SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sharks forward Raffi Torreshas received the longest suspension in NHL history for a hit on another player when the league banned him Monday for the first 41 games of the season for ...

This is what it came down to: Raffi Torres was a repeat offender. He was just 44 games removed from one of the longest suspensions in NHL history. He delivered another illegal check to the head that ...

Brendan Shanahan, NHL senior vice president of player safety, called the play a violation of three NHL rules – interference, charging and an illegal check to the head. Torres’ suspension will carry ...

A blindside hit, a history of violence and a league-wide crackdown on rough play earned Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres one of the longest suspensions in NHL history. Torres was suspended 25 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Raffi Torres showed the San Jose Sharks during his short stint both the attributes that make him a valuable player and the negatives of his suspension-filled history that ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ The NHL threw the book at Raffi Torres on Monday, suspending the Sharks forward 41 games for his illegal hit on Jakob Silfverberg in San Jose’s final preseason game.tmpplchld It’s ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- A blindside hit, a history of violence and a leaguewide crackdown on rough play earned Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres one of the longest suspensions in NHL history. Torres was ...

San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres will miss at least half of the upcoming season. Torres was suspended Monday by the league for 41 games for an illegal hit to the head Jakob Silfverberg of the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres says that ''I am disappointed I have put myself in a position to be suspended again.'' Torres isn't appealing his 41-game suspension for an ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. - A blindside hit, a history of violence and a league-wide crackdown on rough play earned Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres one of the longest suspensions in NHL history. Torres was ...

History has come back to bite Raffi Torres. The Phoenix Coyotes winger has been suspended by the National Hockey League for 25 games after a hit on Chicago’s Marian Hossa in Game 3 of the opening ...