2022–23 NHL suspensions and fines
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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 goes to the NHL Foundation.[1]
- The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2022–23 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.
Suspensions
Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (185) for non-repeat offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for the term of their suspension.
† - suspension covered at least one 2022 NHL preseason game
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2023 postseason game
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26, 2022 | Jacob Melanson | Seattle Kraken | Illegal check to the head of James Hamblin.[2] | September 27, 2022 | 2 games† | N/A |
| September 28, 2022 | Jacob Doty | Los Angeles Kings | Interference against Jeffrey Viel.[3] | September 30, 2022 | 2 games† | N/A |
| October 17, 2022 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Washington Capitals | High-sticking Kyle Burroughs.[4] | October 18, 2022 | 1 game | $42,162.16 |
| October 27, 2022 | Michael Rasmussen | Detroit Red Wings | High-sticking David Krejci.[5] | October 28, 2022 | 2 games | $15,783.78 |
| November 5, 2022 | Matthew Tkachuk | Florida Panthers | High-sticking Jonathan Quick.[6] | November 6, 2022 | 2 games | $102,702.70 |
| November 5, 2022 | Josh Anderson | Montreal Canadiens | Boarding Alex Pietrangelo.[7] | November 6, 2022 | 2 games | $59,459.46 |
| November 8, 2022 | Juraj Slafkovsky | Montreal Canadiens | Boarding Matt Luff.[8] | November 9, 2022 | 2 games | $10,270.28 |
| November 11, 2022 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Washington Capitals | Illegal check to the head of Cal Foote.[9] | November 12, 2022 | 3 games | $16,216.23 |
| December 8, 2022 | Pierre Engvall | Toronto Maple Leafs | High-sticking Sean Durzi.[10] | December 9, 2022 | 1 game | $12,162.16 |
| December 9, 2022 | Jeff Skinner | Buffalo Sabres | High-sticking Jake Guentzel.[11] | December 10, 2022 | 3 games | $145,945.95 |
| December 9, 2022 | Jamie Oleksiak | Seattle Kraken | Illegal check to the head of Alexander Alexeyev.[12] | December 10, 2022 | 3 games | $74,594.59 |
| December 18, 2022 | Tomas Hertl | San Jose Sharks | High-sticking Elias Lindholm.[13] | December 19, 2022 | 2 games | $87,972.97 |
| December 22, 2022 | Mason Shaw | Minnesota Wild | Kneeing Evgeny Svechnikov.[14] | December 23, 2022 | 2 games | $8,108.11 |
| February 23, 2023 | Erik Cernak | Tampa Bay Lightning | Elbowing Kyle Okposo.[15] | February 24, 2023 | 2 games | $31,891.89 |
| February 26, 2023 | K'Andre Miller | New York Rangers | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Drew Doughty.[16] | February 28, 2023 | 3 games | $15,000.00 |
| March 7, 2023 | Tony DeAngelo | Philadelphia Flyers | Spearing Corey Perry.[17] | March 8, 2023 | 2 games | $54,054.05 |
| March 15, 2023 | Jordan Binnington | St. Louis Blues | Roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct against Ryan Hartman.[18] | March 16, 2023 | 2 games | $64,864.86 |
| March 23, 2023 | A.J. Greer | Boston Bruins | Cross-checking Mike Hoffman.[19] | March 24, 2023 | 1 game | $4,121.62 |
| March 25, 2023 | Blake Lizotte | Los Angeles Kings | Cross-checking Josh Morrissey.[20] | March 26, 2023 | 1 game | $9,054.05 |
| April 11, 2023 | Ryan Hartman | Minnesota Wild | Interference against Nikolaj Ehlers.[21] | April 12, 2023 | 1 game | $9,189.19 |
| April 18, 2023 | Michael Bunting | Toronto Maple Leafs | Illegal check to the head and interference against Erik Cernak.[22] | April 19, 2023 | 3 games‡ | N/A |
| April 24, 2023 | Cale Makar | Colorado Avalanche | Interference against Jared McCann.[23] | April 25, 2023 | 1 game‡ | N/A |
| May 10, 2023 | Darnell NurseR | Edmonton Oilers | Automatic suspension for instigating a fight against Nicolas Hague during the final five minutes of a game.[24] | May 11, 2023 | 1 game‡ | N/A |
| May 10, 2023 | Alex Pietrangelo | Vegas Golden Knights | Slashing Leon Draisaitl.[25] | May 11, 2023 | 1 game‡ | N/A |
| May 23, 2023 | Jamie Benn | Dallas Stars | Cross-checking Mark Stone.[26] | May 24, 2023 | 2 games‡ | N/A |
| Player totals: | 47 games†‡ (4 preseason + 35 regular season + 8 postseason) |
$755,445.94 | ||||
Notes
- 1.^ All figures are in US dollars.
- 2.^ As players are not paid salary in the preseason or postseason, no fines are generated for games lost due to suspension during those periods.
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, though can still be treated as repeat offenders.
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.[27] For more details on diving/embellishment fines:
| Incident Number1 | Player Fine2 | Coach Fine2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warning (N/A) | Warning (N/A) |
| 2 | $2,000 | N/A |
| 3 | $3,000 | N/A |
| 4 | $4,000 | N/A |
| 5 | $5,000 | $2,000 |
| 6 | $5,000 | $3,000 |
| 7 | $5,000 | $4,000 |
| 8+ | $5,000 | $5,000 |
- For coach incident totals, each citation issued to a player on his club counts toward his total.
- All figures are in US dollars.
Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.
R - Player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been fined in the 12 months prior to this fine)
| Date of incident | Offender | Team | Offense | Date of action | Amount1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27, 2022 | Jeff Petry | Pittsburgh Penguins | Roughing Jonatan Berggren.[28] | September 28, 2022 | $5,000.00 |
| October 4, 2022 | Michael Carcone | Arizona Coyotes | Roughing Gage Quinney.[29] | October 5, 2022 | $2,027.03 |
| October 8, 2022 | Alexander Romanov | New York Islanders | Charging Vincent Trocheck.[30] | October 9, 2022 | $5,000.00 |
| October 12, 2022 | Darnell Nurse | Edmonton Oilers | Interference against Kyle Burroughs.[31] | October 13, 2022 | $5,000.00 |
| October 29, 2022 | Ty Dellandrea | Dallas Stars | Interference against Igor Shesterkin.[32] | October 30, 2022 | $2,333.33 |
| November 1, 2022 | Casey Cizikas | New York Islanders | Interference against Alex Stalock.[33] | November 2, 2022 | $5,000.00 |
| November 1, 2022 | Trevor Zegras | Anaheim Ducks | Slashing Matt Benning.[34] | November 2, 2022 | $1,500.00 |
| November 8, 2022 | Kirill Kaprizov | Minnesota Wild | Roughing Drew Doughty.[35] | November 9, 2022 | $5,000.00 |
| November 11, 2022 | Garnet Hathaway | Washington Capitals | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Pat Maroon.[36] | November 12, 2022 | $4,054.05 |
| November 11, 2022 | Pat MaroonR | Tampa Bay Lightning | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Garnet Hathaway.[36] | November 12, 2022 | $2,702.70 |
| November 12, 2022 | Blake Coleman | Calgary Flames | Slew-footing Pierre-Luc Dubois.[37] | November 13, 2022 | $5,000.00 |
| November 13, 2022 | Carson Soucy | Seattle Kraken | Roughing Pierre-Luc Dubois.[38] | November 14, 2022 | $2,500.00 |
| November 14, 2022 | Mathieu Joseph | Ottawa Senators | High-sticking Sebastian Aho.[39] | November 15, 2022 | $5,000.00 |
| December 8, 2022 | Mason Marchment | Dallas Stars | Diving/embellishment (second citation).2[40] | December 16, 2022 | $2,000.00 |
| December 17, 2022 | Austin Watson | Ottawa Senators | Interference against Dylan Larkin.[41] | December 18, 2022 | $4,054.05 |
| December 20, 2022 | Mikhail Sergachev | Tampa Bay Lightning | Slashing Michael Bunting.[42] | December 21, 2022 | $5,000.00 |
| December 27, 2022 | Sheldon Keefe (head coach) |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Demeaning conduct directed at the officials.[43] | December 28, 2022 | $25,000.00 |
| December 26, 2022 | Team | Toronto Maple Leafs | Violating the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHLPA.[44] | December 28, 2022 | $100,000.00 |
| January 12, 2023 | Clayton Keller | Arizona Coyotes | Cross-checking Erik Brannstrom.[45] | January 13, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| January 12, 2023 | Mikhail SergachevR | Tampa Bay Lightning | Roughing Conor Garland.[46] | January 13, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| January 17, 2023 | Paul Maurice (head coach) |
Florida Panthers | Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference.[47] | January 19, 2023 | $25,000.00 |
| January 19, 2023 | Mike Matheson | Montreal Canadiens | Interference against Eric Staal.[48] | January 20, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| January 24, 2023 | Juuso Valimaki | Arizona Coyotes | Slashing Max Jones.[49] | January 25, 2023 | $4,189.19 |
| February 9, 2023 | Ian Cole | Tampa Bay Lightning | Kneeing Andrew Cogliano.[50] | February 10, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| February 21, 2023 | Dylan Larkin | Detroit Red Wings | Cross-checking T.J. Oshie.[51] | February 22, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| February 23, 2023 | Brad MarchandR | Boston Bruins | Dangerous trip against Oliver Bjorkstrand.[52] | February 24, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| February 27, 2023 | Christian Wolanin | Vancouver Canucks | Slashing Ty Dellandrea.[53] | February 28, 2023 | $2,027.03 |
| February 27, 2023 | Colin Miller | Dallas Stars | Elbowing Nils Aman.[54] | February 28, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| March 7, 2023 | Ryan HartmanR | Minnesota Wild | Slashing Rasmus Andersson.[55] | March 8, 2023 | $4,594.59 |
| March 11, 2023 | John Tavares | Toronto Maple Leafs | Slashing Vincent Desharnais.[56] | March 12, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| March 16, 2023 | Nick Suzuki | Montreal Canadiens | Cross-checking Anton Lundell.[57] | March 17, 2023 | $2,500.00 |
| April 5, 2023 | Adam Fox | New York Rangers | Slashing Corey Perry.[58] | April 6, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| April 5, 2023 | Alex Killorn | Tampa Bay Lightning | Slashing Igor Shesterkin.[59] | April 6, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| April 2, 2023 | Mark Friedman | Pittsburgh Penguins | Diving/embellishment (second citation).3[60] | April 6, 2023 | $2,000.00 |
| April 9, 2023 | Ryan Strome | Anaheim Ducks | Unsportsmanlike conduct against the Colorado Avalanche.[61] | April 10, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| April 11, 2023 | Neal Pionk | Winnipeg Jets | Cross-checking Marcus Johansson.[62] | April 12, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| April 22, 2023 | Sam Lafferty | Toronto Maple Leafs | Cross-checking Ross Colton.[63] | April 23, 2023 | $3,108.11 |
| April 23, 2023 | Matthew Tkachuk | Florida Panthers | Cross-checking Garnet Hathaway.[64] | April 24, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| May 4, 2023 | Sam Bennett | Florida Panthers | Cross-checking Michael Bunting.[65] | May 5, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| May 7, 2023 | Tomas Tatar | New Jersey Devils | High-sticking Sebastian Aho.[66] | May 8, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| April 17, 2023 | Team | Vancouver Canucks | Violating the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHLPA.[67] | May 8, 2023 | $50,000.00 |
| May 10, 2023 | Jay Woodcroft (head coach) |
Edmonton Oilers | Automatic fine for Darnell Nurse instigating a fight during the final five minutes of a game.[24] | May 11, 2023 | $10,000.00 |
| May 23, 2023 | Max Domi | Dallas Stars | Slashing Mark Stone.[68] | May 24, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| Totals: | $369,590.08 |
Notes
Further reading
- "National Hockey League Official Rules 2022–2023" (PDF). NHL. 2022.
- "NHL Department of Player Safety Education Videos". NHL. May 27, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
- Glasner, Daniel (March 24, 2014). "Goal: Transparent NHL Player Discipline. Assist: Labour Law". Canadian Lawyer. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2019.