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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres&amp;nbsp;has been suspended 41 games by the NHL for an illegal check to the head and interference, the league announced Monday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Torres received a match penalty in the first period of the Sharks\u2019 5\u20131 preseason loss Saturday after making contact with the head of Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg&amp;nbsp;on a hit.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Torres was actually penalized for three different infractions on the play: illegal check to the head, interference and charging.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Department of Player Safety announced that Torres waived his right to an in-person hearing, which means his suspension can extend longer than five games.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 33-year-old missed all of the 2014\u201315 season and most of the 2013\u201314 season with separate knee injuries.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Torres has been suspended four times in his career, including a 25-game suspension for an illegal check to the head on Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa in the 2012 postseason. That hit forced Hossa to leave the ice on a stretcher.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022 San Jose Sharks 2015-16 preview&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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