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New footage shows Connor Bedard being choked while eating several punches in scrum against Canucks
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New footage has surfaced on what lead to Connor Bedard's 10-minute misconduct penalty against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, and it appears that the 19-year old Chicago Blackhawk was choked
The NHL has been under scrutiny for the past two days for 'mistreatment' of Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard.
It all started with a game misconduct penalty against the Sharks on Thursday for 'abuse of officials'.
A lip reader revealed what Bedard actually said, and it certainly was not enough for a 10-minute misconduct penalty, let alone a 2-minute minor.
Refs deliver 10-minute misconduct to Bedard again
Fast forward a very short duration of two days against the Vancouver Canucks and Bedard was once handed a 10-minute misconduct penalty again, this time it's much worse.
Bedard appeared to be hounded by multiple Vancouver Canucks for zero reason, but taking a closer look things are much worse.
A fan's perspective was caught on video, and it showed that Bedard was not only swarmed by his opponents, but choked by one as well.
A closer look at his neck being held by a second Canuck dwelling on him:
The NHL's allegations of not protecting their star players are further confirmed with videos like this, as no disciplinary action is expected to be dished out.
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MARS 16 | 683 ANSWERS New footage shows Connor Bedard being choked while eating several punches in scrum against Canucks Should this Vancouver Canuck be disciplined by the NHL for his actions against Connor Bedard? | ||
| Yes | 547 | 80.1 % |
| No | 136 | 19.9 % |
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