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Video- Matt Cooke Suspended 7 Games

04/23/2014 at 8:55pm EDT

The video explanation...

NHL release is below...

NEW YORK (April 23, 2014) – Minnesota Wild forward Matt Cooke has been suspended seven games for kneeing Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie during Game Three of the teams’ First Round Stanley Cup Playoffs series in St. Paul on Monday, April 21, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

If the term of the suspension is not fully served during the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the remaining games will be served at the beginning of the 2014-15 regular season.

The incident occurred at 2:02 of the second period. Cooke was assessed a minor penalty for kneeing.

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