Leafs' Spezza, Jets' Pionk both to have hearings for knee-on-knee hits

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza has been offered an in-person hearing via Zoom for kneeing Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk while Pionk will have a hearing on Monday for kneeing Leafs defenceman Rasmus Sandin.

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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza has been offered an in-person hearing via Zoom for kneeing Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk while Pionk will have a hearing on Monday for kneeing Leafs defenceman Rasmus Sandin.

Additionally, Leafs forward Wayne Simmonds has been fined $2,250 for cross-checking Jets forward Jansen Harkins.

The date and time for Spezza's hearing has yet to be determined.

Toronto’s Jason Spezza has been offered an in-person hearing via Zoom for Kneeing Winnipeg’s Neal Pionk. Date and time TBD.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 6, 2021

Winnipeg’s Neal Pionk will have a hearing today for Kneeing Toronto’s Rasmus Sandin.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 6, 2021

Toronto’s Wayne Simmonds has been fined $2,250, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Cross-checking Winnipeg’s Jansen Harkins.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 6, 2021

Winnipeg won the game 6-3.

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Leafs' Spezza, Jets' Pionk both to have hearings for knee-on-knee hits

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza has been offered an in-person hearing via Zoom for kneeing Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk while Pionk will have a hearing on Monday for kneeing Leafs defenceman Rasmus Sandin.