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Gudas was given a major penalty and ejected, then suspended five games for kneeing — the maximum the Department of Safety could levy because the hearing was by phone.
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Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Gudas was given a major penalty and ejected, then suspended five games for kneeing — the maximum the Department of Safety could levy because the hearing was by phone.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Gudas was given a major penalty and ejected, then suspended five games for kneeing.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Gudas received a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct, a penalty that broke the game open as the Leafs scored twice on the power play as part of a 6-4 win.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Gudas was given a major penalty and ejected, then suspended five games for kneeing — the maximum the Department of Safety could levy because the hearing was by phone.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Gudas was given a major penalty and ejected, then suspended five games for kneeing.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Gudas received a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct, a penalty that broke the game open as the Leafs scored twice on the power play as part of a 6-4 win.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Major penalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20penalty. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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