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NHL News / Maple Leafs Daily / December 15
George Parros Making a Mockery of Player Safety With Ruling on Berggren's Cross Check on Leafs' Dewar

George Parros Making a Mockery of Player Safety With Ruling on Berggren's Cross Check on Leafs' Dewar

Jonatan Berggren barely received a slap on the wrist after a cross-check to the head of Leafs forward Connor Dewar, not unlike the one Auston Matthews was suspended two games for in 2022.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Maple Leafs Daily / December 10
Maple Leafs' Brendan Shanahan Issues Surprising Comments About George Parros, Player Safety

Maple Leafs' Brendan Shanahan Issues Surprising Comments About George Parros, Player Safety

Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan has issued some surprising remarks on George Parros and the NHL's Department of Player Safety following a multitude of suspensions and fines handed out to various Maple Leafs players in recent memory.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / November 23
NHL Player Safety head George Parros: Whitecloud hit on Knies legal, ‘approached through center of body’

NHL Player Safety head George Parros: Whitecloud hit on Knies legal, ‘approached through center of body’

The NHL Department of Player Safety has provided more context behind the decision not to suspend Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud for his hit on Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Matthew Knies.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Hockey Patrol / October 23
NHL's Punishment Problem: George Parros' Anti-Leafs Bias and Inconsistent Rulings in the Case of Ekman-Larsson

NHL's Punishment Problem: George Parros' Anti-Leafs Bias and Inconsistent Rulings in the Case of Ekman-Larsson

The NHL has a punishment problem, fining Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson while ignoring any discipline for Jacob Trouba leading some to think 'Why?

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 16
Neither Carson Soucy nor Nikita Zadorov deserve supplemental discipline by the NHL DoPS’ own standard…but that doesn’t mean they won’t get some

Neither Carson Soucy nor Nikita Zadorov deserve supplemental discipline by the NHL DoPS’ own standard…but that doesn’t mean they won’t get some

The Vancouver Canucks are no strangers to facing what sure seems like an excess amount of attention from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety in the postseason.

NHL News / Toronto Maple Leafs on SI / March 19, 2024
'I Take More Beatings Now Than I Ever Did On The Ice': NHL Department of Player Safety George Parros Speaks on Handing Out Suspensions Like Maple Leafs' Discipline of Morgan Rielly

'I Take More Beatings Now Than I Ever Did On The Ice': NHL Department of Player Safety George Parros Speaks on Handing Out Suspensions Like Maple Leafs' Discipline of Morgan Rielly

It isextremely rare when George Parros speaks publicly about his job in handing down suspensions but he spent some time with TSN's Gino Reda at the NHL GM meetings in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / February 19, 2024
Odd Correlation Between Maple Leafs Penalties and Suspensions

Odd Correlation Between Maple Leafs Penalties and Suspensions

Today, The Hockey Writers‘ Andrew Forbes wrote an interesting article fueled by the recent suspension of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Morgan Rielly. Forbes

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / February 19, 2024
Parros Making Example of Maple Leafs as Head of Player Safety

Parros Making Example of Maple Leafs as Head of Player Safety

When it came down that Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenceman Morgan Rielly was to have an in-person hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety (DoPS) following his cross check on Ottawa Senators’ Ridly Greig, Leafs Nation exploded with disgust at the lack of consistency from George Parros and the DoPS.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / February 14, 2024
Morgan Rielly and the never-ending call for consistency from George Parros and NHL Player Safety

Morgan Rielly and the never-ending call for consistency from George Parros and NHL Player Safety

The Toronto Maple Leafs responded well to their latest bout with adversity on Tuesday night. Only an hour after the NHL announced Morgan Rielly’s suspension

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / February 13, 2024
George Parros hands Morgan Rielly a five game suspension

George Parros hands Morgan Rielly a five game suspension

After days of anticipation, the DoPS has decided how long the Leafs will be without their top blueliner. This five-game suspension resulted from an incident at the end of Saturday night’s loss to the Senators where Ridly Greig decided to fire a slapshot into the empty net.

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