{"id":128342,"date":"2022-05-03T13:50:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T17:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=128342"},"modified":"2022-05-03T13:53:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T17:53:19","slug":"kyle-clifford-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/05\/03\/kyle-clifford-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Clifford To Have Hearing For Hit In Game 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During Game 1 of the first-round matchup between the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/05\/02\/toronto-maple-leafs-vs-tampa-bay-lightning-series-preview\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/05\/02\/toronto-maple-leafs-vs-tampa-bay-lightning-series-preview\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Lightning<\/a>, Leafs forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cliffky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Clifford<\/a> received a five-minute major and game misconduct for boarding Lightning forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/coltoro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ross Colton<\/a>. Although Toronto went on to blank Tampa Bay 5-0, that hit clouded the rest of the game. The NHL Player Safety announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cliffky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Clifford<\/a> will have a hearing for his illegal check on Colton.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Toronto\u2019s Kyle Clifford will have a hearing today for Boarding Tampa Bay\u2019s Ross Colton.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLPlayerSafety\/status\/1521499923782541312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Kyle Clifford To Have a Phone Hearing<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to CBC, Kyle Clifford will have a phone interview with the NHL player safety to determine his punishment. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maple Leafs forward Kyle Clifford will have a hearing Tuesday with the NHL&#8217;s department of player safety after receiving a major penalty in Toronto&#8217;s playoff-opening win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday\u201d (The Candian Press 1).\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The penalty time during the matchup totalled twenty-six minutes. Most of those minutes were during a violent scrap halfway through the third period. Players on both sides also received fines for the altercation. Maple Leafs forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/simmowa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wayne Simmonds<\/a> and Lightning forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/maroopa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pat Maroon<\/a> will fork over $2,250. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/perryco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corey Perry<\/a> of the Lightning will lose $2,500. Many hockey fans wonder what the consequences will be for Kyle Clifford.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Lack of Faith In Player Safety<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is yet to be determined what the course of action Player Safety will take from this point forward. Clifford having a phone hearing means he will be punished in some form. Whether that will be merely a fine or a suspension remains to be seen. However, NHL Player Safety is notorious for being lenient on clear violators of safety regulations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wilsoto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Wilson<\/a> slammed Rangers forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/panarar01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artemi Panarin<\/a>&#8216;s head on the ice, he only received a fine of $5,000. Although the fine is the maximum allowable under the CBA, Wilson did not serve a game suspended nor have any further consequences for his actions. The league is also less strict come playoff time, so the fact of Kyle Clifford being punished justly for his dangerous hit on Ross Colton is very much up in the air.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"jJsgllJWQvd5eA-Kw3EQtQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1394796083\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'jJsgllJWQvd5eA-Kw3EQtQ',sig:'eYw9ivM17MdEVrG2lF5qtxPMMEbXsQXLBnFwTJVhIpQ=',w:'594px',h:'425px',items:'1394796083',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Game 1 of the first-round matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Lightning, Leafs forward Kyle Clifford received a five-minute major and game misconduct for boarding Lightning forward Ross Colton. Although Toronto went on to blank Tampa Bay 5-0, that hit clouded the rest of the game. 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