QUEBEC CITY (AP) — A Quebec prosecutor wants police to investigate the on-ice hit by Boston’s Zdeno Chara that sent Montreal’s Max Pacioretty to the hospital with a fractured vertebra and severe concussion.
The Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions Louis Dionne made the request Thursday, a day after the NHL said it would not suspend Chara. The recommendation has been sent to the provincial government’s Public Security Department.
There has been strong debate this season over injuries from hits to the head. Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby is among those sidelined with such an injury.
In a related matter, Air Canada has told the NHL it is considering withdrawing its sponsorship unless the league tightens rules to reduce potentially serious injuries.
