Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand was asked about licking Lightning forward Ryan Callahan during Friday night’s loss. Marchand claimed he licked Callahan because he was punched in the face several times.
“He punched me four times in the face, so he just kept on getting close. It was nothing big.”
Marchand left out the part about earning those punches with a dirty hit on Callahan. Which is a bigger issue than the licking he’s been doing.
We’ve likely seen the last of Marchand’s licks, unless he truly can’t control himself. The NHL released a statement saying that Marchand has been put on notice and will face discipline if he licks an opponent again.
NHL’s Colin Campbell spoke with Boston’s Brad Marchand and GM Don Sweeney today. The League put the player on notice that his actions last night are unacceptable and similar behavior in the future will be dealt with by way of supplemental discipline.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 5, 2018
