NHL draft prospect Lawson Crouse gets 8-game OHL suspension for headshot (VIDEO)

One doesn't necessarily have to do with the other, but the NHL scouts wanting to see more of polarizing power winger Lawson Crouse before teams finalize their draft boards will not get the chance.

In a space of two hours or so Thursday, Hockey Canada released a selection camp roster for the upcoming world under-18 championship without Crouse on it. It was possible that even without a suspension hanging over his head, Crouse might not been selected anyway since he already played in the world junior championship, which makes him a under-20 player in Hockey Canada's mind. Right after the roster was announced, the OHL announced that Crouse has been suspended eight games for his headshot match penalty in the Kingston Frontenacs' final game of the season on April 2.

The suspension will be served at the start of next season, provided that Crouse is back with the Frontenacs after attending his first NHL training camp.

Eight games seems about right. North Bay Battalion captain Marcus McIvor was shaken up on the play, but told Bay Today on Thursday that he has "no symptoms" of a brain injury. The Battalion say McIvor is "day to day" going into their second-round opener against the Barrie Colts on Friday.

"We went through this a little bit with [forward Zach] Bratina [who missed about half the regular season due to a brain injury], Butler told Bay Today's Chris Dawson with regard to McIvor. "It a day to day basis, and you have got to see how people feel. His [McIvor's] practices this week have been encouraging and that’s why its a day to day type of thing and we will see how he feels after [Thursday] and if he feels he’s ready to go and play tomorrow [Friday], our trainer and doctor give him clearance then low and behold he will be in the lineup tomorrow in Barrie."

Getting back to Crouse, the policy of exempting a player with WJC experience from the U18 certainly makes sense with a skill player. In Crouse's case, he was a checker and penalty killer for Canada during its run to gold midway through this season, which meant there was a plaintive hope that he would play. Seeing NHL Central Scouting Service's fifth-ranked domestic skater against same-age competition would have been welcomed by those scouting the U18, especially since five of the top 10 players on CSS' North American list are engaged in major junior playoffs.

Two of Crouse's OHL East Division contemporaries, Ottawa 67's right wing Travis Konecny and Peterborough Petes defenceman Cam LIzotte, are also conspicioiusly absent from the U18 camp. Konency aggravated a shoulder injury on Apr. 3, while Lizotte has a two-game OHL suspension to serve.

Neate Sager is a writer for Yahoo! Canada Sports. Follow him on Twitter @neatebuzzthenet.