2018–19 NHL suspensions and fines

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2018–19 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 first time 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 2018 NHL preseason game # - Suspension was later reduced upon further review/successful appeal; information presented in italics

  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
September 2, 2018 Nate Schmidt Vegas Golden Knights Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program.[2] September 2, 2018 27 games†
(7 preseason + 20 regular)		 $466,532.262,3,4
September 7, 2018 Austin Watson Nashville Predators Unacceptable off-ice conduct.[3] September 12, 2018
October 12, 2018[4]		 33 games†#
(6 preseason + 27 regular)
24 games5†
(6 preseason + 18 regular)		 $354,838.712,3
$248,387.102,3
September 19, 2018 Max Domi Montreal Canadiens Roughing Aaron Ekblad.[5] September 20, 2018 5 games†
(5 preseason)		 N/A2
September 25, 2018 Robert Bortuzzo St. Louis Blues Elbowing Michal Kempny.[6] September 27, 2018 3 games†
(2 preseason + 1 regular)		 $6,182.802
September 30, 2018 Tom Wilson Washington Capitals Illegal check to the head of Oskar Sundqvist.[7] October 3, 2018 20 games $1,260,162.60
Player totals: 79 games†
(20 preseason + 59 regular)		 $1,981,264.76

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.
3.^ ^ Fines generated for games lost due to suspension for off-ice conduct are calculated uniquely and irrespective of repeat offender status.
4.^ Suspension accompanied by mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health.
5.^ Watson's original suspension was for 27 games, plus the remaining 6 games of the preseason. The suspension was appealed by Watson on September 20, 2018.[8] On October 12, 2018, NHL/NHLPA Neutral Discipline Arbitrator, Shyam Das, overruled the NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman's 27 regular season game suspension down to 18 regular season games. The NHL and NHLPA agreed to use Das as a neutral discipline arbitrator on an ad hoc basis as regular arbitrator George Nicolau was unavailable.[4]

Further reading

  • 2018–19 NHL Official Rules (PDF), NHL, October 3, 2018
  • 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Department of Player Safety FAQs, nhl.com, 2015-08-31
  2. ↑ NHL Suspends Schmidt for First 20 Regular-Season Games, nhl.com, September 2, 2018
  3. ↑ Watson of Predators Suspended 27 Games by NHL, nhl.com, September 12, 2018
  4. 1 2 Watson of Predators Has Suspension Reduced to 18 Games, nhl.com, October 12, 2018
  5. ↑ Domi Suspended Remainder of Preseason for Action in Canadiens Game, nhl.com, September 20, 2018
  6. ↑ Bortuzzo of Blues Suspended One Regular-Season Game, Rest of Preseason, nhl.com, September 27, 2018
  7. ↑ Wilson Suspended 20 Games for Actions in Capitals Game, nhl.com, October 3, 2018
  8. ↑ Predators' Austin Watson: Appeal Hearing Date Set, cbssports.com, September 20, 2018
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