American Hockey League hands out four game suspension to Belleville Sens Hayden Hodgson
February 24, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MASS – The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced the following suspensions:
Belleville Senators forward
Hayden Hodgson has been suspended for four (4) games as a consequence of a boarding incident in a game at Cleveland on Feb. 23.
Hodgson will miss Belleville’s games tonight (Feb. 24) at Cleveland; Wednesday (Feb. 26) and Friday (Feb. 28) vs. Manitoba; and Saturday (Mar. 1) at Laval.
Roster Notes:
In the midst of a busy schedule and playing on back-to-back nights the Senators didn’t hold a morning skate on Monday. It’s hoped the rest will pay off, especially for forwards Zack Ostapchuk and Cole Reinhardt, who arrived back from the NHL Senators early Sunday morning and didn’t dress, due to the game’s early start. If Ostapchuk plays, it will be his first game for Belleville since November 23, while Reinhardt had a goal an assist in his last appearance for the AHL Sens, a win at home to Utica on February 17. You can
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Who to Watch:
Should he dress today, fans will certainly be keeping an eye on Senators forward Zack Ostapchuk, who’s been in the National Hockey League since late November. The powerful forward had eight points (one goal, seven assists) in nine games with Belleville before being recalled and would provide some extra punch and physicality up front. The 21-year-old from St. Albert, Alberta, has dressed in 43 games for Ottawa this season registering four points (one goal, three assists). He had 28 points (17 goals, 11 assists) in 69 games for Belleville in his rookie AHL campaign last year.
Forward Trey Fix-Wolansky was the only Monster to score in regulation on Sunday, knocking a rebound past Leevi Merilainen early in the third period. The two-time AHL All-Star is currently tied for seventh in AHL scoring with 43 points, which also tops the Cleveland scoring charts. Another Albertan, the 25-year-old has played all 267 games of his AHL career with Cleveland, after being drafted by Columbus in the seventh round of the NHL Entry Draft in 2018. Fix-Wolansky had three goals against Belleville in last year’s regular season and two assists against the Sens in last season’s Calder Cup Playoff series.