Boulerice gets 25-game penalty
Philadelphia forward Jesse Boulerice was suspended 25 games by the NHL on Friday for striking Vancouver’s Ryan Kesler across the face with his stick on Wednesday night, the longest single-season ban in league history.
The suspension was handed down by NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell after a hearing in Toronto.
Boulerice will have to forfeit $63,502.75 in salary and is eligible to return Dec. 13 against Montreal.
Kesler, who practiced Thursday, played Friday night in Vancouver’s 5-2 victory at Edmonton.
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