Zack Kassian Suspended One Game in the AHL

Vancouver Canucks prospect Zack Kassian will miss the Chicago Wolves’ next game against the Milwaukee Admirals on Friday as a result of a suspension.

Mar 22, 2012; Dallas, TX, USA; Vancouver Canucks right wing Zack Kassian (9) warms up before the game against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center. The Canucks defeated the Stars 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-US PRESSWIRE

The league issued a press release on Thursday announcing the suspension, but did not indicate what Kassian was suspended for.

The release simply said Kassian’s one-game suspension was simply “a consequence of his actions during a game at Charlotte on Nov. 6.”

Paul LaTour, of the Chicago Tribune, speculates it could be a result of Kassian’s actions in the penalty box in that game. Kassian was called for a hooking penalty with six minutes to go in the second period.

I’m assuming Kassian’s suspension is due to him throwing his stick and hitting an off-ice official in the penalty box. #ChicagoWolves

— Paul LaTour (@platour68) November 8, 2012

@thedanibird I didn’t see it but was tweeted he threw his stick into penalty box on his way there and it hit the off-ice guy, cutting him.

— Paul LaTour (@platour68) November 8, 2012