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Cole Edwards suspended two games for hit to the head

SaltWire Network | Posted: Jan. 28, 2020, 10:16 a.m. | Updated: Jan. 28, 2020, 10:16 a.m. | 1 Min Read
Cole Edwards Uniform number – 29. Birthdate – May 12, 2000. Hometown – Kingston, Ont. Height, weight – Five-foot-10, 175 pounds. 2018-19 team – Charlottetown Islanders.
Cole Edwards Uniform number – 29. Birthdate – May 12, 2000. Hometown – Kingston, Ont. Height, weight – Five-foot-10, 175 pounds. 2018-19 team – Charlottetown Islanders. - Contributed

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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Charlottetown Islanders right-winger Cole Edwards will sit the next two games.

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League suspended the 19-year-old Kingston, Ont., native for a check to the head in Sunday’s game against the Moncton Wildcats. He received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for the hit with 6:04 left in the second period.

The Islanders host the Shawinigan Cataractes Thursday at 7 p.m. before visiting the Wildcats Saturday at 4 p.m. Edwards will be eligible to return to the line-up Tuesday in Halifax.

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