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Pens Cooke suspended two games for deliberate hit LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeTORONTO Pittsburgh Penguins leftwinger Matt Cooke was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Sunday for a deliberate check to the head area of New York Rangers centre Artem Anisimov on Saturday nightCooke also suspended for two games in January is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining AgreementBecause of that he forfeited US$29268 in salary based on the number of games (82) in a season rather than the number of days (193) The money goes to the Players Emergency Assistance FundCooke was assessed a minor penalty for interference at 739 of the third period Anisimov was injured on the play and did not return to the gamelog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 51 Yeahs1 BoosYeahBoo19WingManDecember 1 2009 1245AMWOWthis was a dirty hitso was Richards and so on andso onPens fans like to think its only the OVIES thatget special treatment but didint watch the playoffs lastyear when MALKIN AND CROSBY pulled some crap that couldhave and in the way you are talking should have beensuspensionsCooke has done this kind of stuff his wholecareerMiddle of the ice hits are a choiceand when youtry to go for the head it is dangerousaccidents happenbut RichardsCooke and co tried to hurt the player morethan ringing their bellI just dont like the intent to injureespecially headsthis might end careers but moreimportantly quality of lifea knee can be repaired butthe brain cantYou wouldnt want it to be your team oryour kidLike i said accidents happen but come on report this commentKarma 61 Yeahs4 BoosYeahBoo4micahNovember 30 2009 915PMNot taking sides here but it seems that a few people here are comparing Cookes hit with Richards hit The difference is that cooke left the ice and richards didnt Anisimov is stated as 64 five inches over cookes 511 Yes cooke would have had to leave the ice to make contact with artems head In the richards hit richards at 511 didnt have to leave the ice because booth (61) was head down and leaning forward Richards didnt have to leave the ice because his shoulder was high enough al...