Vancouver Canucks Defenseman Marcus Pettersson Caught on Hot Mic and It Doesn't Look Good
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The Vancouver Canucks were in Salt Lake City on Sunday evening to take on Utah Hockey Club for the second game of their road trip and Sportsnet's mics picked up a very heated Marcus Pettersson during the first period.
Marcus Pettersson is skating in his sixth game as a member of the Vancouver Canucks since being traded to them by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the end of January to help fill a key role in their top-four defensive corps.
Vancouver Canucks' Marcus Pettersson caught yelling at official on hot mic
During Sunday's game between Vancouver and Utah, Canucks defenseman Marcus Pettersson was called for a questionable holding penalty with nearly five minutes remaining in the first period.
Pettersson was not happy with the call and let the official know how he felt about it, which ended up being caught on a hot mic.
"F**k! That's a f**king bulls**t call!" Pettersson said to the official.
Thankfully for Marcus Pettersson's sake, the Vancouver Canucks were able to kill off the power play, but shortly after, the blueliner was called for yet another penalty.
Less than a minute after he stepped out of the box, Pettersson blocked a shot from the point with his stick and he continued to play without initially knowing it was broken.
The officials on the ice noticed this right away and gave Marcus Pettersson a two-minute minor for playing with a broken stick and once again, the Canucks killed off the power play.
"Marcus Pettersson takes a penalty for playing the puck with a broken stick." CanucksArmy said.
The Skelleftea, Sweden is going to be an important piece in Vancouver for years to come after he signed a six-year contract extension with the club which will see him earn $5.5 million annually.
Since coming over from Pittsburgh, Pettersson has yet to record any points (coming into Sunday's game), but he's brought calming presence on the blue line for Rick Tocchet and is someone they'll be relying on heavily down the stretch as they continue their playoff push.
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