Lemieux receives lengthy suspension

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Jay Tup
November 30, 2021 (10:45 PM)

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The NHL and the Department of Player Safety has announced that they have suspended LA Kings forward Brendan Lemieux for 5 games for biting Brady Tkachuk.

This is Lemieux's 3rd career suspension. He was previously suspended for 2 games in 2018 for an illegal check to the head of Vincent Trocheck. In July 2020, Lemieux was suspended for 2 games for an illegal check that injured Joonas Donskoi.

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