If it was just the push that's one thing. But he already accidentally slashed the ref when the ref was trying to hold back Engelland.
I laughed when he used the "I get treated differently why wasn't the ref holding back Engelland" defense, because the ref had tried to get between them and hold back Engelland and got slashed because of it.
Keeps him out of two games against the Knights which helps keep things calm too and based on the bolded in the rule I do think it's the right ruling, as he was clearly trying to get free from the official who grabbed him.
Rule 40.4 Automatic Suspension – Category III reads as follows:
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"Any player who, by his actions, physically demeans an official or physically threatens an official by (but not limited to) throwing a stick or any other piece of equipment or object at or in the general direction of an official, shooting the puck at or in the general direction of an official, spitting at or in the general direction of an official, or who deliberately applies physical force to an official solely for the purpose of getting free of such an official during or immediately following an altercation shall be suspended for not less than three (3) games."
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