Brendan Lemieux suspended 3 games for hitting a referee!

This just in, former NHLer Brendan Lemieux has been suspended four games by the Swiss National League (NL) for abuse of an official.

The 29 year old Lemieux has played 18 games with HC Davos this season, collecting just a single assist along the way. He previously played 329 NHL games split between the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, Winnipeg Jets and Philadelphia Flyers.

Read below for the full statement from the NL:

The disciplinary department has inflicted a total of four games on Brendan Lemieux for having hit an official during a scuffle with another player. The US-Canadian has already served one game; nonetheless, whatever the outcome, Lemieux will not play in the semifinal series as only a maximum of three games remain to be played.

Lemieux, who joined Davos from the Chicago Wolves (AHL), has suited up in 18 games so far this season for HC Davos, collecting one assist.

It's unclear exactly what happened and there is no video evidence of the infraction, but it's believed that Lemieux accidentally struck an official while engaged in a scrum with an opponent.