Commissioner Bettman upholds Wideman's 20-game suspension

By foxsports
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NEW YORK (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman's 20-game suspension for cross-checking a linesman.

The NHL announced the appeal decision Wednesday.

Wideman met with Bettman at a hearing in New York last week after the player appealed the suspension handed down Feb. 3 by NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell.

Wideman knocked down linesman Don Henderson during the Flames' game against Nashville on Jan. 27. The suspension is the second-longest in NHL history for abusing an official.