The New York Rangers recalled hard-hitting defenseman Matt Rempe back to the main roster on Friday and three days later he finds himself suspended for eight games.

Rempe elbowed and boarded Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen during New York’s 3-1 win on Friday night. He was given a game misconduct for the play.

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The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced he was suspended for eight games for the play. He was also fined $80,000. The league said Rempe was considered to be a repeat offender. He has only played in 22 career regular-season games and he’s been ejected four times.

Rempe spent a majority of the season playing in the American Hockey League for the Rangers’ affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. He started the season with New York but didn’t last long with the team. He was recalled briefly in November before being sent down again.

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Friday night’s win was Rempe’s first game with the Rangers since Nov. 25. He had three goals, two assists and 22 penalty minutes in 18 games with Hartford.

He became extremely popular among Rangers fans late last season and into the postseason because of his hard-nosed style of play. He was ejected twice and received a four-game suspension for an elbow to the head of New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in March.

The 2020 sixth-round pick has no points and 24 penalty minutes in five games for New York.

The Rangers lost to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, 3-1. The team is 16-16-1 this season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The New York Rangers are trading captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks after the Broadway Blueshirts dropped to 1-6 in their last seven games and general manager Chris Drury looks to shake up the stagnant core.

Trouba, 30, was acquired by the Rangers prior to the 2019-2020 season from the Winnipeg Jets and signed a seven-year, $56 million contract with the Rangers.

Prior to the 2022-2023 season, he was named the 28th captain in team history. But his tenure with the Rangers has been a turbulent one, leading to him being scratched from the lineup Friday morning. 

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Trouba was scratched for roster management reasons because Drury was preparing to move on from the defenseman. In return, the Rangers are receiving 25-year-old defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a 2025 fourth-round pick from the Ducks.

The Ducks are also reportedly taking on the full salary of Trouba’s remaining contract through the end of next season. 

While the Rangers have struggled recently, they are 13-10-1 this season and very much in the playoff hunt.

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The Ducks are 10-11-3 and will rely on Trouba’s leadership to help a young team grow. 

The trade of Trouba continues a recent trend of unceremonious exits for recent Rangers captains:

Drury tried to trade Trouba in the offseason, but Trouba’s wife, Kelly, had a year left on her medical residency and did not want to leave New York at the time. No deal was made over the summer because Jacob had a no-trade clause, according to The Athletic. 

Trouba has struggled this season with just six points in 24 games and was demoted to a third-pair defenseman. He had been a stalwart on the first or second pair most of his Rangers career. 

In Anaheim, Trouba will reunite with former Rangers teammates Ryan Strome and Frank Vatrano. 

The Rangers will look to get back on track when they play the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. 

The Ducks play the Minnesota Wild at 10 p.m. ET Friday, but it is unclear if Trouba will be making his Ducks debut in that game. 

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