Canada’s Tom Wilson drops the gloves at Olympics
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Nathan MacKinnon was looking back for the puck behind France's net with less than nine minutes remaining in a game long out of reach.
MILAN – Nathan MacKinnon was looking back for the puck behind France’s net with less than nine minutes remaining in a game long out of reach.
Next thing the Canadian forward knew, he was taking a blindside forearm to the jaw.
Tom Wilson would eventually get some payback at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
The bruising winger delivered a big hit on Pierre Crinon after the French defenceman served a two-minute penalty for interference before the pair dropped the gloves in a bout that was more of a wrestling match.
“Tom is a good teammate,” said MacKinnon, whose country won 10-2 on Sunday and now turns its attention to the quarterfinals. “I definitely appreciate him sticking up for me.”
Wilson and Crinon were both ejected from the game, as per International Ice Hockey Federation rules on fighting.
“We didn’t like the hit,” Canadian superstar centre Connor McDavid said. “Felt like it was late and high. Willie just finishes a check, and the guy jumps him, and Willie’s just protecting himself. That’s all he can do.
“That’s the type of guy he is, type of teammate he is. Nothing but respect for him.”
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