Yesterday during the Winter Classic between the Dallas Stars and the Nashville Predators, Corey Perry was ejected early for a high hit on defenceman Ryan Ellis. Ellis was taking a shot on the Stars net when he was levelled by Perry with a hit in which the head was the principle point of contact.
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After the game, Perry apologized for the high hit.
"I went to the bench to get a stick and came back. I reached out to try to deflect the puck or whatever. It was unfortunate," said Perry. "I've played with Ryan before and I know him personally. It's very unintentional. I didn't mean to hurt him and I hope he's ok”.
Ellis left the game and did not return, with what the team is calling an upper-body injury. Dallas was able to persevere without Perry for the remainder of the game, as they defeated the Predators by a final score of 4-2.
Source: Jeff Odom
