{"id":2138,"date":"2016-10-06T04:22:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T08:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2016-10-06T04:22:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T08:22:43","slug":"los-angeles-kings-tanner-pearson-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/10\/06\/los-angeles-kings-tanner-pearson-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Kings Tanner Pearson Suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was announced that\u00a0<strong>Los Angeles Kings<\/strong> left wing <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pearsta01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanner  Pearson<\/a><\/strong> was suspended by the <strong>NHL Department of Player Safety<\/strong>\u00a0on Friday. He is suspended for the remainder of the pre-season, as well as the first two games of the NHL regular season. Pearson was punished for his hit on <strong>Edmonton Oilers\u00a0<\/strong>defenceman\u00a0<strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/davidbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon  Davidson<\/a><\/strong> on Sunday. The hit was categorized as an illegal hit to the head.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">L.A. Kings\u2019 Pearson suspended for remainder of preseason and 2 regular season games for illegal check to the head. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OTUFonsvCW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/OTUFonsvCW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLPlayerSafety\/status\/783726573757296640\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Los Angeles Kings Tanner  Pearson Suspended<\/h2>\n<p>Pearson received a game misconduct on the play. It appeared that Pearson hit Davidson&#8217;s chin with his shoulder during the second period of Sunday&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>Pearson, 24, typically plays with <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/toffoty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler  Toffoli<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/carteje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff  Carter<\/a><\/strong> on &#8220;that 70s line.&#8221; The Kings drafted Pearson in the first round, 30th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft. He scored 15 goals and 21 assists for 36 points in 79 games for the Kings last season.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Davidson scored four goals and seven assists for 11 points over 51 games last season with the Oilers. It was a breakout year for the second-year defenceman and he is expected to be a regular for the Oilers again this year.<\/p>\n<p>Pearson will miss the Kings season opening game in <strong>San Jose<\/strong> against the <strong>Sharks <\/strong>on October 12th;<b>\u00a0<\/b>as well as their home opener against the <strong>Philadelphia Flyers <\/strong>on October 14th. He is eligible to return when the Kings visit the <strong>Minnesota Wild <\/strong>on October 18th.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/524811476\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/524811476?et=ciFhlhVoS0BTDH7tvckavQ&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=7WverkBwXdYPcVFIQuKs9WdJA3-tCPcWWvKeg-rBVz4=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Main Photo Caption- SAN JOSE, CA &#8211; APRIL 20: Tanner  Pearson #70 of the Los Angeles Kings skates after the puck against the San Jose Sharks in Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on April 20, 2016 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Rocky W. Widner\/NHL\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was announced that\u00a0Los Angeles Kings left wing Tanner Pearson was suspended by the NHL Department of Player Safety\u00a0on Friday. He is suspended for the remainder of the pre-season, as well as the first two games of the NHL regular season. Pearson was punished for his hit on Edmonton Oilers\u00a0defenceman\u00a0Brandon Davidson on Sunday. 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