Zach Hyman punished by NHL Player Safety for high stick on Neal Pionk

The Leafs' forward pays for his wicked slash at Pionk's face.

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Zach Hyman punished by NHL Player Safety for high stick on Neal Pionk
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This just in, NHL Player Safety has fined Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for high-sticking Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk.

Check it out:


Here's the play in question:


You'll see that Hyman gets into a jousting match with two Jets players when he turns around with wild swing that strikes Pionk in the face. Not cool and it earns the Leafs forward a cool $5,000.