his opponent, Markus Nurmi of HC TPS, before shoving him to the ice. Ritchie repeatedly punched Nurmi in the head, including after his helmet came off, and had to be halted by linesmen.
Ritchie has played 10 games for Kärpät this season and has a goal and four assists. He split last season between the Arizona Coyotes and Calgary Flames and had 26 points (13 goals and 13 assists) in 74 games. Ritchie was traded to Calgary at the deadline on March 3 in a move that sent his brother, Brett Ritchie, to Arizona.
The 27-year-old from Orangeville, Ont., was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks in 2014. He has recorded 186 points (84 goals and 102 assists) in 481 games over eight seasons with the Ducks, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Coyotes and Flames.
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