Last night at the end of the second period, Belleville Senators forward Bokondji Imama left his respective bench and instead of heading straight to his team's locker room, he decided to skate into and 'spear' Toronto Marlies goaltender Dennis Hildeby.
Marlies players didn't take Imama's actions lightly as a few rushed over immediately, Marlies forward Kyle Clifford among them. Clifford went straight for Imama, who immediately dropped his gloves in anticipation of a scrap. The fight was brief and took place right around the officials, who were more focused on breaking up the fight and having both teams clear the ice for the second intermission.
With Imama instigating by drawing contact on Hildeby, it was expected that he would get a longer suspension, but it appears that the committee felt as though the situation warranted equal suspensions for Imama and Clifford instead.