The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee has suspended Laval Rocket forward Lucas Condotta for one game. The suspension stems from his 10th fighting major of the season, earned during a game at Toronto on April 18. Condotta will miss Laval's matchup at Toronto on April 19.
The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee announced the one-game suspension for Condotta on April 19 from Springfield, Massachusetts. This automatic penalty falls under AHL Rule 23.7, which triggers a suspension upon a player's 10th fighting major in a season. Condotta received the fighting major in the Rocket's game against Toronto the previous night, April 18. As a result, he sat out Laval's rematch at Toronto later that day. The Laval Rocket, based in Quebec, compete in the AHL's North Division alongside the Toronto Marlies. Fighting majors remain a part of hockey enforcement, with leagues like the AHL using progressive suspensions to curb excessive physicality. This marks Condotta's first such suspension this season despite reaching the threshold.