Avs rookie Matt Stienburg facing discipline for charging

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Colorado Avalanche rookie Matt Stienburg faces a player safety hearing Thursday following his actions in Wednesday night's home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The 24-year-old forward was penalized for charging Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak at 17:18 of the second period in Colorado's 5-2 defeat. Stienburg received a five-minute major and a game misconduct. Cernak left th