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#### Raffi Torres faces another hearing

#### Raffi Torres is under scrutiny from the NHL again. The league will look into the San Jose Sharks forward's hit that knocked Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll out of the game.

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# Raffi Torres faces another hearing

Mike Brehm, USA TODAY Sports 3:58 p.m. EDT May 15, 2013

A year after Raffi Torres was suspended for the remainder of the playoffs, he faces another disciplinary hearing.(Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports)

### Story Highlights

- Kings' Jarret Stoll didn't return after Torres' hit
- In-person hearing was offered, meaning a possibility he'll get more than five games
- Torres was suspended for 21 games last postseason

Raffi Torres is under scrutiny from the NHL again.

The San Jose Sharks forward will meet with the league in New York on Thursday over his hit on Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll during Game 1.

The incident occurred Tuesday with less than a minute left in the second period. He was given a two-minute penalty for charging, but the league said the hearing will be based on the illegal hit to the head infraction.

The fact that an in-person hearing was offered means that the league could impose a suspension of greater than five games.

GAME 1: Kings' Quick blanks Sharks

Stoll didn't return after the hit.

"You know what? I didn't play Jarret in the third period, and he wasn't resting, so that pretty well tells you, doesn't it?" coach Darryl Sutter told reporters after the game about Stoll's status.

The Kings said Wednesday that Stoll is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

Torres, a repeat offender then playing for the Phoenix Coyotes, was given a 25-game suspension during last season's playoffs for a late, leaping hit on the Chicago Blackhawks' Marian Hossa. Hossa left the ice in a stretcher and suffered a concussion.

Torres appealed the length of the suspension and Commissioner Gary Bettman handed down a 21-game penalty instead. Torres was forced to sit out the first eight games of the regular season.

He had cleaned up his game this season and the Sharks dealt for him at the trade deadline to improve their physical play. He had two goals and six points in 11 games after arriving in San Jose, plus scored an overtime goal in Game 2 of the first round against the Vancouver Canucks.

Torres said after the game that he didn't think the hit was going to be a penalty.

"They called it charging, but I don't feel launched myself. I took a step and a half and glided into him," he told reporters, according to NHL.com. "Obviously, he was leaning over. I still feel like I got shoulder to his shoulder, and then it looked – because he was leaning over – that I came up a little high ... I hope he's all right."

2012-13 NHL SUSPENSION TRACKER

Brendan Shanahan is in his second season of handing out supplementary discipline. During the 2012-13 regular season, he handed out 15 suspensions and six fines. Total games: 36. Total lost pay: $553,820.21. In the playoffs, he has suspended four players for a total of eight to 11 games. A look at who he has suspended or fined: Dave Sandford, NHLI via Getty Images
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May 16: San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres was suspended for the remainder of the second round for his hit that injured Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll. Though his Torres' shoulder initially hit Stoll's shoulder, the NHL's Brendan Shanahan said it was a glancing blow and Stoll's head was the principal point of contact. Torres will serve three to six games and can return if the Sharks advance. Ed Szczepanski, USA TODAY Sports
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May 5: Justin Abdelkader got a two-suspension for charging Anaheim Ducks defenseman Toni Lydman. Brendan Shanahan said Adbelkader launched upward on his hit and he traveled a long distance, giving him ample time to make another decision on the hit. Kirk Irwin, Getty Images
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May 3: Ottawa Senators defenseman Eric Gryba was suspended for two games for stepping up and hitting Montreal Canadiens forward Lars Eller, who suffered a concussion and broken teeth on the play. Graham Hughes, AP
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May 2: Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference was suspended for one game for a head hit against the Toronto Maple Leafs' Mikhail Grabovski. Alex Trautwig, Getty Images
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April 24: Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown was suspended for two games for an elbow that struck the Minnesota Wild's Jason Pominville in the face, injuring him. Lost pay: $34,324.32. Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports
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April 11: New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov, rear, was suspended for four games for elbowing Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand, left. Lost pay: $91,891.88. Bruce Bennett, Getty Images
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March 30: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nate Thompson was suspended for two games for an illegal hit to the head of New Jersey Devils forward Matt D'Agostini. Lost pay: $9,729.72. John E. Sokolowski, USA TODAY Sports
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March 24: Los Angeles Kings center Jordan Nolan was fined $1,436.94 for cross-checking Vancouver Canucks center Henrik Sedin. Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports
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March 22: Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler was suspended for two games for running into Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, sparking this melee. Lost pay: $35,135.14 Matt Kartozian, USA TODAY Sports
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March 21: Toronto Maple Leafs winger Joffrey Lupul received two games for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman. Lost pay: $45,945.94. John E. Sokolowski, USA TODAY Sports
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March 20: Florida Panthers left wing Eric Selleck got the worst of this fight with Carolina's Kevin Westgarth. Shanahan also ruled that Selleck came off the bench on a legal line change to start the fight, a violation of Rule 70.2. That led a one-game suspension, in addition to an automatic one-gamer for instigating a fight in the final five games of regulation. Lost pay: $5,945.94 James Guillory, USA TODAY Sports
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March 13: Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry was suspended for four games for a late hit on the Minnesota Wild's Jason Zucker the night before. Zucker, who caught a shoulder in the head, left the game and didn't return. Lost pay: $115,135.12. Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports
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March 4: Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta was suspended for five games for shoving New York Rangers center Brad Richards into the boards the night before. Richards returned quickly to the game, but Kaleta is a repeat offender. Lost pay: $76,219.25. Bruce Bennett, Getty Images
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March 3: Philadelphia Flyers forward Harry Zolnierczyk was suspended for four games for leaving his feet to check Ottawa Senators defenseman Mike Lundin on March 2. Lundin has a concussion. Lost pay: $12,972.96. Michael Perez, AP
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March 2: Dallas Stars winger Jamie Benn (inset) was fined the maximum $10,000 for cross-checking the Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Jones. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports
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Feb. 25: San Jose Sharks forward Ryane Clowe was suspended for two games for leaving the bench on a legal line change and starting an altercation with Andrew Shaw. The Chicago Blackhawks forward had hit Clowe's teammate, Joe Pavelski, seconds earlier. Lost pay: $39,198.18 Dennis Wierzbicki, USA TODAY Sports
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Feb. 22: Edmonton Oilers left wing Taylor Hall was suspended for two games for kneeing Minnesota Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck. Lost pay: $9,729.72. Chris Humphreys, USA TODAY Sports
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Feb. 20: Vancouver Canucks right wing Jannik Hansen was suspended one game for hitting Chicago's Marian Hossa in the back of the head with his forearm. Hossa left the game and didn't return. Lost pay: $7,297.30 Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports
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Feb. 20: Nashville Predators left wing Richard Clune was fined $1,452.70 for a boarding infraction against Colorado's Aaron Palushaj. Kyle Terada, USA TODAY Sports
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Feb. 19: Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano (5) was fined $10,000 for slew-footing Dallas Stars left wing Antoine Roussel as the two went toward the boards. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports
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Feb. 19: Minnesota Wild forward Devin Setoguchi was fined $8,108.11 for high-sticking Detroit Red Wings defenseman Kyle Quincey two days earlier. Jim Mone, AP
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Feb. 6: Columbus Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky was the first player to receive the new, maximum $10,000 fine for his hit from behind on Los Angeles Kings defenseman Rob Scuderi. The fact that Dubinsky rolled off the check and had no prior disciplinary probably saved him from a harsher penalty. Kirk Irwin, Getty Images
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Feb. 2: Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine was suspended for three games for elbowing Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds. Simmonds suffered a head and neck injury. Lost pay: $24,324.33. Nick Wass, AP
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Jan. 30: New York Islanders forward Colin McDonald was suspended for two games for a hit from behind on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy. Lovejoy wasn't hurt on the play. Lost pay: $7,567.56. Bruce Fedyck, USA TODAY Sports
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Jan. 23. Philadelphia Flyers center Brayden Schenn was suspended for one game for a charging infraction against New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov. He skated from the bench directly at Volchenkov and leaped before hitting him. The defenseman wasn't hurt. Lost pay: $4,702.70. Chris O'Meara AP
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