December 27, 2012 - 3:57 AM
UFA, Russia - Russian forward Maxim Shalunov has been suspended for a game at the world junior hockey championship.
The Chicago Blackhawks draft pick cross-checked Slovakia's defenceman Tomas Nechala during a game Wednesday.
Nechala suffered a facial laceration requiring medical treatment.
Shalunov received a double-minor penalty on the play, but the incident was later reviewed by the International Ice Hockey Federation's disciplinary committee.
Shalunov will sit out Friday's game against the United States.
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