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Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson's 20-game suspension for an illegal check to an opponent's head in a preseason game was upheld by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday. The NHL Players' Association appealed on Wilson's behalf, arguing that his hit did not break a rule and so there should have been no suspension at all — but that if there were to be one, 20 games was "excessive" and eight would have been more appropriate. Wilson was ejected for his hit on St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist in the second period of the teams' exhibition game on Sept. 30, causing a concussion, cuts to the face and a sprained right shoulder.
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