Manitoba Moose defenceman Johnny Kovacevic suspended for two games

Moose defenceman and Jets prospect (2017 3rd rounder) defenceman Johnny Kovacevic will miss the next two games against the Marlies this week in Winnipeg as it was announced by the AHL today that he had been suspended due to a cross-checking incident in Tuesday’s game.

Photo Credit: Jonathan Kozub/Manitoba Moose

He wasn’t assessed a penalty during the game but this is likely the play he was suspended for:

This is the first time in his pro career he has been suspended.  While he is a big boy at 6’4″ he isn’t one who receives a lot of penalties. Last season he had 33 penalty minutes in 45 games (which put him 12th in terms of penalty minutes per game on the team).

The Moose are in action tonight at 6 pm when they take on Toronto for the third time in four nights.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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