This might be the of his carrier: Tom Wilson of the Capitals receives the NHL’s longest suspension for reckless action regarding the…

“Wilson draws his stick back and then swings it forward in an extremely reckless fashion, making direct and forceful contact with Gregor’s face,” NHL Player Safety said in a video announcing Wilson’s punishment. “Wilson’s actions on this play were completely under his own control, irresponsible, and unrelated to any actual hockey activity.

“He is accountable for the dangerous result of the play which is a direct and forceful blow to an opponent’s head by a player with a substantial track record of supplemental discipline.”

Tom Wilson’s Bad Track Record Keeps Growing
That “track record” was a big factor in Wilson getting suspended for the next six games. Wilson will be eligible to return in time to face the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 4. This is the sixth time Wilson has been suspended by the league and his first one since 2021.

The suspension will keep Wilson off the ice for nearly two weeks while he will also forfeit $161,458 in salary according to the NHL, with that money going to the Players’ Emergency Assitance Fund. Per Chris Johnston of The Athletic, Wilson has already lost “more than $1.4 million” in career earnings through all of his suspensions.

“Probably a little reckless with the stick, but I’m fine,” Gregor told reporters on Friday, March 22, two days after the play.”I don’t think he’s trying to slash a guy in the face. I don’t think anyone in the league is ever trying to do that.”

When it comes to official suspensions–the six of them–Wilson earned his first one in March 2015 for committing two diving infractions and then got suspended four more times before Friday’s announcement including once in April 2016, and twice in each of 2017, 2018, and 2021.

That being said, Wilson has escaped getting suspended more often than not and boasts a much longer list of offenses in his professional resume