Devils’ Timo Meier suspended for World Championship semifinal for kneeing

A potentially costly penalty for the host nation. On Friday, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced that Switzerland forward Timo Meier has been suspended one game for kneeing Sweden forward Oskar Sundqvist.

Devils’ Timo Meier suspended for World Championship semifinal for kneeing. A potentially costly penalty for the host nation. On Friday, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced that Switzerland forward Timo Meier has been suspended one game for kneeing Sweden forward Oskar Sundqvist. The incident in question came during the quarterfinal matchup between the two nations on Thursday in Zurich. A little past the halfway mark of the second period, Sundqvist was carrying the puck out of the Swedish zone. Sundqvist made a move to avoid an oncoming Meier, but the latter stuck his leg out, clipping Sunqvist’s left knee. Here is the hit that got Timo Meier suspended one game by the IIHF. #MensWorlds Sundqvist ended up leaving the ice after the hit and didn’t return to the game. Meier wasn’t penalized on the play, though he did take a cross...