Petes’ Braydon McCallum Suspended for Eight Games

TORONTO – The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that Peterborough Petes player Braydon McCallum has been suspended for eight games as a result of actions in a regular season game on Thursday, February 5 against Owen Sound. McCallum was assessed a Match Penalty for Slashing with 9:02 remaining in the third period.

The OHL Department of Player Safety has ruled that McCallum will be assessed an eight-game suspension based off the following rationale:

• This was a reckless and wild swing of a stick that showed willful negligence in regard to the safety of an opponent
• These actions are not considered to be part of playing the game and quite easily could have resulted in a significant injury
• This was a wild two-handed swing of the stick toward an opponent
• Contact was made on the helmet of the opponent
• Even if this swing had contacted with another part of the opponent’s body, this action has the capacity to potentially result in a significant injury
• The fact that a significant injury did not occur was taken into consideration
• Recent and relevant history of the offending player was taken into consideration

Braydon McCallum has already served one game of his eight-game suspension, and will be eligible to return to the lineup on Saturday, February 28 when the Petes visit the Saginaw Spirit.