Chirps from Center Ice

I opted for this headline because the alternative one I had in mind, “Mannino, Farnham Suspended” seemed to grim to me.

But it’s true. Bobby Farnham was suspended one game by the AHL today and will miss tomorrows road game at Rochester for an illegal check to the head Friday in Syracuse. No penalty was called. In fact, Farnham played the game without being penalized.

But, a part of Rule 28.1 of the AHL Rulebook reads as follows…

If an investigation is requested by a Club, it must be initiated within
twenty-four (24) hours following the completion of the game in which
the incident occurred. In addition, teams are required to fill out a
request for supplemental discipline form along with a two hundred fifty
dollar ($250) deposit refundable if further action is taken by the
League.

So it’s safe to assume that the Syracuse Crunch sent tape to the League Office in Springfield and asked them to review it.

EDIT: Yep, they did, as reported by Lindsay Kramer who covers the Syracuse Crunch.

The other news of the day was that the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins have suspended G Peter Mannino for apparently not reporting to the Wheeling Nailers. Jonathan Bombulie had more on this…

In between all of this, there was news that Brad Thiessen was released by HIFK in Finland. Normally, when this happens, the player wants to be released. It could mean that the player has another deal lined up in another league in another country, possibly North America.

Great! Thiessen is coming back to Wilkes-Barre, right?

Wrong…

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We’ll have to see what happens with Mannino and monitor where Thiessen ends up.

Barring anymore breaking news, the Gameday setup for tomorrow’s game in Rochester will be up at 3 p.m.