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Brown will face hearing for elbowing Pominville

Brown hit

Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown didn’t get a penalty for elbowing Minnesota’s Jason Pominville during last night game, but he might still pay for the incident.

The NHL will hold a hearing for what they consider to be a suspension-worthy hit, according to Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos and John Shannon.

The incident occurred as Brown was gaining possession of the puck and Pominville was going in for the hit. Brown’s elbow ended up connecting with Pominville’s face and Brown lifted his stick off the ice, thereby surrendering the puck. It trickled to Kings forward Justin Williams.

“You have the puck on your stick, it’s pretty tough to do anything else,” Kings coach Darryl Sutter told LA Kings Insider in Brown’s defense.

Brown said that he was just bracing himself for Pominville’s hit.

Here’s the video so that you can decide for yourself if Brown should be suspended:

That hit ended Pominville’s night. Wild coach Mike Yeo wouldn’t say if Pominville sustained a concussion.

“You hate to see a hit to the head,” Yeo commented to the Star Tribune.

It’s worth adding that Brown also delivered a controversial hit on Sunday. He didn’t get a penalty for that incident either.