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UFA, Russia -- Boone Jenner has paid a heavy price for his late hit. The International Ice Hockey Federation suspended the Canadian forward three games on Monday for his check on Swedish defenceman Jesper Pettersson in the teams final exhibition contest prior to the start of the world junior hockey championship. Pettersson suffered a broken wrist and a dislocated shoulder on the play and had to be carried off the ice on a stretcher. Jenner was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for charging. "The video material indicated that the hit was late and delivered with no intention to play the puck and with Pettersson being in a vulnerable position," the IIHF said in a statement Monday. "It was Jenners intention to deliver the forceful check in spite of having the opportunity to at least make an attempt to avoid contact on Pettersson. "The hit was delivered far too late. This resulted in an injury to Swedens Pettersson and for this Jenner is to be held accountable." Jenner will miss Canadas games against Germany on Boxing Day, Slovakia on Friday and the United States on Sunday. He is eligible to return for the final game before the medal round against Russia on New Years Eve. Canadian coach Steve Spott said after Saturdays 2-1 shootout win over Sweden that he didnt think Jenner deserved a suspension. "Our feeling is (the hit) was shoulder-to-shoulder," Spott said. "If anything, maybe interference or a charge, but definitely not something thats worth suspending because, although Boone is an aggressive player, he didnt target anybodys head and he didnt leave his feet." Jenners suspension is the second major roster issue Spott has faced. The team had to fly in Prince Albert Raiders centre Mark McNeill over the weekend after left-winger Charles Hudon of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens aggravated a back injury during practice, ruling him out of the tournament. Canada has yet to submit its final roster for the tournament but Jenner will not be removed from the team. Robert Griffin III Jersey .S. Open champion Sam Stosur was beaten by Jelena Jankovic of Serbia. Caroline Wozniacki ousted Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 6-3, 7-5 in a meeting of former No. Redskins RG3 Jersey . 3 Li Jinzi of China. After a first-round bye in the middleweight division, the Wiarton, Ont., native lost a tight bout 17-14 to Li in the quarter-finals Monday. http://www.dancewithmeusa.com/new.html . -- Canadians brought home a ton of medals at the Dew Cup on Friday.We know that NHL players dont get paid their salaries during a lockout. From the NHLs standpoint, being in a position to deprive players of income represents pretty meaningful leverage during CBA negotiations. What represents even more leverage? Players never getting that money back - or that year. If a full season is lost to a lockout, a player loses that entire year on his contract even though no hockey is ever played. That means that a lost year does not somehow carry over to the following year. The year is gone; the money is gone. The reason goes back to how a player contract is structured (or as its called, a Standard Players Contract or its short form, SPC). When a player signs a contract, he agrees that each contract year is counted as a "League Year". Under the CBA, a "League Year" is defined as July 1 of one year to June 30 of the next year. So NHL players dont sign for a defined number of NHL seasons; they sign for a defined number of years that may or may not include NHL hockey. Put another way, a player is employed for a year and not a season. Like the CBA that expired in September, expect the new CBA to even include a release agreed to by the NHLPA and its players barring a claim against NHL teams for "back pay" (see Section 27 of the CBA). Of course, it is possible that the sides could negotiate a deal whereby players get some compensation for a lost season. However, dont bet on it. This has an impact on a lot of teams, players and fans. When the league resumed play in 2005 after losing all of the previous season, the NHL never saw some of its more notable players again, including the likes of Ron Franciss, Al MacInnis, Scott Stevens, Mark Messier, Vincent Damphousse and Adam Oates.dddddddddddd This time around may be no different. There are a number of players in their late thirties that will be free agents in 2013-2014. Some of these players may decide to retire or may not find a place to play. Heres a partial list of players that could be free agents in their late thirties next season: Kimmo Timonen, Patrik Elias, Sergei Gonchar, Tim Thomas, Daniel Alfredsson, Jaromir Jagr, Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu, Nikolai Khabibulin, Roman Hamrlik, Evgeni Nabokov, Vinny Prospal, Adrian Aucoin, Milan Hejduk, Jose Theodore and Jamie Langenbrunner. Remember if the salary cap comes down significantly, which is expected, teams may want to sign some of these players but may not have the cap space to do so, and instead may opt for cheaper talent. Apart from retirement, there is also the issue of turnover. With over 200 unrestricted free agents set to hit the market in 2013 if this season is lost, fans will likely see old faces on their teams replaced with new ones. As well, some fans may never even get a chance to see new players their teams have signed. Case in point: Carolina signed Alexander Semin to a one year deal, which means its possible Hurricane fans may never see him play for the team. So for players, there is a lot to lose by missing a season. And for some of these players, we may never see them again play NHL hockey. Eric Macramalla is TSNs Legal Analyst and can be heard each week on TSN Radio 1050. You can follow him on Twitter @EricOnSportslaw. ' ' '