April 19, 2012
Asham feels four-game ban is harsh
By QMI AGENCY
 Pittsburgh Penguins' Arron Asham (R) cross checks Philadelphia Flyers' Brayden Schenn during the first period in Game 3 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff hockey series in Philadelphia, April 15, 2012. (REUTERS/Tim Shaffer) |
Arron Asham of the Pittsburgh Penguins said Thursday his four-game suspension for cross-checking Philadelphia Flyer Brayden Schenn in the face was stiffer than he expected.
"I was surprised by the number of games," Asham told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I thought (Nicklas) Backstrom's was a lot worse."
The Washington Capitals' Backstrom got a one-game ban for cross-checking Boston Bruin Rich Peverley in the face.
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