2013–14 NHL suspensions and fines explained

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League during the 2013–14 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 (195) 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.

Suspensions

† - suspension covered at least one 2013 NHL pre-season game

• - Incident happened in the pre-season, but the player was allowed to take part in the remainder of the pre-season before serving his suspension in the regular season.

‡ - suspension covered at least one 2014 post-season game

1. - Suspension was later reduced upon further review/successful appeal; information presented in italics.

Date of Incident	Offender	Team(s)	Offense(s)	Date of Action	Length	Salary Forfeited
		Phoenix Coyotes	Automatic suspension for leaving the bench to initiate a fight with Jordan Nolan.		10 games*^# 3 games*	$37,820.51 U.S. $11,346.15 U.S.
		Detroit Red Wings	Boarding Michael Kostka.		4 games† (4 preseason)	N/A
		Tampa Bay Lightning	Illegal check to the head of Vladimir Sobotka.		3 games† (3 preseason)	N/A
		Vancouver Canucks	Illegal check to the head of Taylor Hall.		3 games† (3 preseason)	N/A
		Vancouver Canucks	High-sticking Sam Gagner.		8 games† (3 preseason + 5 regular season)	$22,307.69 U.S.
		Toronto Maple Leafs	Automatic suspension for leaving the bench to initiate a fight with John Scott.		10 games*	$269,230.80 U.S.
		Toronto Maple Leafs	Slashing John Scott.		3 games† (3 preseason)	N/A
		San Jose Sharks	Illegal check to the head of Rick Nash.		3 games	$55,384.62 U.S.
		Vancouver Canucks	Illegal check to the head of Tomas Hertl.		3 games	$182,926.83 U.S.
		Buffalo Sabres	Illegal check to the head of Jack Johnson.		10 games^1	$152,439.00 U.S.
		St. Louis Blues	Boarding Dan Boyle.		5 games	$28,205.15 U.S.
		Colorado Avalanche	Boarding Niklas Kronwall.		5 games	$29,487.20 U.S.
		New York Islanders	Illegal check to the head of Nathan Gerbe.		2 games	$30,769.24 U.S.
		Dallas Stars	Charging Dustin Penner.		5 games	$14,743.60 U.S.
		Buffalo Sabres	Illegal check to the head of Loui Eriksson.		7 games	$26,923.05 U.S.
		Phoenix Coyotes	Charging Jeff Petry.		2 games	$75,609.76 U.S.
		Toronto Maple Leafs	Boarding Derek Smith.		2 games	$8,615.38 U.S.
		Florida Panthers	Elbowing Chris Kelly.		3 games	$9,230.76 U.S.
		Toronto Maple Leafs	Interference with goaltender Niklas Backstrom.		3 games	$44,615.37 U.S.
		Carolina Hurricanes	Boarding Mark Borowiecki.		2 games	$7,435.90 U.S.
		Pittsburgh Penguins	Kneeing Brad Marchand.		5 games	$128,205.15 U.S.
		Boston Bruins	Aggressing Brooks Orpik.	December 14, 2013	15 games^2	$84,615.45 U.S.
		Toronto Maple Leafs	Boarding Kevan Miller.		2 games	$66,666.66 U.S.
		Ottawa Senators	Illegal check to the head of Zemgus Girgensons.	December 11, 2013	2 games	$31,794.88 U.S.
		Tampa Bay Lightning	Boarding Karl Alzner.		2 games	$7,589.74 U.S.
		Toronto Maple Leafs	Illegal check to the head of Vladimir Sobotka.	December 14, 2013	2 games	$128,048.78 U.S.
		Winnipeg Jets	Boarding Alex Goligoski.		3 games	$8,653.86 U.S.
		Pittsburgh Penguins	Illegal check to the head of Justin Abdelkader.		5 games	$14,529.90 U.S.
		Edmonton Oilers	Boarding Nick Bonino.	December 16, 2013	2 games	$7,948.72 U.S.
		Columbus Blue Jackets	Boarding Oliver Ekman-Larsson.		3 games	$15,384.63 U.S.
		Buffalo Sabres	Illegal check to the head of Dainius Zubrus.	January 6, 2014	3 games	$84,615.39 U.S.
		Vancouver Canucks	Attempting to enter Calgary's locker room during the first intermission of the January 18 game vs. the Flames.	January 20, 2014	15 days (6 games)	$82,000 U.S.
		Colorado Avalanche	Slashing Frans Nielsen.	February 11, 2014	2 games	$38,461.54 U.S.
		New York Islanders	Automatic suspension for instigating a fight during the final five minutes of a game.		1 game	$19,780.22 U.S.
		Washington Capitals	Boarding Brayden Schenn.		2 games	$7,076.92 U.S.
		Vancouver Canucks	Boarding Brenden Dillon.		3 games	$32,103.66 U.S.
		Los Angeles Kings	Punching an unsuspecting Jesse Joensuu.		1 game	$3,589.74 U.S.
		Columbus Blue Jackets	Boarding Brendan Smith.		2 games	$10,256.42 U.S.
		Montreal Canadiens	Illegal check to the head of Michael Kostka.		3 games	$23,076.93 U.S.
		Philadelphia Flyers	Illegal check to the head of Chad Ruhwedel.		4 games	$15,384.60 U.S.
		Minnesota Wild	Illegal check to the head of T.J. Oshie.		4 games‡ (1 regular season + 3 post-season)	$7,692.31 U.S.
		Chicago Blackhawks	Charging David Backes.		3 games‡	N/A
		Minnesota Wild	Kneeing Tyson Barrie.		7 games‡	N/A
		Chicago Blackhawks	Boarding Keith Ballard.		2 games‡	N/A
		Buffalo Sabres	Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program.		20 games^3	N/A
		New York Rangers	Automatic suspension for abuse of official. (Physically applied force to linesman Scott Driscoll while being escorted to the penalty box.)	^[1]	10 games‡^# 6 games	N/A
		Montreal Canadiens	Interfering with Derek Stepan.		2 games‡	N/A
		New York Rangers	Illegal check to the head of Dale Weise.		2 games‡	N/A
Player Totals		174 games†‡ (16 preseason + 133 regular season + 25 post-season)	$1,704,746.00 U.S.

1. Suspension was appealed to Commissioner Gary Bettman who upheld the 10 game ruling.
2. Suspension was appealed to Mister Bettman who upheld the 15 game ruling.
3. Suspension will be served at the beginning of any new contract. The suspension is accompanied by mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health.

Fines

Players can be fined up to 50% of one day's salary, up to a maximum of $10,000.00 U.S. for their first offense, and $15,000.00 U.S. for any subsequent offenses. Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.

Date of Incident	Offender	Team	Offense	Date of Action	Amount
September 22, 2013	Ron Rolston	Buffalo Sabres	Player selection and team conduct in the September 22 game vs. the Maple Leafs.	September 24, 2013	$10,000.00 U.S.
October 2, 2013	Patrick Roy	Colorado Avalanche	Actions following October 2 game vs. the Ducks.	October 3, 2013	$10,000.00 U.S.
October 8, 2013	Frans Nielsen	New York Islanders	Slashing Martin Hanzal.	October 9, 2013	$5,000.00 U.S.
October 14, 2013	Jason Chimera	Washington Capitals	Boarding Justin Schultz.	October 15, 2013	$4,487.18 U.S.
October 27, 2013	Kyle Clifford	Los Angeles Kings	Kneeing Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.	October 28, 2013	$2,756.41 U.S.
December 11, 2013	Brayden Schenn	Philadelphia Flyers	Cross-checking Kris Versteeg.	December 13, 2013	$2,230.77 U.S.
January 1, 2014	Joffrey Lupul	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cross-checking Patrick Eaves.	January 3, 2014	$10,000.00 U.S.
January 16, 2014	Martin Hanzal	Phoenix Coyotes	High-sticking David Booth.	January 17, 2014	$5,000.00 U.S.
January 18, 2014	Bob Hartley	Calgary Flames	Placing Kevin Westgarth on the ice for the game-opening faceoff against the Canucks, in an attempt to start a premeditated fight with an unwilling opponent – the Canucks' Kevin Bieksa.	January 20, 2014	$25,000.00 U.S.
February 6, 2014	Alexei Emelin	Montreal Canadiens	Butt-ending Pascal Pelletier.	February 7, 2014	$5,000.00 U.S.
March 1, 2014	Jack Capuano	New York Islanders	Automatic fine for Travis Hamonic instigating a fight during the final five minutes of a game.	March 1, 2014	$10,000.00 U.S.
March 20, 2014	David Legwand	Detroit Red Wings	Butt-ending Evgeni Malkin.	March 21, 2014	$5,000.00 U.S.
March 20, 2014	James Neal	Pittsburgh Penguins	Cross-checking Luke Glendening.	March 21, 2014	$5,000.00 U.S.
April 12, 2014	Ed Jovanovski	Florida Panthers	Elbowing Corey Tropp.	April 13, 2014	$5,000.00 U.S.
April 13, 2014	Scott Hartnell	Philadelphia Flyers	Spearing Brett Bellemore.	April 14, 2014	$5,000.00 U.S.
April 17, 2014	Joel Quenneville	Chicago Blackhawks	Inappropriate conduct during the April 17th game against the St. Louis Blues.	April 18, 2014	$25,000.00 U.S.
April 18, 2014	Milan Lucic	Boston Bruins	Spearing Danny DeKeyser.	April 19, 2014	$5,000.00 U.S.
April 25, 2014	Ryan Garbutt	Dallas Stars	Spearing Corey Perry.	April 26, 2014	$1,474.36 U.S.
May 10, 2014	Shawn Thornton	Boston Bruins	Unsportsmanlike conduct (squirting P.K. Subban with water from the bench during play).	May 11, 2014	$2,820.52 U.S.
May 11, 2014	Henrik Lundqvist	New York Rangers	Unsportsmanlike conduct (squirting Sidney Crosby with water during a scrum).	May 12, 2014	$5,000.00 U.S.
Total		$148,769.24 U.S.

Further reading

• News: NHL Department of Player Safety Education Videos. NHL. April 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140319122317/http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=995. 2014-03-19. dead.
• News: Glasner. Daniel. March 24, 2014. Goal: Transparent NHL player discipline. Assist: labour law. Canadian Lawyer. March 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325014617/http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/5059/Goal-Transparent-NHL-player-discipline.-Assist-labour-law.html. March 25, 2014. dead.

See also

• 2013 in sports
• 2014 in sports
• 2013 NHL Entry Draft
• 2013–14 NHL season
• 2013–14 NHL transactions
• 2013–14 NHL Three Star Awards
• 2012–13 NHL suspensions and fines

Notes and References

1. Web site: NHL.com. Carcillo's suspension revised to six games. 3 June 2014.