The Department of Player Safety has suspended Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno three games for a high hit on Avalanche forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
Foligno was given a five minute charging major during the game after his hit on Bellemare.
Full quote from #CBJ Nick Foligno on the hit to #Avs Pierre-Edouard Bellemare that led to a 5-minute major and a game misconduct for the Blue Jackets captain: pic.twitter.com/SQmx8AXjTW
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) November 10, 2019
Foligno had no prior history with the Deparment of Player Safety. He was given a phone interview for his hit which denotes that any suspension was always going to be under five games.
