Oklahoma City Baron’s forward Taylor Hall avoided further discipline for a questionable hit he delivered in Friday’s game against the Houston Aeros.
Hall was handed a match penalty and automatically suspended by the American Hockey League after a hit to the head of 19-year-old defenceman Jonas Brodin, but the league overturned the decision on Saturday after reviewing the play and deeming the check to be legal.
Just got word from AHL,THall’s match penalty has been rescinded. League viewed hit as shoulder to shoulder. He can play tonight vs Aeros
— John Shannon (@JSportsnet) November 3, 2012
The hit occurred late in the third period of the Oklahoma City Barons’ 4-3 win over the Aeros on Friday, in which Hall scored his first goal of the season.
AHL Update: Taylor Hall scores in his 1st game,then gets match penalty for hit to the head and is suspended automatically pending review.
— John Shannon (@JSportsnet) November 3, 2012
The Edmonton Oilers star is eligible to play in Saturday’s rematch with Houston. Brodin was assisted off the ice and the extent of his injury is currently unknown.
The game was Hall’s first of the season after recovering from shoulder surgery. The Barons are off to a 5-3 start and currently sit in second place in the South Division.
