By Canadian Press

NHL calls Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele in for hearing after hit on Evans

Jun 3, 2021 | 7:58 AM

WINNIPEG — The NHL Mark Scheifele faces a hearing today after the Jets forward’s crushing hit on Jake Evans of the Canadiens Wednesday night.

Scheifele was assessed a major for charging and a game misconduct.

The Montreal player had just come around the empty net and scored with 57 seconds left in the Canadiens’ 5-3 road win in Game 1 of the North Division final.

Evans, a 25-year-old from Toronto, flew to the ice banging his head, and was carried off on a stretcher.

Montreal interim head coach Dominique Ducharme called the hit “vicious“ and “useless.” 

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In 2018, Evans was hit during a rookie showcase game, taken off the ice on a stretcher to hospital, and put in concussion protocol.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 3, 2021.

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