National Hockey League disciplinarian Colin Campbell has stated that Pittsburgh Penguins winger Matt Cooke will not be suspended for his hit on Boston Bruins center Marc Savard, which didn’t surprise too many online betting cappers for some reason.

Campbell made the announcement from Boca Raton, Florida, where the annual general managers meetings are currently taking place.

Cooke delivered a blindside shoulder to the head of Savard with five minutes to play in Pittsburgh’s 2-1 win on Sunday. The Bruins’ pivot hit the ice hard and laid motionless for several minutes while medical staff attended to him, before being taken off the ice on a stretcher.

The 32-year old had since been diagnosed with a grade two concussion, and is out indefinitely for Boston. Savard has admitted to suffering from constant headaches and exhaustion in the days since the hit took place. Doctors continue to monitor his progress.

The incident forced the issue of shots to the head to the top of the agenda in discussions at this week’s meetings. Currently, there is no rule in place that forbids players making shoulder contact to the head of an opponent, as long as it is within the rules of the game. However, a group of eight GM’s proposed yesterday a rule that will forbid players to make contact to the head of a defenseless opponent, and will forward the proposition to the league’s competition committee for approval.

In a recent independent medical study, it was revealed that 200 NHL players have suffered concussions over the past two seasons.