OHL suspends Luke Dragusica for remainder of season following violent head slash incident

The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) has suspended a subordinate for the remainder of the regular play and the playoffs aft his convulsive caput slash past week near his hostile bloodied and incapable to decorativeness the game. 

Brampton Steelheads subordinate Luke Dragusica, 18, was suspended aft the OHL Department of Player Safety reviewed the Nov. 14 crippled against the Oshawa Generals, wherever Dragusica slashed defenseman Brady Blaseg crossed the face. 

Tristan Delisle (40) of the Oshawa Generals fights Luke Dragusica (23) of the Mississauga Steelheads during the 3rd play astatine Tribute Communities Centre successful Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, connected Dec. 13, 2023. (Chris Tanouye/Getty Images)

The incidental took spot with a small much than 2 minutes remaining successful the game. 

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Video of the incidental showed Dragusica swinging his instrumentality crossed the look of Blaseg, who instantly dropped to the crushed successful evident pain. While helium was down, Dragusica proceeded to cross-check Blaseg.

A combat betwixt the 2 teams ensued with referees rapidly jumping successful to abstracted the players. 

Blaseg was tended to by staff, and video of the incidental showed humor staining the crystal wherever Blaseg was hit. He did not instrumentality to the game. 

Dragusica volition beryllium required to implicit a league-mandated education, counseling and assemblage work programme arsenic portion of his suspension.  (iStock)

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"This determination follows a broad reappraisal of the incidental by the OHL Department of Player Safety that incorporated video, crippled reports, interviews and submissions from some Clubs," the OHL said successful a connection released Friday.

"The deliberate usage of a instrumentality arsenic a limb to an opponent’s head, followed by further interaction connected a defenseless player, is simply a unsafe and unacceptable enactment that has nary spot successful the OHL." 

Dragusica volition beryllium required to implicit a league-mandated education, counseling and assemblage work programme arsenic portion of his suspension. He volition besides request to look earlier a reinstatement sheet to find his eligibility for the 2026-2027 season.

Tristan Delisle (40) of the Oshawa Generals fights Luke Dragusica (23) of the Mississauga Steelheads during the 3rd play astatine Tribute Communities Centre successful Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, connected Dec. 13, 2023. (Chris Tanouye/Getty Images)

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According to The Athletic, Blaseg was chopped crossed the rima and suffered bruising to his face, but helium returned to play successful the team’s adjacent crippled conscionable 2 days later. 

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