General Fines and Suspensions — 2024-25

uncleben · Oct 28, 2024

Click the spoiler box to see this season's suspensions and fines.

Money forfeited by players 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.

SUSPENSIONS

Player	Team	Offense	Games	Fine
Conor Geekie	Tampa Bay Lightning	October 2, 2024 - Leaving the bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation with Josh Davies	1†	N/A
Matt Stienburg	Colorado Avalanche	October 30, 2024 - Charging Erik Cernak	2	$9,361.98
Tanner Jeannot	Los Angeles Kings	November 7, 2024 - Illegal check to the head of Brock Boeser	3	$41,640.63
Ryan Reaves	Toronto Maple Leafs	November 16, 2024 - Illegal check to the head of Darnell Nurse	5	$35,156.25
Timo Meier	New Jersey Devils	November 25, 2024 - Cross-checking Zachary L'Heureux	1	$45,833.33
		TOTAL:	12†	$131,992.19

R - Player was considered a repeat offender (suspended in the 18 months prior to this suspension)
† - suspension covered at least one 2024 preseason game

FINES

Player	Team	Offense	Fine
Arber Xhekaj	Montreal Canadiens	September 28, 2024 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Cedric Pare	$3,385.42
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	Toronto Maple Leafs	October 21, 2024 - Interference against Jake Guentzel	$5,000.00
Garnet Hathaway	Philadelphia Flyers	October 26, 2024 - Elbowing Joel Eriksson Ek	$5,000.00
Rasmus Dahlin	Buffalo Sabres	October 28, 2024 - High-sticking Anton Lundell	$5,000.00
Neal Pionk	Winnipeg Jets	November 16, 2024 - Clipping Jesper Boqvist	$5,000.00
Nikita Zadorov R	Boston Bruins	November 29, 2024 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Evgeni Malkin	$5,000.00
Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	November 29, 2024 - Slashing Nikita Zadorov	$5,000.00
		TOTAL:	$33,385.42

Italics - Player was fined the maximum allowed
R - Player was considered a repeat offender (fined in the 12 months prior to this fine)

Funds Generated:
Players' Emergency Assistance Fund: $165,377.61
NHL Foundation: $0.00

2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21

uncleben · Oct 28, 2024

As per the NHL CBA, 18.7 Fines. (b), a fine may be in an amount up to 50% of a player's (averaged) salary, divided by the number of days in the regular season, but in no event may it exceed $10,000 for a first offence (or $15,000 for any subsequent fine within the rolling year).
I.e., the max fine the League can give is $10,000/$15,000 depending on if they are a repeat offender or not.

With that said, the NHL DoPS then goes on to contradict itself by publishing articles such as the article announcing Jeff Petry's fine (here), wherein they say Petry was fined the "maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement", $5,000.
$5,000 is the maximum the League can hand out without having to offer a telephone hearing (CBA 18.7 (d)).

Offering a telephone hearing would allow the player to refute the case, and the DoPS would have to prove their point and counter argue. In this instance, they can simply slap the fine down without further process.

The following lists the players listed as maximum fines, alongside what their true maximum should be:

Player	Incongruity
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	$5,000.00 vs. $9,114.58
Garnet Hathaway	$5,000.00 vs. $6,184.90
Rasmus Dahlin	$5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00
Neal Pionk	$5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00
Nikita Zadorov	$5,000.00 vs. $13,020.83
Evgeni Malkin	$5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00
TOTAL:	$30,000.00 vs. $58,320.31
Fines lost:	$28,320.31

uncleben · Oct 28, 2024

I forgot about this thread lol

Not included: Valeri Nichushkin is suspended until November 14 (at the earliest, pending review) from violating the NHL/NHLPA's substance abuse policies; this is included in last year's thread.

Xhekaj fined maximum for unsportsmanlike conduct in Canadiens game | NHL.com

Defenseman penalized $3,385.42 for actions against Maple Leafs

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Lightning’s Geekie suspended 1 preseason game | NHL.com

NEW YORK -- Tampa Bay Lightning forward Conor Geekie has been suspended for one preseason game for violating Rule 70.2 (leaving the bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation) during NHL Preseason Game No. 79 in Tampa on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the National Hockey

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