Pezzetta skated across the ice and connected with a shot to the head of Laval Rocket defenseman Marc Del Gaizo. Del Gaizo took a minute to get up from the hit and did not return to the match with an undisclosed injury. Pezzetta immediately fought with Laval’s Florian Xhekaj after the goal on Del Gaizo.
Marlies forwards Rhett Parsons and Cedric Pare received five-minute majors for fighting and misconduct in the game due to secondary altercations, but received no additional discipline from the league.
Here’s the play in question:
The AHL has suspended Toronto’s Michael Pezzetta (3 games) and Laval’s Alex Belzile (3 games), Laurent Dauphin (3 games), Joshua Roy (3 games) and Samuel Blais (1 game) as a result of this incident ⤵️
#Rocket Florian Xhekaj drops the gloves #Marlies Michael Pezzetta lays a very questionable hit on Marc Del Gaizo after the former Hab. At the end of the fight, a scrum involving several players began.
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Pezzetta was placed on waivers by the Maple Leafs on October 5 but went unclaimed. The 27-year-old recorded three assists in 17 games with the Marlies this season. He is eligible to return on December 26 when the Marlies take on the Belleville Senators.
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