Today In NHL History - Simon Stomps Ruutu

On December 15th in 2007, Chris Simon of the New York Islanders viciously stomped his skate onto the right leg of Pittsburgh Penguins pest Jarkko Ruutu with five minutes remaining in the game, earning the troubled forward a match penalty and his eighth NHL suspension.

In light of his prior history and the severity of this indiscretion, Simon received a league-longest 30 game suspension forgoing over $290,000 in pay. Traded to the Minnesota Wild upon his return, Simon skated for only twelve more games to complete his 15 season NHL career.

The Penguins beat the Islanders that night by a score of 3-2.

That's today in NHL history.