Vancouver Canucks star and Sudbury native
Todd Bertuzzi, who was suspended last year for attacking
Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore, is now allowed to
return to the NHL immediately.
Bertuzzi was suspended for the remaining 13
regular-season games of the 2003-04 season, as well as seven
playoffs. His suspension cost him a chance to play for Canada
in the September 2004 World Cup of Hockey or in Europe during
the NHL lockout..
The suspension cost Bertuzzi $501,926 US in
salary.
"A total suspension of approximately 17
calendar months from the date of the incident is the
appropriate sanction to impose in this case given the nature
and severity of the act in question and the overall totality of
the circumstances," commissioner Gary Bettman said in a
statement Monday.
