Jets center Mark Scheifele understands that his actions against Canadiens forward Jake Evans have consequences. But he doesn't want irate fans going after his family as he Carl Granderson Jerseys undergoes an for charging.

Scheifele told reporters via Zoom on Friday that his family has been subject to bullying by fans unhappy with his charging penalty against Evans.

"I could care le s about people saying things about me. Im a big boy, I can handle it. I signed up for this. Thats what you put yourself in this situation for," Scheifele said. "The media scrutiny, whatever that is, I can handle that. But to put my parents, my brother and sister, my loved ones, through Blake Gilikin Jerseys that is completely unacceptable. In a society where you can hide behind a keyboard, that is the problem.

"I can handle the criticism. I got suspended four games. I got held accountable. But theres no right to go after my parents, to go after my loved ones. Thats completely unacceptable. But thats our society nowadays. Its bad to say but thats our society. I can handle it."

Winnipeg's Mark Scheifele doesn't Pete Werner Jerseys agree with his four-game suspension for his violent hit on Montreal's Jack Evans.But he won't tolerate the attacks that his family has received.

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Scheifele was given a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct after he leveled Evans in the final minute of the teams' series-opening game between Winnipeg and Montreal on Wednesday, a 5-3 win for the Canadiens. Scheifele was handed a four-game suspension Jalen Dalton Jerseys the day after, and will be out Games 2-5 for the best-of-seven series. Evans is out indefinitely with a concu sion.

Here is the play in question (warning: content may be disturbing to some viewers):

Mark Scheifele to sed for flattening Jake Evans after he scores on the empty net.

Scheifele told reporters Friday that he thought the duration of the suspension was "exce sive," but said he will accept them without appeal.

"I can accept the accountability. Thats what you sign up for, being in the NHL," Scheifele told reporters. "But the hate that my family has gotten. The bullying that theyve New Orleans Saints Home Office gotten. Online, phone calls. Its pretty gro s to see. My parents are the salt of the Earth. For my parents to get hate like that, and my brother and sister, its awful. I can handle it, Im a grown man. Ive accepted that and I can be held accountable for that. But for my family to get that, it hurts me a lot.

The puck drops for Game 2 of the Jets-Canadiens series at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday.