“Repeat Offender” Matt Rempe to forfeit $80,000 in salary for eight-game suspension

NHL: New York Rangers at Dallas Stars - Source: Imagn

New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe will forfeit $80,000 in salary for an eight-game suspension. The Rangers recalled the little-used forward fom the American Hockey League affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack.

While Rempe proved to be a forceful addition to the lineup, he went too far with his trademark physicality and has paid the price for it. After he leveled Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen with a hit from behind where his elbow was raised, Rempe was ejected and assessed a match penalty.

The ruling came on Sunday after the NHL Department of Player Safety offered an in-person hearing. Rempe will sit out the next eight Rangers games and won't be eligible to play in the NHL until Jan. 9.