Pezzetta skated across the ice and connected with a shot to the head of Laval Rocket defenceman Marc Del Gaizo. Del Gaizo took a minute to get up from the hit, and did not return to the contest with an undisclosed injury. Pezzetta immediately entered a fight with Laval’s Florian Xhekaj after the hit on Del Gaizo.
Marlies forwards Rhett Parsons and Cedric Pare were issued five-minute majors for fighting, and game misconducts for secondary altercations, but did not receive supplementary discipline from the league.
Here is the play in question:
The AHL has suspended Toronto’s Michael Pezzetta (3 games) and Laval’s Alex Belzile (3 games), Laurent Dauphin (3 games), Joshua Roy (3 games) and Samuel Blais (1 game) as a consequence of this incident ⤵️
#Rocket Florian Xhekaj drops the gloves against #Marlies Michael Pezzetta, after the former Hab lays a very questionable hit on Marc Del Gaizo.
A scrum involving multiple players began at the conclusion of the fight.
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Pezzetta was placed on waivers by the Maple Leafs on October 5 but went unclaimed. The 27-year-old recorded three assists in 17 games with the Marlies this season. He is eligible to return on December 26, when the Marlies square off against the Belleville Senators.