New York Islanders defenseman James Wisniewski has been suspended for two games for making an obscene gesture to Rangers forward Sean Avery during Monday's game in Long Island.
"A lot of actions on the ice are regrettable," Wisniewski said. "I've been given a suspension from the league and I'm going to accept it and move on from here."
Wisniewski and Avery jostled in front of the Islanders' net after the play was stopped in the first period Monday. Wisniewski made the gesture with his hand and mouth at Avery as the two were separated by officials.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman attended the game, but said Monday he didn't see it the incident, though he was aware of what happened. He declined to comment and said any potential disciplinary action would be handled by the league's hockey operations department.
"My guess is hockey operations will do what needs to be done," Bettman had said Monday. "I don't react to things that are described to me."
Wisniewski will miss the Islanders game on Wednesday against the Washington Capitals and Friday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Before the season started Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Nick Boynton was suspended for a regular-season game for making a throat-slashing gesture during a preseason game against Tampa.
(source:espn.go.com)
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