Video: Penguins’ Matt Cooke delivers another hit to head

Penguins forward Matt Cooke was given a five-minute major penalty and ejected from Sunday’s game for his elbow to the head of Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh.

Cooke, who has been suspended three times in the past three seasons for illegal hits, likely faces another suspension this week after sticking out his arm to deck a defenseless McDonagh at center ice near the boards.

“I don’t think you can talk about eliminating head shots from the game, as we have as an organization, and not expect [Cooke's hit] to be examined,” Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma said. “It’s what looks to be a contact right to the head on the play, so the league will look at that and treat it as such.”

2 Comments for “Video: Penguins’ Matt Cooke delivers another hit to head”

1. Vitzy Says:
   March 21st, 2011 at 10:48 am

   This guy should be booted out of the league. Maybe he can step in the ring and see how a bully gets treated when he has to go toe to toe with someone that can fight back.

2. dl92 Says:
   March 21st, 2011 at 10:59 am

   Can’t wait to hear what Mario Lemieux says about this. Will this drive him out of the league, as he said, or will he stay quite?

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