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So, Who Did Dennis Wideman Actually Send That Stupid Text Message To?When Gary Bettman wrote a 22-page report detailing why he was upholding Dennis Wideman’s 20-game suspension for checking an official, one of the pieces of evidence upon which he hinged his argument was a text message Wideman purportedly sent to a teammate that showed he had no remorse for his action...

Dennis Wideman's 20-Game Suspension Reduced To 10 After He's Already Served 19Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman was initially handed a 20-game suspension for checking linesman Don Henderson in a game on Jan. 27, a punishment upheld upon appeal by commissioner Gary Bettman. But Wideman appealed even further, to an independent arbitrator—a recourse first offered under th...

Gary Bettman Upholds Dennis Wideman's Suspension, Provides Window Into NHL InvestigationNHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld Dennis Wideman’s 20-game suspension for cross-checking a linesman from behind today, a widely expected ruling that Wideman will now appeal to a neutral arbitrator. Wideman’s primary defense, that he was concussed shortly before hitting referee Don Henderson—Widem...

The NHL Is Afraid Of Dennis Wideman's Defense

Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman received a 20-game suspension for checking an official, but the controversy isn’t nearly over yet. The players’ union released a strong statement defending Wideman, and he will appeal: perhaps his first of two. It was one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen on the...

Dennis Wideman Suspended 20 Games For Checking Linesman

Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman made his case at his disciplinary hearing yesterday, and the NHL did not buy it. Director of hockey operations Colin Campbell handed down a 20-game suspension for hitting linesman Don Henderson from behind on Jan. 27....

Report: Dennis Wideman Will Tell NHL He Was "Woozy" When He Checked Linesman

Dennis Wideman’s disciplinary hearing begins at 2:30 today, and I’m genuinely curious what sort of suspension the NHL will hand down. The video shows what happened—Wideman cross-checking a linesman, landing him in the hospital overnight for observation—but it doesn’t show why. And there doesn’t seem...

The NHL has “indefinitely suspended” Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman for his vicious hit on linesman Don Henderson last night. Wideman maintains that it was accidental, but he’ll face the league’s disciplinary process. ...

Dennis Wideman Cross-Checks Linesman From Behind

The second period of the Predators’ 2-1 win over the Flames featured a strange and scary moment, as Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman absolutely leveled linesman Don Henderson on his way back to the bench. The hit sure looks intentional, but Wideman had just been checked hard into the boards, and loo...