NHL Decides Not To Punish Burrows For 'Biting' Bergeron
BOSTON (CBS) - The NHL has decided not to punish Canucks winger Alex Burrows for allegedly biting Bruins center Patrice Bergeron at the end of the first period in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
"After reviewing the incident, including speaking with the on-ice officials, I can find no conclusive evidence that Alex Burrows intentionally bit the finger of Patrice Bergeron," NHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Mike Murphy said on Thursday in a release.
The incident occurred at the end of the first period in Boston's 1-0 Game 1 loss after a scrum broke out behind the Bruins net. Bergeron and Burrows engaged in a shoving match.
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"He cut me a little bit on my finger," said Bergeron, whose right index finger was wrapped in a small bandage after the game. "One of his teeth caught under my nail. We just disinfected it and I'm going to take some antibiotics just to make sure. Obviously, it's not that bad but I don't want to take any risks."
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"I don't mind rough play and scrums at the end, as long as it's just pushing and shoving and all that," Bergeron said. "But biting? I mean come on."
Burrows denied the incident.
"He had his fingers in my mouth, but I don't think I bit him," he said. "He put his hand up and put it in my face and his fingers in my mouth and that's what happened."
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