San Jose Sharks forward Scott Nichol received a four-game suspension for the elbow he delivered to the head of David Schlemko, the league announced on Tuesday. The incident occurred midway through the third period of a 4-2 Sharks victory on Monday. Nichol was not assessed a penalty on the play that forced Schlemko from the game.
"He got it in the head pretty hard there, got his bell rung pretty good," Coyotes coach Dave Tippett told The Arizona Republic.
Nichol will forfeit $16,344 in salary and he's eligible to return against the Anaheim Ducks on Feb. 2.
The suspension comes hours after the Sharks announced it had acquired forwards Ben Eager and Kyle Wellwood.
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