Excerpt from TSN:
The National Hockey League came down hard on Dallas Stars superpest Sean Avery Thursday, handing him a six-game suspension for making inappropriate public comments prior to the Stars’ game in Calgary on Tuesday.
The move is retroactive to Tuesday’s game against the Flames, with four more games to be served.
“Mr. Avery has expressed remorse for his recent comments and has sought a professional anger management evaluation,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a league-issued statement. “I will require that he follow through with that process as a condition of his returning to the ice and that he complies with any and all recommendations.”
Avery and Stars co-general manager Brett Hull met with Bettman Thursday in New York after being given an indefinite suspension on Tuesday.
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