TSN's Pierre LeBrun is reporting that Washington's Garnet Hathaway will have a hearing for spitting at Erik Gudbranson of Anaheim Monday night. LeBrun says he was told so by the Director of Hockey Operations for the NHL, Colin Campbell.
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Hathaway admits he may have taken things too far when he ended up spitting on Gudbranson while the two were involved in a shoving match late in the 2nd period.
"I reacted a little emotionally, unfortunately spit came out of my mouth," Hathaway told reporters after the game. "There's no place [for that]. Emotional play by me, you don't plan any of that stuff in your head. It was a quick reaction and unfortunately, the wrong one for me."
His match penalty automatically triggered a review by the Department of Player Safety or the NHL's Hockey Operations Department.
