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The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2019–20 NHL season. It lists which players or coaches of what team have been punished for which offense and the amount of punishment they have received.

Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (186) for non-repeat offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for the term of their suspension. Players' money forfeited due to suspension or fine goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, while money forfeited by coaches, staff or organizations as a whole go to the NHL Foundation.[1]

Suspensions[]

- suspension covered at least one 2019 NHL preseason game
- suspension covered at least one 2020 postseason game
# - suspension was later reduced upon further review/successful appeal; information presented in italics
 R  - Player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been suspended in the 18 months prior to this suspension)

Date of incident Offender Team(s) Offense(s) Date of action Length Salary forfeited1,2
02014-10-19 Voynov, SlavaSlava Voynov Los Angeles Kings Unacceptable off-ice conduct.[2] 02019-04-093
May 23, 2019[3]4
82 games
+ playoffs#
41 games4
N/A2,5
02019-09-09 Kuznetsov, EvgenyEvgeny Kuznetsov Washington Capitals Inappropriate conduct.[4] 02019-09-14 3 games $180,645.162
02019-09-29 Kane, EvanderEvander Kane

R

San Jose Sharks Physical abuse of officials.[5] 02019-10-01 3 games $256,097.56
02019-10-17 Zykov, ValentinValentin Zykov Vegas Golden Knights Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program.[6]6 02019-10-17 20 games $152,419.352
02019-10-26 Lowry, AdamAdam Lowry

R

Winnipeg Jets Boarding Oliver Kylington.[7] 02019-10-28 2 games $71,138.22
02019-11-02 Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic Calgary Flames Roughing Kole Sherwood.[8] 02019-11-03 2 games $64,516.13
02019-11-09 Foligno, NickNick Foligno Columbus Blue Jackets Elbowing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.[9] 02019-11-11 3 games $88,709.67
02019-11-18 Hathaway, GarnetGarnet Hathaway Washington Capitals Spitting at Erik Gudbranson.[10] 02019-11-20 3 games $24,193.55
02019-11-23 Bortuzzo, RobertRobert Bortuzzo

R

St. Louis Blues Cross-checking Viktor Arvidsson.[11] 02019-11-24 4 games $67,073.17
02019-11-23 Kerfoot, AlexanderAlexander Kerfoot Toronto Maple Leafs Boarding Erik Johnson.[12] 02019-11-25 2 games $37,634.41
02019-11-25 Cernak, ErikErik Cernak Tampa Bay Lightning Elbowing Rasmus Dahlin.[13] 02019-11-26 2 games $7,500.00
02019-12-15 Farabee, JoelJoel Farabee Philadelphia Flyers Interference against Mathieu Perreault.[14] 02019-12-16 3 games $14,919.35
02019-12-31 MacDermid, KurtisKurtis MacDermid Los Angeles Kings Illegal check to the head of Ivan Provorov.[15] 02020-01-03 2 games $7,258.06
02020-01-01 Perry, CoreyCorey Perry Dallas Stars Elbowing Ryan Ellis.[16] 02020-01-03 5 games $40,322.58
02020-01-11 Kassian, ZackZack Kassian Edmonton Oilers Serving as the aggressor in an altercation with Matthew Tkachuk.[17] 02020-01-13 2 games $20,967.74
02020-01-25 Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals Automatic suspension for missing NHL All-Star Game.[18] 02019-12-27 1 game $53,763.442
02020-01-25 Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury Vegas Golden Knights Automatic suspension for missing NHL All-Star Game.[19] 02020-01-04 1 game $45,698.922
02020-01-25 Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask Boston Bruins Automatic suspension for missing NHL All-Star Game.[20] 02020-01-13 1 game $34,946.242
02020-02-08 Lauzon, JeremyJeremy Lauzon Boston Bruins Illegal check to the head of Derek Stepan.[21] 02020-02-09 2 games $8,037.63
02020-02-13 Kassian, ZackZack Kassian

R

Edmonton Oilers Kicking Erik Cernak.[22] 02020-02-14 7 games $166,463.41
02020-02-14 Kane, EvanderEvander Kane

R

San Jose Sharks Elbowing Neal Pionk.[23] 02020-02-15 3 games $256,097.56
02020-03-11 Lemieux, BrendanBrendan Lemieux

R

New York Rangers Interference against Joonas Donskoi.[24][25] 02020-07-207 2 games N/A
02020-08-01 Caggiula, DrakeDrake Caggiula Chicago Blackhawks Illegal check to the head of Tyler Ennis.[26] 02020-08-02 1 game N/A
02020-08-19 Niskanen, MattMatt Niskanen Philadelphia Flyers Cross-checking Brendan Gallagher.[27] 02020-08-20 1 game N/A
Player totals: 116 games
(112 regular + 4 postseason)
$1,598,402.15

Notes[]

1.^  All figures are in US dollars.
2.^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  Fines generated for games lost due to suspension for off-ice conduct are calculated uniquely and irrespective of repeat offender status.
3.^  Voynov was previously suspended indefinitely on October 20, 2014, for his actions.[28]
4.^  Voynov and the NHLPA appealed the suspension to a neutral arbitrator on April 20, 2019.[29] On May 23, 2019, NHL/NHLPA Neutral Discipline Arbitrator, Shyam Das, upheld NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman's one-season (one-year) suspension, but the neutral arbitrator ruled that Voynov should be credited with having already served 41 games of his suspension during the 2018–19 NHL season. Accordingly, the suspension will remain in effect until 41 games of the 2019–20 NHL season have been served.[3]
5.^  Voynov did not have an active contract at the time of this ruling, and therefore did not forfeit any salary due to games lost.
6.^  Suspension accompanied by mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health.
7.^  The precise parameters of Lemieux's suspension were originally delayed due to the suspension of the regular season due to COVID-19.[30]

Fines[]

Players can be fined up to 50% of one day's salary, up to a maximum of $10,000.00 for their first offense, and $15,000.00 for any subsequent offenses (player had been fined in the 12 months prior to this fine).[1] Coaches, non-playing personnel, and teams are not restricted to such maximums.

Fines for players/coaches fined for diving/embellishment are structured uniquely and are only handed out after non-publicized warnings are given to the player/coach for their first offense. For more details on diving/embellishment fines:

Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.

Date of incident Offender Team Offense Date of action Amount1
02019-09-26 Paquette, CedricCedric Paquette Tampa Bay Lightning High-sticking Frank Vatrano.[31] 02019-09-27 $2,500.00
02019-10-16 Ritchie, NickNick Ritchie Anaheim Ducks Roughing Vladimir Sobotka.[32] 02019-10-17 $4,029.37
02019-10-17 Helm, DarrenDarren Helm Detroit Red Wings Slashing Elias Lindholm. [33] 02019-10-18 $5,000.00
02019-11-16 Sundqvist, OskarOskar Sundqvist St. Louis Blues Charging John Gibson. [34] 02019-11-17 $7,392.47
02019-12-03 Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen Nashville Predators Elbowing Brayden Point. [35] 02019-12-04 $5,000.00
02019-12-03 Kane, EvanderEvander Kane San Jose Sharks Elbowing Radko Gudas. [36] 02019-12-04 $5,000.00
02019-12-07 Tkachuk, BradyBrady Tkachuk Ottawa Senators Cross-checking Scott Laughton. [37] 02019-12-07 $2,486.56
02019-12-08 Lemieux, BrendanBrendan Lemieux New York Rangers Elbowing Cody Glass. [38] 02019-12-09 $2,486.56
02019-12-18 Girard, SamuelSamuel Girard Colorado Avalanche Boarding Alex DeBrincat. [39] 02019-12-19 $1,957.88
02019-12-21 Fabbri, RobbyRobby Fabbri Detroit Red Wings Spearing Alexander Kerfoot. [40] 02019-12-22 $2,419.35
02019-12-30 Pageau, Jean-GabrielJean-Gabriel Pageau Ottawa Senators Roughing Evgeni Malkin. [41] 02019-12-31 $2,500.00
02019-12-30 Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins High-sticking Jean-Gabriel Pageau. [42] 02019-12-31 $5,000.00
02019-12-21 Stalock, AlexAlex Stalock Minnesota Wild Diving/Embellishment (second citation).2[43] 02020-01-01 $2,000.00
02019-12-29 Tortorella, JohnJohn Tortorella


(head coach)

Columbus Blue Jackets Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference.3[44] 02020-01-01 $20,000.00
02020-01-07 Cousins, NickNick Cousins Montreal Canadiens Boarding Mike Green.[45] 02020-01-08 $2,688.17
02020-01-11 Trouba, JacobJacob Trouba New York Rangers Slashing Vince Dunn.[46] 02020-01-12 $5,000.00
02020-01-07 Arvidsson, ViktorViktor Arvidsson Nashville Predators Diving/Embellishment (second citation).4[47] 02020-01-17 $2,000.000
02020-01-16 Lindgren, RyanRyan Lindgren New York Rangers Interference against Jordan Eberle. [48] 02020-01-17 $2,486.56
02020-02-10 Roussel, AntoineAntoine Roussel Vancouver Canucks Slashing Yannick Weber. [49] 02020-02-11 $5,000.00
02020-02-11 Dumba, MattMatt Dumba Minnesota Wild Slashing Ryan Reaves. [50] 02020-02-12 $5,000.00
02020-02-12 Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara Boston Bruins Cross-checking Brendan Gallagher. [51] 02020-02-13 $5,000.00
02020-02-15 Julien, ClaudeClaude Julien


(head coach)

Montreal Canadiens Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference.[52] 02020-02-17 $10,000.00
02020-02-20 Niskanen, MattMatt Niskanen Philadelphia Flyers Slashing Gustav Nyquist. [53] 02020-02-21 $5,000.00
02020-02-20 Sabourin, ScottScott Sabourin Ottawa Senators Unsportsmanlike conduct against Mark Scheifele. [54] 02020-02-21 $1,881.72
02020-02-25 Hayden, JohnJohn Hayden New Jersey Devils Cross-checking Tyler Bertuzzi. [55] 02020-02-26 $2,016.13
02020-03-07 Josi, RomanRoman Josi Nashville Predators Cross-checking Corey Perry. [56] 02020-03-08 $5,000.00
02020-03-08 Sundqvist, OskarOskar Sundqvist St. Louis Blues Roughing Adam Boqvist. [57] 02020-03-09 $5,000.00
02020-08-02 Ferland, MichealMicheal Ferland Vancouver Canucks Spearing Ryan Hartman. [58] 02020-08-03 $5,000.00
02020-08-02 Kunin, LukeLuke Kunin Minnesota Wild Unsportsmanlike conduct against Micheal Ferland. [58] 02020-08-03 $1,000.00
02020-08-04 Matheson, MikeMike Matheson Florida Panthers High-sticking Brock Nelson.[59] 02020-08-04 $2,500.00
02020-08-12 Brind'Amour, RodRod Brind'Amour


(head coach)

Carolina Hurricanes Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference.5[60] 02020-08-12 $25,000.00
02020-08-16 Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty Vegas Golden Knights Slashing Alex DeBrincat.[61] 02020-08-16 $2,500.00
Totals: $159,844.77

Notes[]

1.^  All figures are in US dollars.
2.^  Stalock was issued his first citation following an incident on October 12, 2019.[43]
3.^  Tortorella was also assessed a conditional fine of $25,000 that would be assessed if he committed a second violation prior to December 29, 2020.[44]
4.^  Arvidsson was issued his first citation following an incident on December 27, 2019.[47]
5.^  Brind'Amour was also assessed a conditional fine of $25,000 that would be assessed if he committed a second violation prior to August 12, 2021.[60]

Further reading[]

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Department of Player Safety FAQs, nhl.com, 2015-08-31, <https://www.nhl.com/news/player-safety-questions/c-738846>
  2. Voynov Suspended for 2019-20 Season and 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs for Unacceptable Off-Ice Conduct. nhl.com (April 9, 2019).
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHL, NHLPA Statement on Voynov Suspension, nhl.com, May 23, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-nhlpa-statement-vyacheslav-voynov-suspension/c-307527368>
  4. Kuznetsov of Capitals suspended three games for inappropriate conduct. nhl.com (September 14, 2019).
  5. Kane suspended three games for actions in Sharks game. nhl.com (October 1, 2019).
  6. Zykov of Golden Knights suspended 20 games. nhl.com (October 17, 2019).
  7. Lowry suspended two games for actions in Jets game against Flames. nhl.com (October 28, 2019).
  8. Lucic suspended two games for actions in Flames game against Blue Jackets. nhl.com (November 3, 2019).
  9. Foligno of Blue Jackets suspended three games for elbowing. nhl.com (November 11, 2019).
  10. Hathaway of Capitals suspended three games for spitting incident. nhl.com (November 20, 2019).
  11. Bortuzzo of Blues suspended four games for cross-checking. nhl.com (November 24, 2019).
  12. Kerfoot of Maple Leafs suspended two games for boarding. nhl.com (November 25, 2019).
  13. Cernak suspended two games for Lightning for elbowing. nhl.com (November 26, 2019).
  14. Farabee of Flyers suspended three games for interference. nhl.com (December 16, 2019).
  15. MacDermid of Kings suspended two games for illegal check to the head. nhl.com (January 3, 2020).
  16. Perry of Stars suspended five games for elbowing. nhl.com (January 3, 2020).
  17. Kassian suspended two games for actions in Oilers game. nhl.com (January 13, 2020).
  18. Gulitti, Tom (December 27, 2019), Ovechkin won't play in NHL All-Star Game, Capitals forward was captain, nhl.com, <https://www.nhl.com/news/alex-ovechkin-wont-play-in-2020-nhl-all-star-game/c-313108674>
  19. Fleury of Golden Knights withdraws from All-Star Game, nhl.com, January 4, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/marc-andre-fleury-withdraws-from-all-star-game/c-313441904>
  20. Vasilevskiy named to Atlantic Division for NHL All-Star Game, nhl.com, January 13, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/andrei-vasilevskiy-replaces-tuukka-rask-on-atlantic-division-all-star-game-roster/c-313880900>
  21. Lauzon suspended two games for actions in Bruins game, nhl.com, February 9, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-bruins-jeremy-lauzon-suspended-two-games/c-314844852>
  22. Kassian suspended seven games for actions in Oilers game, nhl.com, February 14, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-zack-kassian-suspended-seven-games-for-kicking/c-315074490>
  23. Kane suspended three games for actions in Sharks game, nhl.com, February 15, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/evander-kane-suspended-three-games-san-jose-sharks/c-315102154>
  24. Lemieux of Rangers to be suspended for hit on Avalanche forward Donskoi, nhl.com, March 13, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-forward-brendan-lemieux-suspended/c-316165650>
  25. Lemieux suspended two games in Qualifiers for actions in Rangers game, nhl.com, July 20, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/rangers-brendan-lemieux-suspended-first-two-games-of-qualifiers/c-317535466>
  26. Caggiula suspended one game in Qualifiers for actions in Blackhawks game, nhl.com, August 2, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/chicago-blackhawks-drake-caggiula-suspended-one-game/c-317797988>
  27. Niskanen suspended one game for actions in Flyers game, nhl.com, August 20, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/flyers-niskanen-suspended-one-game/c-318659742>
  28. Kings Defenseman Voynov Suspended Indefinitely, nhl.com, October 20, 2014, <https://www.nhl.com/news/kings-defenseman-voynov-suspended-indefinitely/c-735321>
  29. Slava Voynov Appeals Suspension for 2019-20 season, sportnet.ca, April 10, 2019, <https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhlpa-files-suspension-appeal-behalf-slava-voynov/>
  30. @NHLPlayerSafety (March 13, 2020). Following a hearing today, the DOPS has determined that Brendan Lemieux will be suspended for his hit on Joonas Donskoi Wednesday night. The precise parameters of the suspension will be determined and announced once resumption of play guidelines have been established..
  31. Paquette fined for actions in Lightning game against Panthers, nhl.com, September 27, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/cedric-paquette-fined-for-actions-in-lightning-game/c-309527918>
  32. Ritchie fined for actions in Ducks game against Sabres, nhl.com, October 17, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/nick-ritchie-fined-for-actions-in-anaheim-game-against-buffalo/c-310201558>
  33. Helm fined for actions in Red Wings game against Flames, nhl.com, October 18, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/darren-helm-fined-for-actions-in-detroit-game-against-calgary/c-310243650>
  34. Sundqvist of Blues fined for charging Gibson, nhl.com, November 17, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/st-louis-blues-oskar-sundqvist-to-have-department-of-player-safety-hearing/c-311446794>
  35. Johansen fined for actions in Predators game against Lightning, nhl.com, December 4, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/nashville-predators-ryan-johansen-fined-for-elbowing/c-312154248>
  36. Kane fined for actions in Sharks game against Capitals, nhl.com, December 4, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/san-jose-sharks-evander-kane-fined-for-elbowing/c-312155336>
  37. Tkachuk fined for actions in Senators game against Flyers, nhl.com, December 7, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/senators-brady-tkachuk-fined-for-cross-checking/c-312290702>
  38. Lemieux fined $2,000 for actions in Rangers game against Golden Knights, nhl.com, December 9, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/brendan-lemieux-fined-for-actions-in-new-york-game-against-vegas/c-312357868>
  39. Girard fined for actions in Avalanche game against Blackhawks, nhl.com, December 19, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/samuel-girard-fined-for-actions-in-colorado-game-against-chicago/c-312784656>
  40. Fabbri fined for actions in Red Wings game against Maple Leafs, nhl.com, December 22, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/detroit-red-wings-robby-fabbri-fined/c-312942050>
  41. Pageau fined for actions in Senators game against Penguins, nhl.com, December 31, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/jean-gabriel-pageau-fined-for-roughing/c-313276896>
  42. Malkin fined for actions in Penguins game against Senators, nhl.com, December 31, 2019, <https://www.nhl.com/news/evgeni-malkin-pittsburgh-penguins-player-safety-fine/c-313276892>
  43. 43.0 43.1 Stalock fined for actions in Wild game against Jets, nhl.com, January 1, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/alex-stalock-player-safety-minnesota-wild-fined/c-313336132>
  44. 44.0 44.1 Tortorella fined for actions after Blue Jackets game against Blackhawks, nhl.com, January 1, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/columbus-coach-john-tortorella-fined-for-comments-following-loss/c-313350996>
  45. Cousins fined for actions in Canadiens game against Red Wings, nhl.com, January 8, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/nick-cousins-fined-for-actions-in-montreal-game-against-detroit/c-313672536>
  46. Trouba fined for actions in Rangers game against Blues, nhl.com, January 12, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/jacob-trouba-new-york-rangers-fined-player-safety/c-313841910>
  47. 47.0 47.1 Arvidsson fined for actions in Predators game against Anaheim, nhl.com, January 17, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/nashville-predators-forward-viktor-arvidsson-fined/c-314063250>
  48. Lindgren fined for actions in Rangers game against Islanders, nhl.com, January 17, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-defenseman-ryan-lindgren-fined/c-314072248>
  49. Roussel fined for actions in Canucks game against Predators, nhl.com, February 11, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/antoine-roussel-fined-for-actions-in-vancouver-game-against-nashville/c-314921160>
  50. Dumba fined for actions in Wild game against Golden Knights, nhl.com, February 12, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/matt-dumba-fined-for-slashing-ryan-reaves/c-314970944>
  51. Chara fined for actions in Bruins game against Canadiens, nhl.com, February 13, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-bruins-defenseman-zdeno-chara-fined/c-315002052>
  52. Canadiens' Julien Fined $10,000, nhl.com, February 17, 2020, <https://media.nhl.com/public/news/13863>
  53. Niskanen fined for actions in Flyers game against Blue Jackets, nhl.com, February 21, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-flyers-defenseman-matt-niskanen-fined/c-315345072>
  54. Sabourin fined for actions in Senators game against Jets, nhl.com, February 21, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/ottawa-senators-forward-scott-sabourin-fined/c-315347000>
  55. Hayden fined for actions in Devils game against Red Wings, nhl.com, February 26, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-john-hayden-fined/c-315577776>
  56. Josi fined for actions in Predators game against Stars, nhl.com, March 8, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/nashville-predators-roman-josi-fined-for-cross-checking/c-316007800>
  57. Sundqvist fined for actions in Blues game against Blackhawks, nhl.com, March 9, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/oskar-sundqvist-st-louis-blues-fined/c-316037438>
  58. 58.0 58.1 Ferland of Canucks, Kunin of Wild fined for actions in Game 1, nhl.com, August 3, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/micheal-ferland-of-canucks-and-luke-kunin-of-wild-fined/c-317823094>
  59. Matheson fined for actions in Panthers game against Islanders, nhl.com, August 4, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-defenseman-mike-matheson-fined/c-317867550>
  60. 60.0 60.1 Brind'Amour fined for actions in Hurricanes game against Bruins, nhl.com, August 12, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-head-coach-rod-brindamour-fined/c-318436110>
  61. Pacioretty fined for actions in Golden Knights game, nhl.com, August 16, 2020, <https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-forward-max-pacioretty-fined/c-318557660>

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