Raffi Torres suspended after Chicago Blackhawks hit

April 18, 2012 (CHICAGO) Torres faces a Friday hearing with NHL officials in New York. The hearing was planned for Wednesday but was deferred at the request of the player and NHL Players' Association.

Hossa was carried off the ice on a stretcher in the first period Tuesday night after Torres hit him with his shoulder and drove him to the ice. He was briefly hospitalized. The team has not said if Hossa, who led the Blackhawks with 77 points this season, will return this season.

Phoenix leads the series 2-1 with Game 4 in Chicago on Thursday night.