{'byline': 'by Sam Masterson', 'hosts': '', 'byline_sources': 'NewsRadio 1120 KMOX', 'hide_author': True, 'audience_id': '', 'original_station': [{'station': 'kmox', 'path': 'kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-forward-could-be-punished-for-illegal-check-to-head'}], 'syndicated_items': '', 'original_item': {'_index': 'published-content_v44', '_type': '_doc', '_score': None, '_source': {'date': '2021-01-14T18:06:25.287+00:00', 'lead': [{'data': {'_version': 2, 'autoPlay': False, 'contentId': 'NDCWhcZqkPA', 'videoType': 'Editorial', 'isPlaylist': False, 'origSource': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDCWhcZqkPA', 'videoValid': True, 'videoSource': 'video', 'playerCaption': None, 'videoLocation': 'article', 'videoPlaylist': '', 'playerHeadline': None, 'playerBorderTop': False, 'autoPlayNextVideo': True, 'componentVariation': 'youtube', 'playerBorderBottom': False, 'playerBorderTopCTA': 'Watch', 'previousTypeRelated': False}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/youtube/instances/ckjx5p89y00113h73eo0he5iw@published'}], 'slug': 'blues-forward-could-be-punished-for-illegal-check-to-head', 'tags': ['St. Louis Blues', 'NHL', 'Colorado Avalanche', 'Suspension'], 'feeds': {'msn': True, 'rss': True, 'postup': True, 'newsfeed': True, 'sitemaps': True, 'frequency': True, 'smartNews': True, 'apple-news': False, 'smart-news': True, 'most-popular': True, 'reversechron': True, 'google-news-feed': True}, 'hosts': [], 'adTags': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/ad-tags/instances/ckjx5o94n00vv0lqfh8kfoitq@published'}, 'byline': [{'names': [{'name': 'Sam Masterson', 'text': 'Sam Masterson', 'slug': 'sam-masterson'}], 'sources': [{'text': 'NewsRadio 1120 KMOX'}], 'hosts': [], 'prefix': 'by'}], 'teaser': 'Blues forward suspended for illegal check to head', 'authors': ['Sam Masterson'], 'content': [{'data': {'text': '<strong>ST. LOUIS (KMOX) <em>updated</em> </strong>- The check from St. Louis Blues forward Sammy Blais on a Colorado Avalanche has resulted in a two-game suspension from the National Hockey League.', 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckjx5o94n00vy0lqfxxsmmd8v@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The NHL Department of Player Safety <a href="https://www.nhl.com/video/blais-suspended-two-games/t-277440360/c-7240044">made the announcement on Thursday</a> of the punishment for the 24-year-old\'s illegal check to the head of Avalanche defenseman\xa0Devon Toews. It happened in the first period of the game and Blais was given a two-minute minor penalty.', 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckjx5qlk3001j3h73cbbli8cg@published'}, {'data': {'tag': None, 'fill': None, 'items': [{'uri': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/ckjj1mk0h002oorqqktwpii7l@published', 'url': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-release-start-times-for-all-2021-regular-season-games', 'lead': 'brightcove', 'pageUri': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-release-start-times-for-all-2021-regular-season-games', 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/GettyImages1264372532-24c4369d-bc49-4ecc-8300-1bc4c13bc3a6.jpg?crop=16:9', 'urlIsValid': True, 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-release-start-times-for-all-2021-regular-season-games', 'overrideImage': None, 'overrideTitle': None, 'primaryHeadline': 'Blues release start times for all 2021 regular-season games; Mostly 8, 9 p.m.', 'ignoreValidation': False}, {'uri': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/ckjspn6ub00rv17p65ib4vn4j@published', 'url': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-will-host-frontline-workers-at-first-home-games', 'lead': 'image', 'pageUri': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-will-host-frontline-workers-at-first-home-games', 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/GettyImages1149938059-0e83f880-1b4f-4955-bf10-0db3abb80378.jpg?crop=16:9', 'urlIsValid': True, 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-will-host-frontline-workers-at-first-home-games', 'overrideImage': None, 'overrideTitle': None, 'primaryHeadline': 'Blues will host frontline workers at Enterprise Center for first home games', 'ignoreValidation': False}], '_version': 2, 'articles': [{'uri': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/ckjj1mk0h002oorqqktwpii7l@published', 'url': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-release-start-times-for-all-2021-regular-season-games', 'lead': 'brightcove', 'pageUri': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-release-start-times-for-all-2021-regular-season-games', 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/GettyImages1264372532-24c4369d-bc49-4ecc-8300-1bc4c13bc3a6.jpg?crop=16:9', 'urlIsValid': True, 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-release-start-times-for-all-2021-regular-season-games', 'overrideImage': None, 'overrideTitle': None, 'primaryHeadline': 'Blues release start times for all 2021 regular-season games; Mostly 8, 9 p.m.', 'ignoreValidation': False}, {'uri': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/ckjspn6ub00rv17p65ib4vn4j@published', 'url': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-will-host-frontline-workers-at-first-home-games', 'lead': 'image', 'pageUri': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-will-host-frontline-workers-at-first-home-games', 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/GettyImages1149938059-0e83f880-1b4f-4955-bf10-0db3abb80378.jpg?crop=16:9', 'urlIsValid': True, 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-will-host-frontline-workers-at-first-home-games', 'overrideImage': None, 'overrideTitle': None, 'primaryHeadline': 'Blues will host frontline workers at Enterprise Center for first home games', 'ignoreValidation': False}], 'missingItems': False, 'sectionFront': 'local sports', 'componentVariation': 'inline-related'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/inline-related/instances/ckjyce9qr000c3h73tk0qhmrg@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Toews left the game after the hit, but returned to play a total of 22 minutes in the Blues 4-1 victory, Wednesday night.', 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckjx5snb7001r3h73aqya01es@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1349770505415499776', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">St. Louis’ Sammy Blais will have a hearing today for an Illegal Check to the Head on Colorado’s Devon Toews.</p>&mdash; NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1349770505415499776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2021</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/ckjx5tvad00273h739rm3e1co@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The last notable time Blais was in possible trouble for a hit was during the 2019 Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins. This hit on David Backes did not draw a penatly, nor a punishment from the league, but was scrutinized for high contact on Backes.', 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckjx5tlrw001z3h731dehewn8@published'}, {'data': {'_version': 2, 'autoPlay': False, 'contentId': 'vTbcegwhPo', 'videoType': 'Editorial', 'isPlaylist': False, 'origSource': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTbcegwhPo', 'videoValid': True, 'videoSource': 'video', 'playerCaption': None, 'videoLocation': 'article', 'videoPlaylist': '', 'playerHeadline': None, 'playerBorderTop': False, 'autoPlayNextVideo': True, 'componentVariation': 'youtube', 'playerBorderBottom': False, 'playerBorderTopCTA': 'Watch', 'previousTypeRelated': False}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/youtube/instances/ckjx5xn9h00313h73sn7y03k0@published'}], 'feedImg': {'data': {'alt': 'Sammy Blais', 'url': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/USATSI15430294-76e33341-639b-4030-bb8f-115e49d3b1d1.jpg', 'width': 4906, 'credit': 'Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports', 'height': 3271, 'mimeType': 'image/jpeg', 'sizeInBytes': '1113841', 'componentVariation': 'feed-image'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/feed-image/instances/ckjx5o94n00vw0lqf7cxbcrvt@published'}, 'sources': [{'text': 'NewsRadio 1120 KMOX'}], '_version': 18, 'featured': False, 'headline': 'Blues forward suspended for illegal check to head', 'msnTitle': 'Blues forward suspended for illegal check to head', 'textTags': ['St. Louis Blues', 'NHL', 'Colorado Avalanche', 'Suspension'], 'pageTitle': 'Blues forward suspended for illegal check to head', 'sideShare': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/share/instances/ckjx5o94n00vx0lqfdfdmaoiu@published'}, 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/USATSI15430294-76e33341-639b-4030-bb8f-115e49d3b1d1.jpg', 'feedLayout': 'small', 'showSocial': True, 'stationURL': 'https://kmox.radio.com/', 'breadcrumbs': [{'hidden': False, 'text': 'NewsRadio 1120 KMOX', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/kmox'}, {'hidden': False, 'text': 'Local Sports', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports'}, {'hidden': False, 'text': 'st. louis blues', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st.-louis-blues'}], 'contentType': 'article', 'seoHeadline': 'Blues forward suspended for illegal check to head', 'stationName': 'NewsRadio 1120 KMOX', 'stationSlug': 'kmox', 'subHeadline': '', 'dateModified': '2021-01-15T13:54:16.272Z', 'featuredNews': False, 'sectionFront': 'local sports', 'fullWidthLead': False, 'shortHeadline': 'Blues forward suspended for illegal check to head', 'syndicatedUrl': '', 'featuredSports': False, 'msnTitleLength': 49, 'seoDescription': 'The check from St. Louis Blues forward Sammy Blais on a Colorado Avalanche player has resulted in a two-game suspension from the National Hockey League.', 'stationLogoUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/logos/KMOXAM.jpg', 'isContentFromAP': False, 'noIndexNoFollow': False, 'pageDescription': 'The check from St. Louis Blues forward Sammy Blais on a Colorado Avalanche player has resulted in a two-game suspension from the National Hockey League.', 'primaryHeadline': 'Blues forward suspended for illegal check to head', 'stationCallsign': 'KMOXAM', 'stationTimezone': 'CT', 'socialDescription': 'Blues forward suspended for illegal check to head', 'syndicationStatus': 'original', 'componentVariation': 'article', 'stationSyndication': [], 'rollingStandoutCount': 0, 'secondarySectionFront': 'st. louis blues', 'plaintextShortHeadline': 'Blues forward suspended for illegal check to head', 'plaintextPrimaryHeadline': 'Blues forward suspended for illegal check to head', 'canBeMarkedGoogleStandout': True, 'availableStandoutArticleInventory': True, 'articleWithinGoogleStandoutPublishDateLimit': True, 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/blues-forward-could-be-punished-for-illegal-check-to-head', 'slugLock': True, 'manualSlugUnlock': False, 'site': 'demo'}, 'sort': [749444], 'stationSlug': 'kmox', 'original_id': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/ckjx5o94n00vz0lqfdpu5cy7g@published'}}