Carcillo suspended 2 games for off-ice incident

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Posted: 3:20 p.m.Updated: 4:04 p.m.
By Sarah BaickerCSNPhilly.com

Flyers forward Dan Carcillo has been suspended without pay for two regular season games because of off-ice actions following the first period of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Bruins on May 6.

The suspension comes as a result of a hearing stemming from an incident outside of the officials' locker room and a verbal confrontation with linesman Brian Murphy at the start of the second period.

According to a witness, Carcillo's teammate Jody Shelley pulled him out of the hallway and into the Flyers' locker room. Had he not, the witness said, the incident could have gotten a lot worse.

"Between the first and second period, while off ice and outside the officials' locker room, Mr. Carcillo engaged in aggressive behavior and inappropriate conduct directed at the officials," said Mike Murphy, the NHL's senior vice president of hockey operations. "While Mr. Carcillo acknowledged in the hearing that he regrets his actions outside of the officials' room, there can be no defense for his conduct.

"I also reviewed the verbal confrontation between Carcillo and linesman Brian Murphy at the players' bench prior to the start of the second period and have determined that, while the verbal abuse may have been worthy of a penalty, there is no evidence that Carcillo's action merit supplemental discipline."

Carcillo, a restricted free agent, will miss his club's first two regular season games in 2011-12. Considering the Flyers' current roster needs and cap restrictions, there's a strong chance he will not return to Philadelphia for next season.

The Flyers had no further comment on the suspension.

E-mail Sarah Baicker at sbaicker@comcastsportsnet.com

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