The NHL's Department of Player Safety has handed out one-game suspensions to Calgary Flames forward John Beecher and Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley for separate roughing incidents on Sunday. Beecher's suspension comes after he delivered a bare-knuckle punch to Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron, who was off-guard and restrained by a linesman at 13:15 in the first period of Calgary's 4-3 loss on Saturday. The incident occurred moments after McCarron dropped his gloves and began swinging at Beecher during a scrum near the Flames bench. Beecher, 24, was initially assessed a roughing minor and a 10-minute misconduct, and later left the game due to an injury sustained during a fight with Nashville's Nicolas Hague in the second period. Stanley's suspension was for an ungloved punch thrown to the face of an unsuspecting Brady Tkachuk 12:07 into the second period of Winnipeg's 4-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Stanley, 27, was given a roughing minor and an illegal equipment minor, while Tkachuk, furious after receiving the blow, was assessed a 10-minute misconduct. Neither player had been suspended or fined in their NHL careers prior to these incidents. Beecher has played 155 games, and Stanley has suited up in 242.
