Red Wings' Witkowski suspended 10 games for brawl with Flames
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Detroit Red Wings forward Luke Witkowski has been suspended 10 games for his role in Wednesday's line brawl against the Calgary Flames, the Department of Player Safety announced.
After Witkowski was sent off the ice for a fight late the third period, he interrupted his route to the dressing room and came back to the playing surface upon being prodded by the stick of Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk, resulting in an automatic 10-game ban, per NHL rules.
The entire sequence can be seen here:
Tkachuk will face a discipline hearing Friday.
Witkowski is in his first season with the Red Wings, and has been held pointless through eight games so far.