OHL Suspends Steelheads' Dragusica for Rest of Season After Slash

The Ontario Hockey League suspended Brampton Steelheads defenceman Luke Dragusica for the remainder of the 2025-26 regular season and playoffs on Friday following a violent slash to the head of an opponent during a game last week.

The incident unfolded late in the third period of Brampton's 3-1 victory over the Oshawa Generals on November 14 in Brampton, Ontario. With minutes left to play, Dragusica collided with Generals defenceman Brady Blaseg and another player behind the Steelheads' net, sending him into the boards. As both players regained their footing, Dragusica pursued Blaseg and delivered a two-handed slash to his head, drawing blood and leaving him on the ice. Dragusica then cross-checked the fallen player, prompting a brawl between the teams as medical staff attended to Blaseg. Officials assessed Dragusica a match penalty for slashing, and the league placed him on indefinite suspension pending review.

Video footage and interviews with personnel from both teams confirmed the sequence of events, according to the OHL's Department of Player Safety. Blaseg sustained a cut across his mouth and facial bruising but returned to play in Oshawa's next game against the Erie...