Ryan Hartman forced an opposing player face-first into the ice and now the Minnesota Wild forward has to face the repercussions of his actions with a 10-game suspension. In the waning moments of the second period on Saturday with the Wild trailing the Ottawa Senators 3-0,

Ryan Hartman has been offered an in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety. The Minnesota Wild forward is facing discipline for roughing against Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle. The date and time of the hearing is to be determined.

Ryan Hartman will be out of action for the next month-plus after the NHL Department of Player Safety issued its stiffest punishment of the season. The Wild forward was suspended 10 games for roughing — “using his forearm to violently slam the head of Senators forward Tim Stützle into the ice” — during the Wild’s 6-0 loss Saturday.