Briere Fined $1,000 For Bench Punch

The NHL fined the Philadelphia Flyers' Danny Briere $1,000 for throwing a punch from the bench at the New York Rangers' Brandon Prust Sunday.

Here's the punch... good catch Joe Micheletti...
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Briere has been suspended three games in 2010/11 - costing him nearly $238,000 in salary. He was also looked over for the all-star team even though he is tied for fifth in the NHL with 24 goals.

Boogey Man Gets Five For Elbow

The NHL has come down hard on Minnesota Wild tough guy Derek Boogaard as the veteran enforcer was handed a five game suspension Saturday for an elbow to the head of Flames' forward Brandon Prust.

With just under two minutes remaining in the third period, the 26-year old Boogaard blindsided Prust with an elbow to the side of the head. Prust left the game and did not return. At Flames practice Saturday, head coach Mike Keenan suspected that Prust had been concussed on the play.

One of the most feared heavyweights in the league, the 26-year old Boogaard has three assists and 85 penalty minutes in 47 games this season.

Here's the elbow no longer in question...
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