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NHL player receives 41-game ban for this nasty check to an opponent's head

They’d call it a black card offence at Croke Park.

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SAN JOSE SHARKS forward Raffi Torres has been suspended for 41 games — or half the 2015-16 NHL season.

The ban has been handed down to Torres by the NFL for his illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks winger Jakob Silfverberg during a pre-season game last week.

Torres’ check is a nasty one — late, away from the play, and targeted at Silfverberg’s head.

Torres received a match penalty for it, meaning he was ejected and automatically suspended until the NHL’s Department of Player Safety ruled officially.

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The 41-game suspension is a big one, but for a hit that could have easily ended a young player’s career, it’s deserved.

Torres’ suspension will also undoubtedly send a strong message to players around the league on the eve of the new season.

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