8-game suspension given to Edmonton hockey player whose skate sliced opponent's neck

An Edmonton junior hockey player has been banned from his league for about six weeks for a "kicking motion" that sliced open an opponent's neck. On Sept. 27, Richie Compo of the Junior Braves was rushed to hospital in an ambulance when he was cut during a game at the Castle Downs Recreation Centre in north Edmonton. Nate Plaunt of the South West Zone Oil Kings was given a match penalty with 57 seconds left. In his incident report, the game's referee said he penalized Plaunt for "deliberately kic