After a Dec. 14 hearing, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld Jason Spezza’s suspension for kneeing Neal Pionk in the head. However, after that hearing, the Spezza suspension was reduced from six ...

Jason Spezza had his six-game suspension from the NHL Department of Player Safety upheld but reduced to four games by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Friday. The Toronto Maple Leafs forward appealed ...

The NHL has shortened Spezza's suspension from six games to four. The 38-year-old will now be eligible to play Saturday in Vancouver. Explaining the decision, commissioner Gary Bettman cited Spezza's ...

Spezza and the NHLPA have appealed the 38-year-old's six-game suspension. Spezza's appeal will first be heard by commissioner Gary Bettman, and if that fails, a neutral arbitrator. Historically, these ...

VANCOUVER – The irrepressible smile on Jason Spezza’s face, his constant tinkering and examining of hockey sticks, and the jump in those 38-year-old legs at every practice and morning skate would tell ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs forward is eligible to return Saturday, when the Leafs play at Vancouver.

TORONTO — The way Jason Spezza practised Tuesday morning is the way he always practises. Smiling and laughing with his Toronto Maple Leafs teammates, you’d have no idea the veteran was only hours away ...