Detroit Red Wings draft pick in the centre of playoff controversy after suspension following illegal hit

On Sunday, April 13, the Oshawa Generals took on the Brantford Bulldogs during a playoff match at the Civic Centre which would ultimately lead to the Red Wings' former draft pick receiving a suspension.

The Red Wings' second-round (42nd overall) draft in the 2023 season, Andrew Gibson, who currently plays for the Oshawa Generals, found himself in an unfortunate position on Sunday.

With 9:01 remaining in Game 2 of a Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, Brantford was on the power-play, holding a 6-5 lead, when the Bulldogs' Nick Lardis passed to a teammate, and after releasing the puck, he endured a brutal hit by Gibson.

Despite the hit initially being a no-call, Gibson did eventually receive a five-minute major.

The original video seemed to indicate a clean hit, and the Bulldogs coach, Jay McKee, revealed after the game that he didn't have a good look at it.

However, just recently a new video has begun circulating the internet which revealed something utterly different.

Take a look:

Following this video being released, the OHL Department of Safety did an injury review, which concluded in Gibson enduring a two-game suspension due to the OHL rulebook indicating the physical infraction of kneeing as 'the act of a player leading with his knee and in some cases extending his leg outwards to make contact with his opponent.'

Players who commit the infraction are subject to minor, major, match, and/or misconduct penalties, which, unfortunately for Gibson, was a 5-minute misconduct as well as a two-game suspension.

Do you think Andrew Gibson's two-game suspension is a little over-board?