Boston Bruins: Shawn Thornton Suspended 15 Games

Boston Bruins right wing Shawn Thornton

Per tsn.com, Boston Bruins forward Shawn Thornton has been suspended for 15 games for an incident against Brooks Orpik and the Pittsburgh Penguins on December 7. Thornton pulled Orpik to the ground and punched the defenseman while he was defenseless on the ice. Orpik was eventually carted off the ice on a stretcher.

The Penguins defenseman suffered a concussion but was back on the ice today, for the first time since the incident, according to the Penguins official Twitter account.

After the game Joe Haggerty of CSNNE.com tweeted:

Amalie Benjamin of Boston.com tweeted:

According to tsn.com, Orpik skated with the Penguins for the first time since the incident on Friday.

You can watch the action that led to the incident below.

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Tom Fitzgerald