Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet spoke yesterday about Player Safety's decision to suspended Tyler Myers and Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid.

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers will have disciplinary hearings with the NHL—and are facing

That is a huge deal for McDavid and the Oilers, let alone the league since that involves one of the league's biggest superstars.

The National Hockey League will hold its hearing into Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers’ crosschecking incidents on Monday. Both hearing are in-person so the most either player can get is a four game suspension.

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid believes the NHL might have been a bit excessive in issuing him a three-game suspension for cross-checking

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid received a three-game suspension for a cross-check on Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland.

Canucks Boeser Discusses What Makes Quinn Hughes So Special Before Vancouver's game on Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres, Rick Tocchet was asked his opinion on the suspensions. Tocchet said, "I think it's just unfortunate.

The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced the discipline after holding telephone hearings with both players on Monday afternoon.

The Edmonton Oilers will be without suspended superstar Connor McDavid when they host the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night in the second game between the Pacific Division rivals in less than a week.

Connor McDavid made a fair point when he suggested that he and the Edmonton Oilers aren't getting their fair share of power-play opportunities this season.

One of things reinforced in the wake of the non-call to Garland and the suspension to McDavid is the refs not wanting a penalty late in a game, so they are determining the outcome. It would have given the Oilers, with the best power play in the league over the last four or five years, a six-on-four for 20 seconds left on the clock.