- The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2024–25 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.
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]
Suspensions
editBased on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (192) 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 2024 NHL preseason game
| Date of incident | Offender | Team(s) | Offense(s) | Date of action | Length | Salary forfeited1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2024 | Valeri Nichushkin | Colorado Avalanche | Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.4[2] | May 13, 2024 | 26 games† (6 months; 3 2024 postseason5 + 6 preseason + 17 regular-season) |
$1,390,540.542 |
| October 2, 2024 | Conor Geekie | Tampa Bay Lightning | Leaving the bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation with Josh Davies.[3] | October 3, 2024 | 1 game† (1 preseason) |
N/A3 |
| October 30, 2024 | Matt Stienburg | Colorado Avalanche | Charging Erik Cernak.[4] | October 31, 2024 | 2 games | $9,361.98 |
| November 7, 2024 | Tanner Jeannot | Los Angeles Kings | Illegal check to the head of Brock Boeser.[5] | November 8, 2024 | 3 games | $41,640.63 |
| November 16, 2024 | Ryan Reaves | Toronto Maple Leafs | Illegal check to the head of Darnell Nurse.[6] | November 17, 2024 | 5 games | $35,156.25 |
| November 25, 2024 | Timo Meier | New Jersey Devils | Cross-checking Zachary L'Heureux.[7] | November 26, 2024 | 1 game | $45,833.33 |
| Player totals: | 35 games† (7 preseason + 28 regular) |
$1,522,532.73 | ||||
Notes
edit- 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.^ As players are not paid salary in the preseason or postseason, no fines are generated for games lost due to suspension during those periods.
- 4.^ Suspension accompanied by mandatory referral to Stage 3 of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. Under the terms of the program, Nichushkin was assessed an automatic suspension of a minimum of six months without pay before being eligible for reinstatement, barring successful completion of the program. Nichushkin was previously placed in the Player Assistance Program on January 15, 2024, and was cleared by the NHL and NHLPA on February 26 when he entered the follow-up care phase of the program.[2]
- 5.^ Under the aforementioned suspension, Nichushkin missed three Avalanche playoff games, before they were eliminated in the second round.
Fines
editPlayers 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.[8] 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 28, 2024 | Arber Xhekaj | Montreal Canadiens | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Cedric Pare.[9] | September 29, 2024 | $3,385.42 |
| October 21, 2024 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | Toronto Maple Leafs | Interference against Jake Guentzel.[10] | October 22, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| October 26, 2024 | Garnet Hathaway | Philadelphia Flyers | Elbowing Joel Eriksson Ek.[11] | October 27, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| October 28, 2024 | Rasmus Dahlin | Buffalo Sabres | High-sticking Anton Lundell.[12] | October 29, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| November 16, 2024 | Neal Pionk | Winnipeg Jets | Clipping Jesper Boqvist.[13] | November 17, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| November 29, 2024 | Nikita ZadorovR | Boston Bruins | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Evgeni Malkin.[14] | November 30, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| November 29, 2024 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins | Slashing Nikita Zadorov.[14] | November 30, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| November 23, 2024 | Jeff Skinner | Edmonton Oilers | Diving/embellishment (second citation).2[15] | December 2, 2024 | $2,000.00 |
| Totals: | $35,385.42 |
Notes
edit- 1.^ All figures are in US dollars.
- 2.^ Skinner was issued his first citation following an incident on October 22, 2024.[15]
Further reading
edit- "National Hockey League Official Rules 2024–2025" (PDF). NHL. 2024.[16]
- "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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Department of Player Safety FAQs". nhl.com. August 31, 2015.
- ^ a b Myers, Tracey (May 13, 2024). "Nichushkin of Avalanche placed in Stage 3 of NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program". nhl.com.
- ^ "Lightning's Geekie suspended 1 preseason game". nhl.com. October 3, 2024.
- ^ "Avalanche's Stienburg suspended 2 games". nhl.com. October 31, 2024.
- ^ "Jeannot suspended 3 games for illegal check to head". nhl.com. November 8, 2024.
- ^ "Reaves of Maple Leafs suspended 5 games for illegal check to head". nhl.com. November 17, 2024.
- ^ "Meier of Devils suspended 1 game for cross-checking". nhl.com. November 26, 2024.
- ^ "NHL announces rules changes for 2014-15 season". nhl.com. September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Xhekaj fined maximum for unsportsmanlike conduct in Canadiens game". nhl.com. September 29, 2024.
- ^ "Ekman-Larsson fined maximum for interference in Maple Leafs game". nhl.com. October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Hathaway fined maximum for elbowing in Flyers game". nhl.com. October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Dahlin fined maximum for high-sticking in Sabres game". nhl.com. October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Pionk fined maximum for clipping in Jets game". nhl.com. November 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "Malkin, Zadorov each fined $5,000 for actions in Bruins-Penguins game". nhl.com. November 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Jeff Skinner fined for actions in Oilers game". nhl.com. December 2, 2024.
- ^ "NHL announces rule changes for 2024-25 season". nhl.com. June 26, 2024.