OHL Suspensions Handed Down

The Barrie Colts' Darren Archibald is suspended indefinitely after a Game 3 incident on Sunday where he ran ((and absolutely trucked)) Windsor Spitfires' goalie Phillipp Grubauer.

The incident took place late in the third period with Barrie down 5-2. Archibald caught Grubauer behind the net-knocking the goalie down. Windsor's Craig Duininck fought Archibald as a retalliation. He got a match penalty for the hit.

The Colts are down 3-0 in the series and face elimination when it resumes on Tuesday.

Windsor's Adam Wallace (inappropriate physical interaction with an opponent) and Barrie's Zac Rinaldo (physical interaction with an official) have also been suspended indefinitely.

In addition, the two teams have been fined C$5,000 each for "unprofessional off-ice conduct."

Here's the hit and the fight...
((HT: Sportsnet/OHL/JimKorn20))

Zack Kassian Gets 20-Game Suspension

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In what, probably, is a precursor to the upcoming decision on Patrice Cormier's shot to the head of Mikael Tam in the QMJHL, Windsor Spitfires forward Zack Kassian got a 20-game suspension for this hit on the Barrie Colts Matt Kennedy back on the 14th.

Kassian left his feet, led with his forearm and laid Kennedy out.
No debate here...
Pretty classless...



"I don't remember getting hit. I couldn't tell you what happened," Matt Kennedy told the Toronto Star at the time. "I kind of blacked out."

Ontario Hockey League president David Branch issued a statement:
"While the League is persuaded that player Zack Kassian did not leave his feet prior to contact with the Barrie player, It is the position of the League that player Zack Kassian checked the unsuspecting Barrie player while such player was in a vulnerable position without having been in the possession of the puck. Players must understand that they shall be held accountable for their actions and we must continue to work to improve the level of respect players have towards opposing players."

And such...

Kassian is a first-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres, and he's lucky he didn't get what Cormier is going to get come Monday... the HQ thinks that'll be pretty severe...

OHL: Barrie Wins 18th in a Row

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Darren Archibald's overtime goal lifted the Colts to their 18th win in a row Wednesday, a 5-4 triumph over the Owen Sound Attack.

Wednesday's victory moved the Colts past the 1999-00 Plymouth Whalers, who won 17 straight games that season. Barrie still has some work to do before equalling the league record of 25, set by the 1983-84 Rangers.

Here's an example of what you're missing in this win streak, but it's more from the losing perspective. The Niagara Ice Dogs were getting their collective ass handed to them over the weekend.

So... what happens...???
Fights- a lot of them, naturally...

Barrie, just so you know, is 26-4 on the year and haven't lost since October...

Here they are...
Thanks to our friends at Cogeco-Ontario...