Hockey Player Banned 47 Games, Then Cut, For Fighting, Eye-Gouging

Derek Campbell of the Hull Stingrays was nailed with a 47-game ban and subsequently released from his team for reacting violently after being hit against the boards by a Dundee Stars player.

As you can see in the video, Campbell was pissed after getting smushed behind the net. He was immediately ejected from the game for excessive rough play. Campbell's 47-game suspension adds up as 12 10 for a knee to the head, 12 for eye-gouging—apparently, there's a specific violation for that—and 10 for excessive force to the head. The other 15 games comes fighting in a separate incident off of the ice. Seems like a laidback dude.

Actually, Campbell won't have to serve out his ban with the Stingrays; team owner Bobby McEwan cut him from the team today.

[ BBC]

H/t James